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How China Turned EMALS Into a Mobile Drone Launcher
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (161+ words) Interesting Engineering How China Turned EMALS Into a Mobile Drone Launcher Discover how China is expanding electromagnetic launch technology with a truck-mounted system capable of launching GJ-11 stealth drones, taking EMALS beyond aircraft carriers and into mobile battlefield operations. China…...
How This Hovercraft Carries Tanks Across the Sea
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (164+ words) Interesting Engineering How This Hovercraft Carries Tanks Across the Sea Discover how the LCAC hovercraft transports tanks, troops, and heavy equipment across water, beaches, and marshes, making it one of the world's most versatile amphibious military transport platforms. The Landing…...
US' Radiant gears up for 150-hour trial of Kaleidos nuclear reactor
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (406+ words) The material is for the 1-megawatt Kaleidos microreactor. US-based portable nuclear microreactor manufacturer Radiant has received its first shipment of custom-made tri-structural ISOtropic nuclear fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory to prepare for an upcoming 150-hour continuous endurance trial. "It…...
Boeing's tanker drone boards USS Nimitz for July 4 celebrations
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (498+ words) The US Navy's future carrier-based refueling drone is back at sea as Boeing advances production and testing of the MQ-25 Stingray. Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray has landed on a U. S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time in five years. This marks…...
World-first Mach 5+ hypersonic weather testing platform debuts in US
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (441+ words) The testing platform is already being used by the Air Force and Missile Defense Agency. A U. S. aerospace company has unveiled what it says is the world's first commercial platform that's capable of testing how hypersonic vehicle materials withstand real weather…...
China's "Rooftop Rain' System Cools Neighborhoods by Up to 8 C
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (185+ words) Interesting Engineering China's "Rooftop Rain' System Cools Neighborhoods by Up to 8 C A residential complex in Yuncheng, China, is using rooftop mist systems to lower surrounding temperatures by 58 C during extreme heat. The fine water spray cools the air through…...
Scientists set new 25. 5% efficiency record for tandem solar cells
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (529+ words) The new efficiency applies to a solar cell with an area of 1. 081 cm. Size matters in solar physics. Scientists in Germany may have just unlocked the next generation of clean energy by generating record-breaking power on a piece of material larger…...
Strong Winds Sent XPS Foam Insulation Panels Flying From a Construction Site in China
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (196+ words) Interesting Engineering Strong Winds Sent XPS Foam Insulation Panels Flying From a Construction Site in China A sudden gust swept through a residential construction site in Yuncheng, Shanxi, launching lightweight XPS thermal insulation panels into the air and blanketing the…...
Russia Pounds Kyiv in 11-Hour Missile and Drone Assault
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (175+ words) Interesting Engineering Russia Pounds Kyiv in 11-Hour Missile and Drone Assault Russia launched an 11-hour missile and drone assault on Kyiv, causing widespread destruction and civilian casualties. Here's what happened, what was targeted, and why the attack matters. A major…...
NASA's new supercomputer with 262, 000 CPU cores can solve problems
10+ hour, 27+ min ago (388+ words) NASA's latest high-performance supercomputer surpasses previous supercomputers while reducing operational costs and energy consumption, according. .. NASA's latest high-performance supercomputer surpasses previous supercomputers while reducing operational costs and energy consumption, according to a report. Called "Athena', the high performance computer can…...