Category: Emerging Tech

SpaceX achieved another successful rocket launch and landing on Monday, December 3, and chalked up four new records in the process. The Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission was supposed to take place over the weekend, but the team postponed it to carry out extra inspections on part of the rocket. Record 1: With all checks complete and the team satisfied… Continue reading "SpaceX’s Latest Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Set Multiple Records"

It sounds like something out a science fiction movie, but it’s not: The U.S. Army may be well on its way to acquiring a 3,000 strong fleet of battlefield-ready scorpion robots. The robots in question are the creation of Endeavor Robotics, a leading company in developing and building tactical unmanned ground vehicles. Called the Scorpion, the sub-25-pound robots are small enough… Continue reading "U.S. Army Could Acquire a Fleet of 3,000 Bomb-Defusing Scorpion Robots"

With the number of startups creating everything from shrimps made of specially engineered red algae to hunks of meat crafted out rice, peas, and seaweed, you could be forgiven for thinking that nobody eats a good, old-fashioned dead animal anymore. Adding its name to this growing collective of foodie tech companies is Jet-Eat, an Israeli startup hoping to launch its… Continue reading "Israeli Startup Believes It Mastered the Art of 3D-Printed Steaks"

The ‘Oumuamua space object made headlines last year when it was revealed to originate from outside of our Solar System, making it a special rarity as other comets and asteroids studied before all originated from within the Solar System. However, the exact nature of ‘Oumuamua and whether it is actually a comet has been called into question recently, with scientists arguing… Continue reading "‘Oumuamua Isn’t Alone: 4 Interstellar Objects Identified in Solar System"

As part of the International Space Station’s 20th-anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) recently posted a stunning time-lapse video shot from the orbiting research center. Compiled by German astronaut Alexander Gerst and with a soundtrack by Los Angeles-based musician Matt Piper, the video comprises more than 21,000 images captured from the space station in October as it traveled above Earth… Continue reading "Beautiful Space Station Time-lapse Takes Us on a Tour of the World"

Elon Musk has a dream of ending gridlock on city streets by way of a subterranean transit system that uses electric “sleds” to move vehicles and people around at speeds of up to 150 mph. But it seems that some folks don’t share that dream. Musk’s Boring Company has suffered a serious setback following protests by residents in a Los… Continue reading "Elon Musk’s Boring Company Suffers Tunneling Setback in California"