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Hyperloop One Shipped a Pod Down a Vacuum-Sealed Tube at a Blistering 310km/h

Hyperloop One is getting closer to doing the unthinkable. In fact, they recently hit a major milestone by successfully testing a 8.5m-long hyperloop pod in the Nevada desert. Hyperloop One sent a pod barreling down…

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Cycling Legend Greg LeMond Working to Greatly Reduce Carbon Fiber Production Costs

Greg LeMond, best known for winning the Tour de France not once but three times, 1986, 1989 and 1990, has a new business venture underway. Seeing as how LeMond made a name for himself as…

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Self-Healing Roads Could Also Charge Your Electric Car in the Future!

Roads are always subject to wear and tear depending on traffic and weather. Each year tons of money is spent on repair of these potholes. However, potholes could soon become a relic of the past…

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New ‘Miracle Material’ Could End Shattered Smartphone Screens Forever

Ever shattered or merely cracked your smartphone screen? It seems inevitable, even with high tech phone cases for protection, however the days of shattered smartphone screens may soon be over. A team of researchers from…

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Programmable Robotics Kit, The Lego Boost, Is Now Available For Preorder

The highly-anticipated programmable robotics kit from Lego is almost here, with the company recently opening preorders. The Lego Boost is reportedly straightforward, featuring two motors, a color and distance sensor, and comes equipped with the…

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New, Cheap Material Replicates Photosynthesis to Generate Clean Air and Clean Energy

Great news for lovers of the environment… Scientists have recently discovered a method to turn greenhouse gasses into clean air through artificial photosynthesis. The process also generates energy simultaneously. It is a win-win process as…

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Micro-Satellite Successfully Launches With a Special 3D-Printed Injector

SpaceX’s first vice president of business development, Jim Cantrell, has a new venture in the form of a micro-satellite company cqlled Vector. As CEO of Vector, Cantrell is conducting things differently than Elon Musk and…

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New Air-Free Bicycle Tires From Bridgestone Aim to End the Days of Fixing Flats

We can all agree on the fact that fixing flat tires is no fun. However, the days of working on flats may soon be a thing of the past thanks to Bridgestone’s new air-free bicycle…

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Volvo Designed a Reflective Spraypaint to Keep Bikers Safe at Night

No doubt, it is environmentally friendly to ride a bike. However, riding a bike at night it is not very safe. As per an estimate, every year, around 19,000 cyclists are killed or injured in…

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New Hybrid Material Has The Potential to Double The Efficiency of Solar Cells

At their best, conventional solar cells are one-third efficient, however a newly developed material could change that. A crystalline structure comprised of both inorganic materials (iodine and lead) and an organic material (methyl-ammonium), could potentially…

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Hyperloop One Shipped a Pod Down a Vacuum-Sealed Tube at a Blistering 310km/h

Cycling Legend Greg LeMond Working to Greatly Reduce Carbon Fiber Production Costs

Self-Healing Roads Could Also Charge Your Electric Car in the Future!

New ‘Miracle Material’ Could End Shattered Smartphone Screens Forever

Programmable Robotics Kit, The Lego Boost, Is Now Available For Preorder

New, Cheap Material Replicates Photosynthesis to Generate Clean Air and Clean Energy

Micro-Satellite Successfully Launches With a Special 3D-Printed Injector

New Air-Free Bicycle Tires From Bridgestone Aim to End the Days of Fixing Flats

Volvo Designed a Reflective Spraypaint to Keep Bikers Safe at Night

New Hybrid Material Has The Potential to Double The Efficiency of Solar Cells

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