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The solar powered car revolution is coming — engineers are one step closer to harnessing the Sun to power your next car, giving the auto industry renewed interest in solar.

The Solar Car Revolution Could Change EVs Forever

How close are we to colonizing the moon, mapping the human brain and curing cancer?

How Close Are We to a Self Driving World?

Tech & Materials

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Technology Innovations and New Materials

Imagine traveling from New York to London in just a couple of hours.

How Close Are We to Hypersonic Travel? 

Science in the Extremes ventures to the ends of the earth to bring you pioneering research and innovations that are advancing our civilization and broadening our understanding of the universe.

What Happens When an Aircraft Catches Fire?

Every now and again, a technological development transforms a classic sci-fi trope from science fiction into science fact.

New Space-Age Ion Propulsion Plane Has No Moving Parts

How Do You Test the World’s Fastest Jet Engines?

Flying to far off destinations and exploring a new city is great, except for the jet lag you inevitably get after you land.

Have We Really Engineered a Plane That Prevents Jet Lag?

A few years ago headlines started popping up claiming that helicopters, though traditionally incredibly loud, had recently benefited from stealth technology.

Can We Really Have Stealth Helicopters When They’re So Loud?

Boeing and a cabal of major aircraft industry players announced June 14 the first-phase winners of the ambitious GoFly Prize.

Airbikes, Hexcopters, and Rotorcraft: The Future of Personal Flying Machines

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Electric car sales around the world rose by 54 percent in 2017, taking global stock across the three-million threshold, the International Energy Agency said in a report Wednesday.

Electric Vehicle Sales Around the World Were Up Over 50 Percent in 2017

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The battle for a mid-sized, middle-class electric car market is revving up as high-tech upstart Tesla scrambles to get is Model 3 out to buyers in the face of strong competition from Detroit mainstay General Motors.

Tesla and General Motors Rival for Electric Vehicle Dominance

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NASA has taken a huge leap forward in its quest to create an aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound without causing an ear-splitting sonic boom.

Transport

The Solar Car Revolution Could Change EVs Forever

The solar powered car revolution is coming — engineers are one step closer to harnessing the Sun to power your next car, giving the auto industry renewed interest in solar.

How Close Are We to a Self Driving World?

Self-driving cars could revolutionize the way we travel, giving us more time to work, play, learn, and relax on the road. But when it comes to making them a reality, cutting-edge technology is only the tip of the iceberg. So, how close are we ditching driving?

How Close Are We to Hypersonic Travel?

Flying at hypersonic speed, or five times the speed of sound, could revolutionize how we travel. But reaching and maintaining hypersonic speed presents incredible engineering and logistical challenges. So, how close are we to hypersonic travel?

What Happens When an Aircraft Catches Fire?

As if first response work weren't dangerous and stressful enough, airport firefighters must reduce flames on an aircraft by 90% in under three minutes.

New Space-Age Ion Propulsion Plane Has No Moving Parts

MIT engineers achieved sustained flight with an aircraft that uses no fossil fuels, no turbines, and no propellers.

How Do You Test the World’s Fastest Jet Engines?

The U.S. Air Force is home to some of the fastest jets in the world. It's up to the jet propulsion technicians and maintenance crews to keep their engines up to tip top shape.

Have We Really Engineered a Plane That Prevents Jet Lag?

How are aerospace engineers trying to improve their aircraft technologies and designs to minimize the uncomfortable symptoms of jet lag?

Can We Really Have Stealth Helicopters When They’re So Loud?

Can helicopters be quiet as a mouse or is the technology so secret because it’s not real? and riding a helicopter is always going to be loud. Find out how this technology works and how close are we to the stealth helicopter reality.

Airbikes, Hexcopters, and Rotorcraft: The Future of Personal Flying Machines

Boeing's personal aircraft competition announces 10 prototype flying machines.

Electric Vehicle Sales Around the World Were Up Over 50 Percent in 2017

The International Energy Agency said as many as 220 million EVs could be on the road in 2030 — if governments adopt more ambitious environmental standards.

Tesla and General Motors Rival for Electric Vehicle Dominance

Persistent production delays with Tesla’s Model 3 come as deliveries of the GM-produced Chevy Bolt grew significantly.

NASA Backs Lockheed Martin Design for a Supersonic X-Plane

The Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator would travel at 1.4 times the speed of sound without producing a sonic boom.