This is a big week for the Hyperloop, a high-speed transportation concept that was laid out three years ago...
Commercial Hyperloop race heats up: Maglev system revealed, and more to come
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United Launch Alliance’s CEO weighs Blue Origin’s chances in multibillion-dollar rocket engine race
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – United Launch Alliance’s president and CEO, Tory Bruno,...
App for splitting the bill based on race and gender gives ‘check your privilege’ a whole new meaning
Does your bleeding liberal heart make you feel guilty about your privilege? Do you love receiving praise on social media for good deeds? Do you wish there was something you could do to make up for...
MIT leads in first round of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop contest, but UW is still in the race
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the top rating in the design phase of a SpaceX-sponsored contest to develop levitating cars for a Hyperloop rapid-transit test track. More than 20 other teams, including a student group from the University of Washington, were also...
Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos: Watch this hilarious animated recap of their great space race
History was made earlier this week when Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, and then successfully returned it to its Florida landing pad. The successful mission set off yet another round of Twitter barbs in the space...
Drone falls from the sky, nearly striking World Cup skier during a race
A drone crashed to Earth during a World Cup slalom ski race in Italy today, nearly hitting skier Marcel Hirscher. The drone belonged to a TV broadcast crew and carried a heavy camera on it.
Hirscher, a four-time defending overall World Cup champion, appeared not to notice the drone crash that happened just over his right shoulder as he came down the slope. He came...
Falling drone nearly crushes champion skier at World Cup race
One of the world’s top alpine skiers was nearly crushed by a drone during a race today — yes, you read that right. Marcel Hirscher, a four-time World Cup champion, was racing down the mountain during a World Cup event in Italy on Tuesday when a TV operator...
New stats: Facebook leads mobile app race, but Google dominates top 10 for 2015
When Apple introduced the App Store shortly after the iPhone debuted, many saw a new world opening up with infinitely customizable computers coming to every pocket. But as time goes on, a few companies tend to dominate the mobile marketplace....
New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015
Samsung has been granted more U.S. patents so far this year than any other company — including IBM, Google, Sony, Microsoft and Apple — and the company is keeping the pipeline full by applying for more patents than any of its rivals, as well. The consumer electronics giant, which has...
Digging into the data: How to make a faster race car driver
The #3 CJ Wilson Racing Mazda MX-5 leads its sister car through one of the Circuit of the Americas' brightly painted turns. (credit: Sideline Sports Photography)
When it comes to natural talent, racing a car is a lot like most other sports. Innate ability counts, of course, but it's no substitute for hard work. Data also...
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