Billionaire readies world’s largest plane to launch rockets into space | Innovation
Paul Allen has a different idea. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft has built the world’s biggest airplane — a twin-fuselage, six-engine beast…
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Your weather report could be getting a lot better thanks to this brand new satellite | Innovation
We all appreciate an accurate weather forecast. That’s why 300 kilometres inside the article circle a team of scientists are working away on data…
Should Pluto be a planet again? New study reignites contentious debate | Innovation
The icy ball at the outer edge of the solar system was considered a planet from its discovery in 1930 until 2006, when a global astronomy…
Pie in the sky? Iceland embraces growing drone delivery service | Innovation
And within five years, the company hopes that they will have enough drones to serve the rest of Reykjavik. “We’re always waiting for the flying car,…
Robots ensure bees get the buzz | Innovation
Almost every day, researchers in Graz, Austria build beehives like no other. Wax panels are installed above a fleet of small robots equipped with…
How SpaceX’s huge spaceship has changed | Innovation
SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceflight system just went through a growth spurt. The reusable rocket-spaceship duo will stand…
Amazon makes (micro)waves with Alexa-infused products | Innovation
On Thursday, Amazon held their own at which they launched a voice-controlled microwave. The two events showcased the sizable differences between the…
Hydrogen-powered trains debut in Germany | Innovation
The Coradia iLint trains are running along a 62-mile corridor between towns in Lower Saxony in the northern part of the country. They have fuel cells…
This killer robot could help save the Great Barrier Reef. Here’s how. | Innovation
It’s a killer robot with a good heart. After years of development and testing, researchers in Australia are preparing to launch an autonomous…
iPhones, watches, iPad? What to watch for at Apple’s big event | Innovation
Scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. ET, the event reportedly could introduce a veritable cornucopia of products for Apple fans: three new iPhones, a new…