Science, Tech & Innovation News

California startup Alef Aeronautics's electric car has released the 'first-ever video in history of a car driving and vertically taking off," on a closed-off California road. Alef's incredibly ambitious Model A is on pre-sale for $300,000.

With a market flooded with options, it can be daunting finding an electric bike that meets modest demands – like commuting to work and exploring on weekends – that also comes with a modest price tag. This superb number ticks both boxes, and then some.

Stanford researchers have found a way to activate commonly found rocks so they capture CO2 out of the air at room temperature. The team believes it could be relatively inexpensive, and can easily scale to help sort our emissions problem worldwide.

Solid-state batteries are the next big thing in the electric vehicle industry. Mercedes-Benz is already testing its own batteries co-developed with Factorial Energy which promise increased driving range, quicker charging, and efficiency.

Using ultrasonic waves and a salt bath, a research team has altered the surface of glass. The brand-new method may lead to glass made without the use of harsh chemicals for self-cleaning windshields, germ-busting surfaces, or maybe even better beer.

Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to build the world's longest undersea cable that will be longer than the Earth is round. The high-capacity, fiber-optic cable that will link five continents will span a fantastic 31,000 miles (50,000 km).

A decade-spanning study has revealed a troubling side effect when pregnant women take a common painkiller during their pregnancies. The effect of the over-the-counter drug was significantly stronger in female offspring than males.

Located on the Red Sea, the Port of Neom has transformed since launching in August 2022. Part of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project, it sits within Oxagon, a sustainable, high-tech industrial port city designed for innovation and global trade.

Following a successful Kickstarter last year, home entertainment startup Valerion has now made its Plus 2 projector available for general sale. The newly renamed StreamMaster Plus 2 can put out 2,000 ISO lumens and throws 4K visuals at up to 300 inches.

Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements within weeks of a single surgical treatment.