Search results for

NASA has established the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to detect and track potentially hazardous space rocks and coordinate response plans with the US government if an impact threat arises. Now, NASA will test its detection equipment on a known asteroid that’s due to buzz Earth in October.

The annual DJI-sponsored RoboMaster competition, where aspiring engineers duke it out in a battle of next generation robots, concluded yesterday, with students from the South China University of Technology emerging victorious.

​Anyone who lives in an area prone to snow will know how important it is to have a shovel and scraper in the car. Thing is, those tools might not be enough to dig you out of a tricky spot. The solution might lie in the Spare-Me, a five-in-one tool designed to help drivers get moving again.

The US Army's fleet of Chinook helicopters will be getting a bit more muscle over the next decade as Boeing ramps up for construction and testing of three CH-47F Block II airframes. This is part of a modernization program to provide the Chinook with more lifting power and a stronger fuselage.

A Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat dressed up in its toughest outerwear and all-terrain hiking boots, the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is an absolute force of nature. This week, Jeep put an US$85,900 price to its power and acceleration flagship.

Washing machines can be heavy appliances. Very heavy. Some of that weight is due to concrete blocks that help keep the machine stable during spin cycles. Researchers have developed a plastic counterweight to replace the concrete, which is hollow and light until delivery and then filled with water.​

Some impressive examples of bamboo construction can be found in the Asian tropics, including the latest handiwork of Chiangmai Life Architects which has used the sustainable and cheap material to craft a school sports hall in the mountains of Thailand.

Car manufacturers are delving deep into their boxes of tricks to make internal combustion engines more efficient. Infiniti has a variable compression ratio engine, but Mazda has a different solution. It's set to release the first commercial compression-ignition gasoline engine, dubbed SkyActiv-X.

The US Navy has taken another step closer to swapping powder for electrons with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announcing that its electromagnetic railgun has moved out of the laboratory and is ready for field demonstrations at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Honda has introduced its entry for the 2018 World Motocross Championship MX2 class. Fitted in the frame and suspension package of the 2017 CRF450R, the CRF250R's new engine promises more power at higher rotation levels, and is equipped with electric starter and selectable engine modes as standard.

​Geoengineering suggests we might be able to slow the effects of climate change by messing with the atmosphere. Two studies have examined the idea, one running computer simulations of techniques, while the other outlined a small-scale test to figure out how practical and safe the idea might be.

As electric bikes continue to grow in popularity, designers are finding new, interesting ways to make them stand out from the crowd. With looks more akin to a motorbike, the Ruffian mixes old-fashioned style with all the performance and range you'd expect of a high-end German electric bike.