Thursday, May 2, 2024

Technology

Rolls-Royce is testing its 2.5-MW generator for future hybrid aircraft

It will be at the heart of the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace.

French Navy to test new laser weapon system mounted on ship in 2022

The test follows the ground trials of the weapon system that exceeded expectations.

Raytheon’s reusable Coyote interceptor defeats drone swarm in army test

The Coyote engaged and defeated a swarm of 10 drones of different sizes, complexity, maneuverability, and range.

Novel solar cells produce a thousand times more power

New innovation can increase the photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals in solar cells by a factor of 1,000.

Turkey’s Baykar Defence unveils MIUS unmanned combat aircraft

The combat aircraft will fly at supersonic speed and carry 1,500 kg of payload and munitions.

Form Energy’s 100-hour iron-air battery is 10 times cheaper than lithium

The system will enable a reliable, secure, and fully renewable electric grid year-round.

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has flown its first mile on Mars

The helicopter traveled over the Jezero Crater's "Raised Ridges" area, named for its geographic features.

China to build the world’s first waterless nuclear reactor

The systems can be built in remote desert regions to provide power for more densely populated areas.

Sunseap to build world’s largest floating solar farm in Indonesia

The solar farm is projected to have a capacity of 2.2 GWp and span around 1600 hectares.

Low-temp, low-cost molten salt battery for grid-scale energy storage

New molten sodium batteries operate at lower temperatures using low-cost materials.

A low-cost balloon-borne telescope promises Hubble-like images

SuperBIT flies above 99.5% of the Earth's atmosphere, carried by a helium balloon the size of a football stadium.

Samsung Heavy unveils 9.5-MW large-scale offshore wind floater

SHI gets the design for its 9.5 MW floating turbine approved by the classification society DNV.

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