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Solar-powered Garmin Enduro 3 plunges to record low price after $150 discount
In the market for a new, highly durable Garmin smartwatch that you can wear on your adventures and forget the last time you charged it? Well, the Garmin Enduro 3 fits the bill perfectly and is even selling at a massive $150 discount on Amazon. With…
Northern Lights could be visible in UK tonight after three powerful solar flare
Brits could be treated to a stunning display of the Northern Lights tonight following three massive solar flares. NASA reported a trio of eruptions from the Sun this week - and cautioned that they are causing radio blackouts across the world. The…
Skydweller Solar Aircraft Project Lives On After Loss Of Prototype
The Skydweller solar-powered uncrewed aircraft which was lost last month Solar-powered aircraft seem doomed to repeat the myth of Icarus, whose homemade wings melted when he flew too close to the sun. High-profile crashes have terminated a slew of…
Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
Thousands of electric vehicles in Waymo's autonomous robotaxi fleet may eventually give up their used batteries for a very different purpose—contributing up to hundreds of megawatt-hours of stationary energy storage to local power grids.
SpaceX expects its IPO to raise $74.4 billion
SpaceX has set a price of $135 for shares that will be sold in its upcoming initial public offering, the company has revealed in its amended filing. According to Reuters and The New York Times, it's unusual for companies to set a concrete price a…
Amazon to provide 2,000 free rapid response technology systems that restore critical services in minutes
Amazon will provide more than 2,000 rapid response technology systems to nonprofit partners at no cost by 2027—a 50x expansion from 42 systems delivered last year. Each one restores a critical service (power, connectivity, or clean water) in…
This Umbrella Has Solar Panels... And It Doubles As An Emergency Power Bank
Every time you open an umbrella, you're deploying a canopy of wasted real estate. That dark stretched fabric sits between you and the sun, absorbing heat, blocking light, doing absolutely nothing with the energy raining down on it. For a surface…
The Space Startup Building Infrastructure For A Trillion-Dollar Frontier
The founding team of Mantis Space Scott Foley Photography, LLC. Courtesy of Mantis Space, Inc. A new generation of space businesses is turning ideas into reality, raising major funding and redefining what is possible beyond Earth. McKinsey…
SpaceX IPO Targets Record $75 Billion Raise At $135 Shares, Per Report
BOCA CHICA BEACH, TEXAS - MAY 22: The SpaceX Starship V3 launches from Starbase on May 22, 2026 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's reusable rocket company has spent more than $15 billion on its Starship program, according to filings…
'Bloody hard': Snowy Hydro CEO on troubled 2.0 build
Snowy Hydro chief executive Dennis Barnes is confident the late and over-budget Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project will prove good value for Australian taxpayers, even as he acknowledged a revised 2028 start date was in doubt. The Commonwealth…
After Hurricane Maria, Nicole Gonzalez left NASA to solve a problem millions of families face
Two weeks of silence changed the course of Nicole Gonzalez 's life. After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, the former NASA engineer lost contact with family members on the island and found herself grappling with a question she…
India needs 50 GW annual solar installations to meet long-term national clean energy target of 500 GW
India's solar capacity will require annual installations to sustain a 50 GW trajectory consistently to reach its national target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity, according to a report by Rubix Data Sciences. 'Looking ahead, India's solar…
Elon Musk Set To Become First Trillionaire, If SpaceX Hits IPO Target
Photo by Martin Schoeller; Photo illustration by Jamel Toppin S paceX plans to price its highly anticipated IPO later this month at a valuation of $1.75 trillion, or $135 per share, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. That would make Elon Musk the…
Iran Shock Jolts Asia and Europe to Speed Up Energy Transition
Even before the Iran war, Walter Serrano was struggling with his electricity bills. On hot days, the nurse's family of five slept in one room of his Manila home to save on air conditioning. Energy has long been expensive in the Philippines, and the…
Researcher uses plant-inspired chemistry to combine energy storage and light control
PhD researcher develops dual-function polymer films for energy systems Porphyrin-based materials combine electrochromic switching with electrical energy storage Nickel, zinc, and metal-free films show different optical behaviours A PhD researcher…
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