Autonomous Flying Wind Turbines Can Generate Energy at Nearly Half the Cost

Meaning they could provide energy at a fraction of the cost. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Renault Repurposes One of Its Retro Designs as a Flying Car

The new aircraft is made entirely of carbon fiber but keeps the same lines and mass of the original 4L. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Why Did the Industrial Revolution Start in Britain?

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? The answers can be found in history. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The Metaverse Could Bring in $1T Annually, Says Grayscale

It may seem that Facebook took an early plunge into the metaverse, but the virtual world has been in the making for quite some time. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

A Major Tesla Server Outage Has Left Electric Vehicles Stalled Worldwide

The folk attempting to start their vehicle or connect it to their phones are receiving an unexplained "500 Internal Server Error." | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The $1.5B Mammoth Solar Farm Will Be the Largest in the US

The 13,000-acre Mammoth Solar farm will span two northern Indiana counties. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Nasally-Injected Brain Drug Can Help Treat Depression in 20 Minutes

An nasally-injected anti-depressant drug was substantially bolstered, taking effect in the brain within 20 minutes! We're entering nanobiotechnology. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

New Drug Successfully Reversed Paralysis After a Spinal Cord Injury

A new treatment successfully restored the ability to walk in a group of lab mice with spinal cord injuries! And it took only four weeks. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Space Force Detects Unknown Object in Sync Orbit to China's Satellite

China's Shijian-21 satellite might have a companion! But while it's probably related to new space junk technology, it could also be space war tactics. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The First Hydrogen-Powered Bike. With No Batteries?

The LAVO bike is a compact modular hydrogen-powered transport concept created by StudioMOM, an innovative design firm. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

A New Quantum Computing Method Is 2,500 Percent More Efficient

A new method for quantum computing algorithms achieved an unprecedented efficiency that's 2,500% more effective! And it could change everything. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Toyota Shares Details of Its First-Ever EV: A Solar-Roof SUV

Toyota shares more details about its first EV series, and it offers a range of vehicles powered by different tech, including hydrogen fuel. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

A Colorado Firm Claims It Can Triple the Power of Electric Engines

EV markets are booming, but electrifying air transport remains a challenge. A Colorado firm might have found an answer to that problem. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

China's New Quantum Computer Has 1M Times the Power of Google's

Researchers in China claim to have created a quantum computer that sorely outclasses Google's Sycamore! But, there's far to go before it hits markets. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

CERN Took One Step Closer to Confirming New Force in Physics

CERN has taken a step closer to confirming signs of a new force in physics! And this could change the Standard Model, revealing a deeper universe. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The Man Who Harmed the World the Most

Thomas Midgley Jr. is globally regarded as one of the worst inventors that humankind has ever seen. He greatly contributed to the environmental problems we face today with his lead gasoline invention. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The Defiant X Is a Brutally Powerful Helicopter

Lockheed Martin's Defiant X might be the replacement for the glorious Black Hawk helicopters but is it good enough to win the FLRAA contract?. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The Times Astronauts Were Saved by Duct Tape(2016)

Duct tape has become an integral part of NASA history, from fixing tools to saving the entire crew. It is the universe's most useful tool | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Metal-Eating Bacteria Devours a Nail in Just Three Days

A team of researchers may have discovered a possible solution that could help clean up Chile's highly polluting mining industry. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Obscure Rector Predicted Black Holes a Century Before Einstein

John Michell isn't a name most of us know, but that's only because he was so far ahead of his contemporaries that they couldn't recognize his brilliance. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Man Creates a 128 GB Floppy Disk

Floppy disks used to be the best way to store data and one engineer decided to update his old computer, but what to do with the old floppy disk drive? | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

US Arrests Nuclear Engineer for Allegedly Selling Nuclear Submarine 'Secrets'

A naval engineer had an active national security clearance but misused it to gather some wealth in cryptocurrencies. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Germany Unveils the First Fully Automated Train in Hamburg

World's first fully automated, driverless train is unveiled in the city of Hamburg by Siemens and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB). | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

MIT Wants to Replace Lights with Glowing Plants

MIT researchers have developed a more effective way for plants to emit light through the application of nanoparticles. Learn how they do it. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

A New Theory Indicates Physical Reality Is Just Quantum Mirrors

The world is an intricate web of interrelations, such that objects no longer have their own individual existence independent from other objects – like an endless game of quantum mirrors. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Renewable Energy Paradox: Solar Panels and Their Toxic Waste

Solar PV panels are something of an avatar for sustainable energy, but are their green credentials all they are cracked up to be? | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Researchers Have Developed a New Kind of 'Unbreakable' Glass

McGill University researchers, inspired by mother of pearl, have managed to make an incredibly tough form of glass. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Electric Jet Engines Could Mean Carbon-Neutral Air Travel

A team of researchers created a jet engine that only needs electricity to function. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Fastest EV Charger Gives You a Full Battery in Under 15 Min

Tesla has been proud of its Supercharger network, but a new player in the game offers a way to scale up charger networks really fast. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

NASA Says Blue Origin 'Gambled' Its Chance to Build a Lunar Lander Away

NASA claims Blue Origin lost its lunar lander bid against SpaceX because its proposal was more of a 'bet' than a proposal. The legal battle continues. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Amazon Has to Disclose How Algorithms Judge Workers per New Law

Mega-retailers will have to outline "the quantified number of tasks to be performed, or materials to be produced or handled, within the defined time period, and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet the quota." | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

Watch Nanobot Carry Lazy Sperm to Fertilize Living Eggs

A team of researchers developed tiny motors that can make sperm better swimmers as they make their way to an egg for fertilization. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

A New Battery-Free System Gives Devices an 'Infinite Lifetime'

The newly developed battery-free system runs on harvested energy and can help massively reduce the growing e-waste problem. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 2 years ago

The First Battery-Electric Freight Train Has the Power of 100 Tesla Cars

The FLXdrive is powered by a staggering 18,000 lithium-ion battery cells. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Police Stops Tesla with Autopilot on After Driver Passes Out

The woman had been driving under the influence and eventually passed out. Her husband who was driving behind her in a Volkswagen then called the police. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

China Is About to Test Its Thorium-Fueled Nuclear Reactor

China will start tests on its first molten-salt nuclear reactor! Based on thorium, the new technology could serve as a major milestone for the world. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Michelin's New Airless Tires to launch in 2024

Puncture-proof tires would be a boon for vehicle owners. But the way, Michelin is approaching it, it would be help solve problems of pollution as well. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Watch Boeing's Drone Tanker Refuel US Navy F-35C for the First Time

After its third mid-air refueling test with Boeing and the US Navy, the MQ-25 program is closer to deployment than ever before. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Rivian Finally Rolls Out First All-Electric Truck R1T

Rivian had been delaying its R1T truck for three years until its much anticipated, official roll-out yesterday. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Michelin's Airless Tires Hit the Streets for the First Time

Puncture-proof tires would be a boon for vehicle owners. But the way, Michelin is approaching it, it would be help solve problems of pollution as well. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

DoD Wants Companies to Build Nuclear Propulsion Systems for Deep Space Missions

The Department of Defense (DoD) is now seeking proposals for advanced nuclear propulsion and power systems for small- and medium-sized spacecraft. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Are Creating Vaccines for Type 1 Diabetes

Scientists have been searching for type 1 diabetes vaccines for years, and now, they've found different treatments that could be revolutionary for diabetics. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

A New Navy Weapon Stops You from Talking

Developed in 2019 but only just discovered, this US Navy device can make people stop talking, apparently. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

A 'Solar Tsunami' Could Knock Out Global Internet

We are as unprepared for the destructive effects of solar storms as we were for the pandemic. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

China Is Developing an 'Ultra-Large' $2.3M Megaship That Is Miles Long

China's is researching the logistics of building and launching an 'ultra-large' megaship! And, if it happens, it could serve as a long-term platform. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Just Smashed World Records When It Comes to Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers from Australian National University claim to have set a world record for the most efficient type of solar cell. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

Virgin Reveals Its New Design Concept for the Hyperloop

After commercializing space trips, Virgin Hyperloop is looking to offer seamless transport options at ultra-fast speeds inside low-pressure tubes. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago

A New Laser-Like System Could Put 5G in Your Home

A new system could place reliable and strong 5G signals in your home! The trick lies in splitting up the singular millimeter wave into several. | Continue reading


@interestingengineering.com | 3 years ago