Author Archives: Michael Cooney

The New Porsche 911 Targa is a Mechanical Wonder

Back in the 1960s, Porsche designed a safer pop top to stay ahead of government regulations. Their move was in a time U.S. legislators were considering banning convertibles completely. Now, 50 years later, Porsche has…

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Toyota Researches Cars That Perform Like Hovercraft

Car manufacturers are always looking to make their cars more efficient. Toyota is no different. However, the company’s efforts to make its vehicles more efficient have taken Toyota down a different road from its competitors.…

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Toyota’s New Semiconductor Makes Today’s Prius Hybrid Look Like a Gas Guzzler

Buying an eco-friendly Toyota Prius Hybrid in the future may become more appealing to you. The company has announced a new diamond-like chip that carries electricity through the car’s drivetrain without losing energy, capable of…

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First Commercial Drone Flight Permit Given to BP

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the first permit for commercial drone flights over land to BP. Drone manufacturer AeroVironment and BP teamed up in order to get the permit. They will use a hand-launched…

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The Power Source of the Future: Bendable and Thinner Than Paper

James Tour of Rice University, with the help of his colleagues, has created an electrochemical capacitor that is not only bendable and capable of charging a smartphone, it is also thinner than paper! The idea…

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What’s Next for Drones? Hurricane Forecasting to Save Lives.

Drones have been hogging the spotlight lately and for good reason. They’ve been busy delivering champagne at hotels, spray painting art masterpieces, practicing their package deliveries for Amazon and rocking out the “Star-Spangled Banner”, among…

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FAA Approves Virgin Galactic Space Flights for Tourists

According to Virgin Galactic, the FAA has approved commercial flights from the company’s spacecraft, the SpaceShipTwo. This means tourists will be going to space in the very near future! The approval from the FAA encompasses…

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After 12 Years of Delays, China’s New Jet is Ready to Compete with Western Airliners

The ARJ21-700 from China is finally ready to go after being built by the government-owned aircraft manufacturer, Comac, in order to compete with western airlines. The first two jets are being deployed by Chengdu Airlines,…

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The World’s First Electric Plane Has Landed

Airbus has been making headlines lately from luxury planes to the Airbus 380 but its newest creation is by far the company’s most unique project. While electric vehicles have been making a splash in the…

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Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Receives FDA Approval

A mind-controlled prosthetic limb called the DEKA arm recently became the first prosthetic of its kind to receive FDA approval. The limb, which is approximately the same weight and size of an adult arm, was…

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Author Archives: Michael Cooney

The New Porsche 911 Targa is a Mechanical Wonder

Toyota Researches Cars That Perform Like Hovercraft

Toyota’s New Semiconductor Makes Today’s Prius Hybrid Look Like a Gas Guzzler

First Commercial Drone Flight Permit Given to BP

The Power Source of the Future: Bendable and Thinner Than Paper

What’s Next for Drones? Hurricane Forecasting to Save Lives.

FAA Approves Virgin Galactic Space Flights for Tourists

After 12 Years of Delays, China’s New Jet is Ready to Compete with Western Airliners

The World’s First Electric Plane Has Landed

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Receives FDA Approval

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