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the burj khalifa, the tallest building in the world in dubai

The tallest building in the world remains unchallenged—for now

A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid

Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs

Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs

By Rob Verger, Erik Olsen

shock waves from supersonic jet

How fast is supersonic flight, and why does it create sonic booms?

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

an f-16 fighter jet in flight

With VENOM, the Air Force aims to test autonomy on combat F-16s

A 747-400 outside at sunset, with a GE9X engine on its left wing for testing.

How does a jet engine work? By running hot enough to melt its own innards.

This drone company plans to make deliveries by lowering a small droid into your yard

This drone company plans to make deliveries by lowering a small droid into your yard

hydrogen powered airplane

This plane powered by hydrogen has made an electrifying first flight

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

The FTC is trying to get more tech-savvy

U-2 spy plane balloon selfie

The real star of this aerial selfie isn’t the balloon—it’s the U-2 spy plane

a modified F-16 in flight

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

An airplane taking off toward the camera at dusk, with lights along the runway and on the front of the plane, against a cloudy reddish sunset.

Let’s talk about how planes fly

A plane flying high above the ground, drawing white contrails across a blue sky.

How high do planes fly? It depends on if they’re going east or west.

Pete Buttigieg on how to improve the deadly track record of US drivers

Electric Vehicles

Pete Buttigieg on how to improve the deadly track record of US drivers

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design

A night vision view of a C-17 pilot in the airplane's cockpit.

The illuminating tech inside night vision goggles, explained

an aerial view of an intersection

Electric Vehicles

What can ‘smart intersections’ do for a city? Chattanooga aims to find out.

Watch this big battery pack drop 50 feet in an aircraft safety test

Watch this big battery pack drop 50 feet in an aircraft safety test

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft

The Army’s Black Hawk helicopter replacement is a speedy tiltrotor aircraft

the B-21 raider bomber

Our first look at the Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber was just a careful teaser

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022

By Rahul Rao, Rob Verger

This startup wants to take you on quick trips in its sleek electric aircraft, Midnight

This startup wants to take you on quick trips in its sleek electric aircraft, Midnight

battery equipment

Scientists are getting energized about a massive battery ‘genome’ project

Delta plans to offer you trips to the airport in an electric air taxi

Delta plans to offer you trips to the airport in an electric air taxi

Wisk’s next-gen air taxi aims to transport four passengers with no pilot

Wisk’s next-gen air taxi aims to transport four passengers with no pilot

Watch Alice, a new electric commuter plane, fly for the first time

Watch Alice, a new electric commuter plane, fly for the first time

Watch this sleek electric plane ace its high-speed ground test

Electric Vehicles

Watch this sleek electric plane ace its high-speed ground test

Worries of disaster follow blast close to a second Ukrainian nuclear power plant

Worries of disaster follow blast close to a second Ukrainian nuclear power plant

Why do nuclear power plants need electricity to stay safe?

Why do nuclear power plants need electricity to stay safe?

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

Electric Vehicles

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

The Army’s Chinook helicopters are grounded. Here’s why.

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act

Electric Vehicles

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act

Move over, autopilot: This AI can avoid other planes

Move over, autopilot: This AI can avoid other planes

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

A Navy ship got a giant liquid-metal 3D printer earlier this month

A Navy ship got a giant liquid-metal 3D printer earlier this month

Boom’s newest supersonic airliner concept sports 4 engines and Concorde vibes

Boom’s newest supersonic airliner concept sports 4 engines and Concorde vibes

Check out Wing’s new delivery drone prototypes

Check out Wing’s new delivery drone prototypes

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

Volkswagen is launching a ‘global battery offensive’ with a giant new cell factory

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen is launching a ‘global battery offensive’ with a giant new cell factory

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

Meet the ID Aero, Volkswagen’s new electric sedan concept

Meet the ID Aero, Volkswagen’s new electric sedan concept

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet

Electric Vehicles

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet

How the massive ‘flow battery’ coming to an Army facility in Colorado will work

How the massive ‘flow battery’ coming to an Army facility in Colorado will work

nearly finished submarine in large building

An exclusive look inside where nuclear subs are born

By Christopher Payne, Rob Verger

These drones can avoid midair collisions by listening for other aircraft

These drones can avoid midair collisions by listening for other aircraft

5 new features coming to your Apple devices

5 new features coming to your Apple devices

an electric airplane in flight

Electric Vehicles

An electric aircraft just completed a journey of 1,403 miles

A handy glossary to all the military aviation terms in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

A handy glossary to all the military aviation terms in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

broken windshield

It’s an especially dangerous time to be a pedestrian in America

A new AT&T update could make 911 calls more effective

A new AT&T update could make 911 calls more effective

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days

Qantas’ new planes will have ‘wellbeing zones’ for 19-hour flights

Qantas’ new planes will have ‘wellbeing zones’ for 19-hour flights

Ford is charging ahead with production of its electric F-150 Lightning

Electric Vehicles

Ford is charging ahead with production of its electric F-150 Lightning

Little green Corvette: Chevy’s classic car is going electric

Electric Vehicles

Little green Corvette: Chevy’s classic car is going electric

How software saved a stealth fighter jet—and its pilot—from crashing in Alaska

How software saved a stealth fighter jet—and its pilot—from crashing in Alaska

FedEx will start testing a 1,900-pound drone for hauling packages

FedEx will start testing a 1,900-pound drone for hauling packages

Sikorsky’s fancy new helicopter completed its longest flight yet

Sikorsky’s fancy new helicopter completed its longest flight yet

Airbus just flew its biggest plane yet using sustainable aviation fuel

Airbus just flew its biggest plane yet using sustainable aviation fuel

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