Technology

GLOWS - IMAP

Meet GLOWS on IMAP: The Polish‑Built UV “Photon Counter” That Just Launched to L1 – Here’s What It Will Reveal About the Solar Wind

Deep dive: GLOWS, the helioglow, and why IMAP needs it What problem does GLOWS solve? The Sun’s solar wind doesn’t blow uniformly. It varies with heliographic latitude (equator vs. poles) and evolves across the ~11‑year solar cycle, but we lack continuous, global
September 30, 2025
CustomCells

“Battery Pioneer in Crisis!” Germany’s CustomCells Files for Insolvency — What Really Happened, Who’s Affected, and What Comes Next

What is CustomCells—and why it mattered Founded in 2012 as a Fraunhofer spin‑off, CustomCells built a reputation for tailor‑made, high‑performance cells for demanding niches—from e‑aviation and motorsport to defense and mining—operating pilot and small‑series facilities in Itzehoe and Tübingen with 200+ employees.
September 30, 2025
Japan’s AR1100 Tidal Turbine

Japan’s AR1100 Tidal Turbine Is Live – And It Could Rewire the Country’s Clean‑Energy Playbook

The in‑depth roundup 1) The headline milestone: Japan’s first MW‑class tidal power to the grid On February 2025, Proteus Marine Renewables installed the AR1100 in the fast‑flowing Naru Strait off the Gotō Islands. After commissioning and compliance testing, Japan’s Ministry of Economy,
September 28, 2025
Lilium Jet’s Hard Landing

Lilium Jet’s Hard Landing: The Numbers That Kill the eVTOL Air‑Taxi Dream

1) What Lilium promised—and what actually happened From 2021 onward, Lilium pitched a premium regional air‑mobility network using a six‑passenger, one‑pilot “electric jet” and set public expectations for ~$2.25 per passenger‑mile pricing as early as mid‑decade. The plan assumed four‑and‑a‑half seats filled
September 28, 2025
Humanoid robot - Kepler K2

China’s $34,000 Humanoid Goes to the Line: Kepler’s K2 “Bumblebee” Enters Mass Production

A new price point—and a public claim of “mass production” Kepler’s Friday release frames the K2 “Bumblebee” as the “world’s first commercially available hybrid‑architecture humanoid” and, crucially, says the robot is now rolling off a production line and shipping. Priced at RMB 248,000
September 27, 2025
E-Bike

10 Longest‑Range E‑Bikes of 2025 (You Won’t Believe #1’s 300‑Mile Claim) – With Real Prices & Sources

Method in brief: We ranked currently available e‑bikes by the manufacturer‑claimed maximum range on a single full charge (including factory dual‑battery options). Where km are given, we converted to miles. We show current list prices from the maker or authorized dealers and
September 27, 2025
Quantum Developers

Quantum’s ‘AI Moment’ Is Coming: Why the World Needs an Army of Developers – Now – to Unlock Real Quantum Advantage

In‑depth report The bottleneck isn’t only qubits—it’s developers Quantum hardware is leaping forward, but the field will stall without far more software developers who can translate physics into applications. IBM bluntly summed up the inflection point: “We’ve entered a new era of
September 27, 2025
Vertical VX4

Meet the Vertical VX4: The UK “Flying Taxi” That Just Made History – But Can It Raise $700M To Fly You by 2028?

The VX4 in one sentence Vertical’s VX4 is the UK’s flagship eVTOL program: an eight‑prop, tiltrotor air taxi pursuing airline‑level certification in 2028 after notching a string of piloted flight milestones in 2025—and now racing to secure the $700 million it says
September 26, 2025
Google Willow quantum computing processor

Google’s Willow Quantum Chip: Multiverse Proof or Just Hype?

Willow: A New 105-Qubit Quantum Processor Willow represents Google’s latest quantum processor, building on its earlier Sycamore chip. It packs 105 superconducting qubits (quantum bits) into a custom chip, fabricated in Google’s own cleanroom facility blog.google, reuters.com. Each qubit can exist in
September 25, 2025
Volocopter 2X

Volocopter 2X EXPOSED: The 18‑Rotor Air Taxi That Flew in Dubai, Singapore & NYC (Specs, Range, Safety)

Figures are from Volocopter’s official 2X design specification (April 2017) and the Vertical Flight Society’s eVTOL profile for the 2X. OVANS What is the Volocopter 2X? The Volocopter 2X is a two‑seat, battery‑electric multicopter designed to de‑risk and demonstrate Volocopter’s urban air mobility
September 25, 2025
AI Reasoning

AI Reasoning Is Exploding in 2025 — What’s Hype, What’s Real, and How It Changes Everything

1) What “reasoning” means in AI (today) In 2025, “reasoning” spans at least four layers: LeCun’s research codifies the leap from reactive policies to “Mode‑2: reasoning and planning using the world model”—i.e., simulating outcomes before acting. OpenReview On the “thinking‑more, not just
September 23, 2025
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