Transportation

Pathfinder-1, a massive airship developed by Google cofounder Sergey Brin’s LTA Research, has begun flight testing.

The shipping industry aims to get to net-zero emissions by 2050. Can novel fuels, wind power and coordination on a global scale get it there?

Elise Hansen | Knowable Magazine

Navigation app Waze’s new Crash History Alerts let drivers know when they’re approaching an area prone to car accidents.

Latvian startup BeTRITON’s amphibious electric tricycle will take you from the road to the water to the campsite.

Interstellar distances are vast, and extremely advanced technology will be required if we (or aliens) want to visit other star systems.

Adam Frank

Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand.

Ross Pomeroy

Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the habit as they age, a new study shows.

Megan Schumann

Aerospace engineer Gökçin Çınar discusses sustainable aviation concepts, including hybrid-electric planes and hydrogen fuel alternatives.

Gökçin Çınar

An undergraduate and his supervisor ran the numbers and found paradox-free time travel to be mathematically consistent.

Kevin Dickinson

Millions of new apartments in commercial areas and near transit have been legalized by new California laws just signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Toby Muresianu

Flag carrier Air Canada has announced plans to have electric-hybrid planes on regional and commuter routes by 2028.

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