Product Development

Ep399
Product Development
The U.S. Military Wants to Blow Up Some Cybertrucks
Unconventional warfare meets electric vehicle design in shocking military procurement.
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Inside the Search for Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Which Are on the Federal Chopping Block
Sustainable aviation fuels offer a promising way to reduce the carbon footprint of air travel without reinventing or redesigning entire airplanes.
August 11, 2025
CobraJet eVTOL AI-Powered Fighter Drone and Interceptor for C-UAS Defense.
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SkyDefense Unveils CobraJet Fighter Drone, Interceptor
The aircraft is engineered to identify and neutralize enemy drones at speeds exceeding 200 mph.
August 11, 2025
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Archer Buys Factory to Accelerate Defense Aircraft Development
It also acquired a patent portfolio and hired critical employees from Overair.
August 7, 2025
Northrop Grumman’s second SMART Demo static test at the company’s Promontory, Utah, test facility.
Product Development
Northrop Grumman Advances Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing with Successful Rapid Development Test
The company plans to execute demos annually as the company invests in development.
August 6, 2025
L3Harris and Joby Aviation's VTOL aircraft.
Product Development
Joby Collaborates with L3Harris to Pursue Defense Applications for Autonomous Aircraft
Flight testing is expected to start this fall.
August 4, 2025
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Skylark Labs’ Scout MK1 towers and command center deployed during the ARIES Counter-sUAS demo at Camp Atterbury.
Skylark Labs' Aries System Demonstrates Detection of "Dark Drones"
August 8, 2025
A drone hovers in airspace outside the safety perimeter surrounding St. Louis Lambert International Airport as an airliner approaches for a landing on March 10, 2025.
U.S. Government Proposes Easing Some Restrictions On Drones Traveling Long Distances
August 5, 2025
Blue Canyon Technologies’ Saturn-400 spacecraft.
RTX's Blue Canyon Technologies Announces New, Larger Spacecraft
August 4, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Dragon capsule with a U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in Cape Canaveral , Fla., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.
Astronauts Launch to the Space Station After Sidelined by Boeing's Troubled Starliner
August 1, 2025
An Apple store employee stands inside the store in New York on Feb. 5, 2021.
Apple Overcomes Trade War, Slow AI Start to Deliver Surprisingly Strong Quarter
July 31, 2025
Uncrewed helicopters using ALIAS-developed autonomy drop thousands of gallons of water to help extinguish wildfire.
Texas, DARPA to Establish Testbed to Use Autonomy to Fight Wildfires
July 31, 2025
In this long exposure photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., late Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Chinese Researchers Suggest Lasers, Sabotage to Counter Musk’s Starlink Satellites
July 31, 2025
Ep392
Anglers Debut Desktop Injection Molding Machine After Mangled Microwave Mess
July 30, 2025
Hyundai Motor’s City Pod and Urban Pod concepts awarded the ‘Best of the Best’ award.
Hyundai Motor, Robotics LAB Triumph at Red Dot Awards
July 25, 2025
Researchers submerged LAHB films at a depth of 855 m near Hatsushima Island to test real-world deep-sea biodegradation. After 13 months, the LAHB plastic lost over 80% of its mass, showing its potential as a safer alternative to conventional plastics that persist in marine ecosystems.
A Bioplastic that May Solve the Marine Plastic Pollution Problem
July 25, 2025
The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant.
370-Million Mile Hail Mary Saves Camera Aboard NASA’s Jupiter Orbiter
July 24, 2025
L3Harris Technologies Integrated Mission Systems President Jon Rambeau and ELT Group CEO and COO Domitilla Benigni take part in a ceremonial signing to formalize a new strategic partnership to establish a multi-sensor test facility for commercial, military and government programs.
L3Harris, ELT Group to Establish Multi-Sensor Test Facility in Italy
July 24, 2025
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Patrick Schlott repairs an old pay phone in his basement workshop on July 16, 2025, in Williamstown, Vt.
Product Development
Engineer Revives Pay Phones for Free Calls in Areas with Poor Cell Service
When cell service fails, one engineer's mission brings communication back to life.
July 22, 2025
Ep388
Product Development
Stellantis Discontinues Hydrogen Development
The technology has "no prospects."
July 22, 2025
Shoemaker Emmanuel Achuil works under the shade of a tarpaulin in Wau, South Sudan, June 13, 2025.
Product Development
As the Going Gets Tough in South Sudan, Some Artisans Offer Cheap Footwear Made from Rubber Tires
Many are looking for ways to keep going amid economic hardships.
July 21, 2025
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The Strategic Promise of EUV Lithography
Tiny chips, massive potential: How EUV is rewriting the future of technology.
July 16, 2025
Scientific Systems VENOM sUSV.
Product Development
Scientific Systems Introduces VENOM, An Autonomous Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle
VENOM is cost-effective and quickly built with rapidly scalable manufacturing.
July 17, 2025
Lucid vehicle equipped with the Nuro Driver.
Product Development
Lucid, Nuro, Uber Partner on Next-Generation Autonomous Robotaxi Program
Uber aims to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid vehicles equipped with the Nuro Driver over six years.
July 17, 2025
A rendering of solid-state batteris.
Product Development
Revolutionizing Power: How Solid-State Batteries Will Transform Technology
Imagine batteries that charge in minutes and last decades longer.
July 16, 2025
Taylor Duffin, of TRISO-X, a subsidiary of X-Energy, looks at a sample of TRISO fuel through a microscope Friday, June 27, 2025, in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Product Development
A Look Inside a Lab Making Advanced Fuel to Power Growing U.S. Nuclear Energy Ambitions
How X-energy and others are already revving up for production.
July 16, 2025
A Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM).
Product Development
Sierra Space Expands Space Tech Portfolio with Mitsubishi Docking Contract
Sierra Space bridges international missions with advanced docking solutions.
July 15, 2025
Raytheon corporation's corporate office.
Product Development
RTX's Raytheon Awarded $74M U.S. Navy Contract for RAM Guided Missile Launching System
System seeks to be the world's most modern short range ship self-defense weapon.
July 14, 2025
The Lucid Air Grand Touring and Lucid Team.
Product Development
Lucid Air Grand Touring Sets World Record for Longest Trip on Single Charge
It beat the previous record by nearly 100 miles.
July 8, 2025
Toyota's 5.5-mile oval track for vehicle and technology testing.
Product Development
Toyota Accelerates Vehicle Innovation with Major Arizona Facility Upgrade
Inside Toyota's $50M game-changing investment in automotive testing technology.
July 10, 2025
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Why Recycling Solar Panels Is Harder Than You Might Think
The hidden challenge of solar panel waste management.
July 10, 2025
Pirelli's P Zero tire close-up.
Product Development
Pirelli Unveils First Standard Production Tire With Over 70% Bio-Based, Recycled Materials
The tire will be manufactured using materials such as rice husk-derived silica and recycled steel.
July 9, 2025
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Product Development
Researchers Develop New Membrane Technology to Extract Lithium from Water
The team believes this breakthrough could have broader applications.
July 9, 2025