Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with first space passenger paying flight
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The cost of accessing space is falling by multiples, and that means space tourism is getting cheaper and more realistic. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
The world’s first space factory was just deployed – in space
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are certain products that when in made in space are much higher quality than on Earth where gravity affects them. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote,...
NASA smashes speed records with new space to ground communications system
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As satellite systems are increasingly used to blanket the Earth in connectivity fast connections will be crucial. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. A group...
NASA explores brain training to help astronauts live on the Moon
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In education circles we increasingly talk about neuro diversity and neuro training, and now NASA is tapping into the potential of these to help prepare astronauts for the unknown. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Companies are creating space based energy grids that beam electricity to anywhere Earth
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF What if you could just beam energy from space to anywhere on Earth? It would change global energy generation … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
China’s space agency tests a first of a kind Stirling Engine
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Stirling engines have many advantages over other forms of electricity generation, especially in space, and China have beaten NASA again to the first tests. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and...
Astrophysicists think alien civilisations may be using Black Holes as quantum computers
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While this might sound nutty the laws of quantum physics are a universal constant, and we’re already building the computers that harness this power on Earth. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
In a world first scientists used AI and a quantum computer to simulate an actual wormhole
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Who wouldn’t love to jump between blackholes to travel between dimensions and across time? Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Wormholes have been a science...
NASA successfully tests the world’s first inflatable heat shield
WHY THIS MATTERS IN SPACE An inflatable heat shield is lighter and easier to transport than a conventional one, but it also opens the door to new opportunities and use cases … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Researchers reverse engineered SpaceX’s satellite signals to create a new GPS service
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF GPS systems are expensive to create and launch, and they’re also often highly guarded by governments and militaries for good reason, but now some fancy reverse signal engineering just changed the game. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
NASA trials 3D printing electronics in low gravity in nod to future space colonies
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When humans start inhabiting space they won’t be able to get everything shipped from Earth so things like food and electronics will have to somehow be made in space. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Unilevers first 3D printed metamaterial chocolates take eating to a whole new level
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New technologies and materials are transforming all our foods and our eating experiences, and this is just another example of how. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
Architects unveil plans for Dubai’s Mars Science City and colonies on Mars
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The first Martians are going to need somewhere to live that can protect them from Mars’ environment and the designs are pouring in. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Scientists think they’ve found evidence of a parallel universe
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Astrophysisists can’t explain a cold spot on at the edge of our universe using today’s standard models, and they think it could be evidence that a parallel universe is colliding with our own Scientists are a funny bunch. Actually, I could just end this...
SpaceX teases a photo of the Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful rocket
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you want to build a colony on Mars you need a big rocket to move a lot of stuff – it’s as simple as that SpaceX’s massive new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, hasn’t taken flight yet, but when it does, it will be the...
New heat resistant material shatters records
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As we push the boundaries and create new, more powerful nuclear reactors, and faster vehicles, protecting them from thermal harm becomes increasingly important, this breakthrough could mean more powerful reactors and faster hypersonic vehicles A team of researchers in the UK have discovered that...
New nanomaterial exploits radiation to create more powerful nuclear reactors
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Todays nuclear reactors are limited by their operating temperatures, this new nanoceramic material could dramatically increase the temperatures they can operate at and increase both their power production and efficiency An international team of researchers have created a nanoceramic material that not only can...
Scientists discovered a planet ravaged by storms of rubies and sapphires
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is the first time that we have observed weather on another planet, the fact that the clouds are made from rubies and sapphires just makes it alot cooler Elon Musk wants to travel to Mars, but I think he should seriously reconsider after...
Self healing nano spaceships travelling at a fifth the speed of light help NASA explore the heavens
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many regions of space are still off limits to us because of the extreme distances involved but new self-healing, nano sized spacecraft that can travel at a fifth of the speed of light will help us unlock more mysteries of the universe. Working with...
Audi puts its new Quattro Lunar Rover through its paces
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The cost of space travel has fallen dramatically over the past decade and now Google wants to encourage private organisations and entrepreneurs to take the next bold step in humanity’s story. In 2015 Audi, the luxury car brand, announced it would be “taking off...
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