Author: Leonid Mamchenkov

Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century

Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century

Current models of the engine weigh 500 pounds, easily fitting into the engine area of a conventionally-designed vehicle. According to CEO Charles Stevens, just one gram of the substance yields more energy than 7,396 gallons (28,000 L) of gasoline and 8 grams would power the typical car for a century.

The idea of using thorium is not new. In 2009, Loren Kulesus designed the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept Car. LPS is developing the technology so it can be mass-produced.

Amazon package delivering drones

Holy crap! This is just crazy!  Amazon is working on a project to use drones for ultra fast package delivery (2.5 kg in less then half an hour):

He says we’re four or five years from drones being able to deliver small packages right to your house, largely because the company has to work with the FAA to make sure it’s legally allowed to run the Prime Air program — Amazon doesn’t have Zookal’s luxury of operating in Australia without the FAA’s regulatory oversight.

I always regarded Amazon as an innovative company – but this is in a category by itself.  Welcome to the future, once again.