Joby Aviation says its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has successfully completed a 523-mile hydrogen-powered test flight.
The only byproduct of the prototype, which features a liquid hydrogen fuel cell and a hydrogen electric propulsion system, was water vapor. The company suggested that the test flight points to a future of emission-free regional aviation in an industry that still relies heavily on fossil fuels. But I would say this.
This is apparently the first eVTOL flight powered by liquid hydrogen. Joby Aviation has repurposed its existing battery-powered air taxi, installing a fuel tank that can store up to 40 kg of liquid hydrogen to reduce the load on the craft’s battery.
-Mat Smith
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It’s the end of the line for Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Its parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late June, but changed its filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, meaning it intends to fully liquidate its business. Redbox kiosks, typically in supermarkets and convenience stores, used to rent movie DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, as well as video games.
The boot disk.
Further back in time, now. The German navy is following the example of the Japanese government and… upgrading its floppy disk drives. The country’s fleet of submarine frigates has operated with old 8-inch floppy disks (yes, the big ones) since they were commissioned in the 1990s. Replacing the floppy disk system will not be an easy task. These disks control virtually everything on the ships, from airflow systems to power generation.
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