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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US historyBy achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.
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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrierBoom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
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Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 yearIn case you forgot it was still up there.
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Passenger plane with entirely new 'blended wing' shape aims to hit the skies by 2030A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut fuel consumption by 50% and reduce noise.
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World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of yearsThe world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.
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Stealth destroyer 1st to carry hypersonic missiles that travel 5 times the speed of sound — with testing imminentThe Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers will mounted with experimental hypersonic weapon systems, but what makes this technology so lethal?
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Who invented the car? The history of the automobileReference Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive today.
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Chinese scientists claim they have built a Death Star-inspired beam weaponChinese scientists claim they have made a converging energy beam weapon — but did they really, or have they been watching too much Star Wars?
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Supersonic passenger planes 1 step closer to return after successful Boom XB-1 test flight nears sound barrierThe demonstrator craft is an important proof-of-concept for the return of supersonic commercial operations.
