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Photo: Richard ButlerWe're almost a third of the way through the year already! Here's a recap of the reviews and testing we've done this year so far, with more (and more and more) to come as the year goes on!AprilPanasonic S5II: ReviewPhoto: Richard ButlerThe Panasonic S5II had the unfortunate luck of landing in our office right about the time we found out that our parent company planned to close
Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Boom, Supersonic
Warp drives are among the more plausible of science fiction concepts, at least from a mathematical perspective. Now, Applied Physics, a multidisciplinary group of international scientists and engineers, has launched Warp Factory, open-source software that anyone can use to design a functional warp drive.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Warp drive, Warp bubble, Space Travel, Softwar
A three-legged robot could one day be hopping across the surface of asteroids, searching for valuable minerals. Known as the SpaceHopper, the bot was recently put to the test on a micro-gravity aircraft flight.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: ETH Zurich, locomotion, Space exploration
Demonstrating that semi-autonomous weapons are the mainstay of the future and not an oddity, the US Navy and Lockheed Martin have completed a test of four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) simultaneously in flight with minimal human guidance.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Lockheed Martin, US Navy, Missile Defense, Battlefield, Warfare, Naval Warfare
Psilocybin mushrooms have been illegal since the ’70s. Deemed not to be beneficial to health and considered ripe for abuse, it’s only relatively recently that research highlighting the medicinal benefits of psilocybin, particularly in treating psychiatric disorders, has gained acceptance by politicians, drug regulators, and the public.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Mushrooms, Psy
A revolutionary alternative to conventional rockets that uses controlled explosions has completed its first long-duration engine test as part of Venus Aerospace's partnership with DARPA to develop a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Rotating Detonation Engines, Hypersonic, DARPA, Space exploration, Energy, Fuel, Rocket
Stratolaunch Systems, the company behind the world's largest aircraft, is making headlines again. The firm's Talon-A1 hypersonic test aircraft has successfully completed its first powered flight, which took place last weekend in Mojave, California.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Stratolaunch, Hypersonic, Test Flights
Wave Engine Corp has aced a demonstration flight of a simple jet engine with no moving parts. A modern version of a pulsejet, the J-1 engine powered a UAV through take-off and several mid-air stop/starts before the aircraft nailed the landing.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Engine, Jets, Engine Technologies, UAV
Photo: Richard ButlerAfter getting a new lease on life in 2023, we here at DPReview are making up for lost time and getting the throttle back up to max. Here's a recap of the reviews and testing we've done this year so far, with more (and more and more) to come as the year goes on!Sony a9 III initial reviewPhoto: Richard ButlerThe Sony a9 III is the company's latest high-speed pro sports camera.


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