Solid-state batteries have been the electric-vehicle industry's most repeated promise for years: more energy, faster charging, better safety. The sticking point has been making them work outside a lab. On 11 November 2026, QuantumScape announced Osprey, an open platform for all-solid-state batteries that it says clears two of the biggest practical hurdles at once.
The company reports that Osprey cells have delivered what it calls the first public data showing a sulfide-based cathode cycling...
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The Giant Magellan Telescope
Imagine looking into space using this super-giant telescope.
With a gigantic 39-meter aperture, the Giant Magellan Telescope is a super-giant earth-based telescope that promises to revolutionize our view and understanding of the universe.
It will be constructed at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile and is expected to take 10 years to build.
The GMT has a unique design that offers several advantages. It is a segmented mirror telescope that will use seven of the world's largest mirrors...
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