Great Lakes Graphite Pursues US Department of Defense Opportunities

Great Lakes Graphite Inc., doing business as NovoCarbon Corporation, today announces that the Company is pursuing graphite-related business opportunities from the US Department of Defense. The Defense Logistics Agency is the procurement are of the US Department of Defense and has been tasked with addressing a requirement to strengthen the supply chains for a number of critical minerals, including graphite.

Could Saudi plans for $100/ barrel oil hugely expand electric car market and save Tesla?

Nick Cunningham at Oilprice.com points to the dilemmas implicit in the rumored Saudi plan to engineer a return to $100 a barrel oil. That price level translates into an average gasoline price in the US of $3.57, though in California, with a population of about 40 million.

SpaceX ‘Starman’ at wheel of sports car flying on new rocket

A mannequin "Starman" sits at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster in this photo posted on the Instagram account of Elon Musk, head of auto company Tesla and founder of the private space company SpaceX. The car will be on board when SpaceX launches its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.

Photos: See the world’s most powerful rocket – all 27 engines – before it launches

SpaceX's three-core, 27-engine Falcon Heavy flagship rocket appears to be nearing full assembly at Kennedy Space Center, according to new photos released by CEO Elon Musk. Photos posted by the billionaire entrepreneur on Wednesday show the 40-foot-wide rocket in a hangar near KSC's pad 39A, the legendary launching point for Apollo and space shuttle missions, but more recently single-core Falcon 9 launches.

Airbus A350 XWB vs Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Which new long-haul carrier is best?

There's a shootout happening in the skies, with two competing aircraft that promise a new era in long-haul passenger comfort and a game-changer for airlines. There are major similarities.