By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter for MailOnline An investigation into algorithms used by companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon has been launched today amid fears they are ‘manipulating’ lives and are used to ‘artificially change perceptions’ by cherry-picking what news internet users see. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will probe fears whether the … Read more
Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency team up to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft engine that could get us to Mars in just three months The firms will explore the potential of nuclear power as a source of energy A nuclear-powered spacecraft engine could cut journey times to Mars in half They could also reduce the dose of … Read more
A proposal by the future inventor of the jet engine for an interceptor fighter plane was ignored by the British government two years before the Blitz, a newly discovered memo has revealed. Sir Frank Whittle described how his design for powering aircraft would allow the RAF to combat Luftwaffe bombers if they attempted to take … Read more
Virgin Galactic has suffered another setback to its mission to send commercial passengers into space after its rocket unexpectedly turned back before reaching space during its latest test flight. The VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle on Saturday embarked on its third test flight to suborbital space and its first ever to take place from Virgin Galactic’s … Read more
China builds a hypersonic jet engine capable of flying at 16 TIMES the speed of sound that could fly to anywhere in the world ‘in two hours’, Beijing claims The prototype is called a Soramjet engine and was tested in a Beijing wind tunnel Achieved speeds of Mach nine – the maximum test conditions of the … Read more
Kim Zolciak’s family trip across the United States came to a halt after her RV’s engine failed on Tuesday’s episode of Don’t Be Tardy. It happened in the middle of nowhere as the gang was hurtling toward Amarillo, Texas, to visit a dude ranch. Kim’s husband Kroy Biermann, 35, insisted that he knew what was … Read more
Nuclear engine designed for NASA could transport humans to Mars in just three months – cutting the current journey by more than half NASA is eyeing the 2030s for when it will send the first humans to Mars Mars is some 40 million miles from Earth, which should take seven months A Seattle firm is … Read more
Pilots raise more than £20,000 for Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ which suffered an engine failure on Loch Ness PBY Catalina flying boat suffered an engine failure after landing on Loch Ness The seaplane was moored in the water before it was lifted out by a crane Plane Sailing have raised more … Read more
Scuppered! Britain’s £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has a 3ft water leak in its engine room — its second deluge in the past five months HMS Prince of Wales suffered a leak in the £3.1-billion vessel’s engine room It is the second time the new aircraft carrer has suffered a leak this year … Read more
The nation’s favourite car ditches diesel: Ford Fiesta now only sold in Britain with petrol engines as it cuts the out-of-favour fuel type Ford has ditched the 84bhp 1.5-litre TDCi engine from the Fiesta range It was the most frugal engine in the range, returning a claimed 65.7mpg The car maker says just 2% of … Read more