Heart Aerospace and Its ES-30 – Heartier

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Heart Aerospace has rolled out its ES-30, a larger, more capacious version of the original ES-19.  As the two designations suggest, the earlier ES-19 was to hold 19 passengers while the ES-30 will haul 30.  The expanded size and capability are understandable.  The crew required to carry 19 can fly 30 just as easily, with lower costs per passenger – of vital interest to regional carriers. Heart Aerospace, founded in 2019, has accomplished a lot in five years.  Anders and Klara Forslund co-founded the firm with, “The aim of electrifying short-haul regional aviation.”  They express this in their mission statement.  “Heart Aerospace has a clear mission. We work to decarbonize and democratize air travel. We believe in electrification. Not only to bring down emissions and build a sustainable future, but to make flying accessible for the many, around the world.” This 2022 introduction of the ES-30 shows the formidable range of companies willing to invest in this new technology and …

Cerebral: A Brainier Kind of Battery

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Cerebral, the brainchild of Dr. Lynden Archer—Dean of the School of Engineering at Cornell University, is as the name implies, a smart approach to battery development.  Claimed to be three times more efficient than lithium, much safer with no fire risk, and ten times faster charging, the battery is made of recycled aluminum and graphene.  In fact, materials for the battery come from United States-based waste streams.  Low-grade domestic carbon waste, for example, goes through a “Graphitizer,” a machine “created at the University of California, Riverside’s Mechanical Engineering Department and exclusively optioned by Cerebral Energy.” (Editor’s Note: Forgive the lack of product-related images or videos here.  Your editor could not find an illustration of a graphitizer, for instance, or any research photos or graphs related to this relatively new research area.  We will share any such images as soon as they are available.) The Uncertain Graphite Supply Line This is an important development, since the U. S. imports most of …