At a time when transportation infrastructure projects seem to be taking center stage in US public debate, a Boston-based start-up backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors wants to ...

Aircraft and boats will be two tough sectors to wean off fossil fuels, since both require way more energy than is practical with current battery technologies. Ground effect vehicles like the Regent ...

Ground effect vehicles, or ekranoplans, have the advantage of being more efficient than normal aircraft and faster than boats, but so far haven’t been developed beyond experimental prototypes.