Toyota splits battery collection efforts, adding Cirba Solutions for East, Midwest dealers
Toyota added a second company to its nationwide battery collection and recycling efforts......»»
Jet stream will get faster as climate change continues, study finds
A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of the Earth's weather systems and are connected t.....»»
Businesses gain upper hand with GenAI integration
Firms that actively harness generative AI to enhance experiences, offerings, and productivity will realize outsized growth and will outpace their competition, according to Forrester. Between July and September 2023, the number of enterprises that are.....»»
Former Hyundai dealership employee sentenced to 3 years in prison for shooting
Andrew Mach was charged with two counts of felonious assault after he shot a customer in the upper leg......»»
MacBook Air gets solid-state active cooling in intriguing demo
Proof-of-concept explores alternative to fans for sustained, heavy workloads. Enlarge / The active cooling chips are labeled and located in the upper-left corner near a custom heatsink in the 15-inch MacBook Air. What.....»»
Next-generation space telescopes could use deformable mirrors to image Earth-sized worlds
Observing distant objects is no easy task, thanks to our planet's thick and fluffy atmosphere. As light passes through the upper reaches of our atmosphere, it is refracted and distorted, making it much harder to discern objects at cosmological distan.....»»
Rocket Report: Beyond Gravity to study fairing reuse; North Korea launches satellite
"I conclude the objects are the spy satellite and the rocket upper stage." Enlarge / Thirty-three engines fired to power the Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket into the sky. (credit: Stephen Clark / Ars Technica) We.....»»
Global view of Io"s volcanic activity suggests that tidal heating is concentrated within its upper mantle
A team of volcanologists and planetary scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, the University of Arizona, and Arizona State University has found via study of a newly created global view of Io's volcanic a.....»»
SpaceX delays launch of its giant Starship rocket to swap out a part
SpaceX is now targeting Saturday for the second full-scale Starship test flight. Enlarge / The upper stage of SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship launch vehicle was removed from its position atop the rocket Thursday, clearing the way f.....»»
Michigan becoming a hub for artificial intelligence inventions
Michigan has the largest number of artificial intelligence and machine learning patents issued in the Midwest since 2010 with the Detroit area ranking among the top nine regions for innovation across the country, according to a new report. The Det.....»»
For beginning nontraditional farmers, stress is a constant: Study
Farming is already a stressful occupation, but the stress is compounded for nontraditional beginning farmers, a small study in the Midwest suggests......»»
Early production continues on advanced upper stage for NASA moon rocket
Technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and.....»»
The true costs of corn
A model examines farmers' profits and the health and environmental costs of growing corn in the US Midwest, where about 20% of the world's corn is grown. Corn farming involves applying fertilizer or manure to provide the crop with nitrogen, a vital n.....»»
The earthworm effect: Unraveling soil weathering dynamics
Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding up organic material and sediment grains that make up soils. Although they.....»»
Preferred traits vary depending on short or long-term relationship
A study by researchers at the University of Arkansas confirms previous work showing that women prefer physical strength—upper-body strength, specifically—in short-term contexts, but find that affiliative—or benevolent—humor is a more attracti.....»»
Midwest confronts EV factory bidding wars
Midwestern states fell behind early in the race to secure EV factories. Now they're making an aggressive — and potentially expensive — comeback......»»
To study atmosphere, NASA rockets will fly into October eclipse"s shadow
A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere......»»
Where to watch This Old House
Want to know where you can watch This Old House in time for its 44th season? We've got the answer for this fixer upper......»»
Exploring the effect of water on seismic wave attenuation in the upper mantle
The oceanic lithosphere, which constitutes the top layer including Earth's crust and mantle below the oceans, has long intrigued scientists due to its peculiar behavior. This layer appears to glide over a weaker region below called the asthenosphere,.....»»
The impact of solar eclipses on the structure and dynamics of Earth"s upper atmosphere
Solar eclipses can have a noticeable impact on the structure and dynamics of Earth's upper atmosphere—the ionosphere. This is primarily due to the sudden reduction in solar radiation reaching the Earth's atmosphere during the eclipse. Since the ion.....»»