Exploding Batteries: Chevy"s 2021 Recall Shows the Challenges of Electric Cars
Electric cars make up less than 5% of new U.S. vehicle sales today — but automakers are betting on increasing demand. Chevy even plans to stop producing gas-powered cars altogether over the next 15 years, according to the Washington Post. But.....»»
Nemak"s Q3"s net income takes a tumble
The automotive supplier faces challenges with labor costs and product pricing, along with restructuring efforts amid the transition to electric vehicles from internal combustion engines......»»
Fortnitemares 2024 challenges: all quests and rewards
Fortnitemares 2024 has finally arrived, and the much-anticipated update brings players a plethora of new content to the game including two new POIs, multiple NPCs, and unvaults Halloween-themed . The update also brings multiple collab skins with the.....»»
The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely Fast
Zero to 60 in 1.4 seconds? By lowering air pressure under the car, automakers can dial the acceleration way up......»»
Collecting taxes on Airbnb home rentals could help curb the rise in housing costs
Home-rental platforms like Airbnb are known to drive up housing costs, but a new study shows that doing a better job of collecting the taxes owed by these home rentals appears to slow the rise in home prices. The finding suggests that tax policy can.....»»
Research reveals potential for community-led housing to empower black and minority ethnic communities
Dr. Tom Moore, a housing and planning research expert at the University of Liverpool, has contributed to pioneering new research which, for the first time, provides a national overview of the challenges faced by black and minority ethnic communities.....»»
New strategy unlocks magnetic switching with hydrogen bonding at molecular level
A research team from Kumamoto University has successfully developed a new approach to create switchable magnetic materials by using hydrogen bonding at the molecular level. Their study shows how certain metal complexes, previously unresponsive to ext.....»»
How Lenovo Is Powering Formula 1®— the world’s most technologically advanced sport
Formula 1® is one of the most advanced sports in the world, known for pushing the boundaries of automotive engineering, aerodynamics, and data analysis. Not only are cars constructed with cutting-edge materials using advanced aerodynamic research, t.....»»
Ted Lasso season 4 sets January start date as we await Apple TV+ announcement
It’s been a fun week for fans of Bill Lawrence-created shows on Apple TV+. The new season of Shrinking debuted, then immediately got a season 3 pickup. Lawrence shared that Bad Monkey is planned out for three seasons. Now, Apple TV+ has set the dat.....»»
Adobe shows off 3D rotation tool for flat drawings
Project Turntable uses machine learning to craft posable 3D models from 2D vectors. At this point, we're used to AI-powered image tools that instantly pull off previously high-eff.....»»
Tesla FSD crashes in fog, sun glare—Feds open new safety investigation
Four crashes and one death could lead to a costly recall or FSD being banned. Today, federal safety investigators opened a new investigation aimed at Tesla's electric vehicles. Th.....»»
Focus on making the sure bets so you can win today
Those bets include the most profitable (and increasingly efficient) gasoline-powered vehicles, proven battery-cell chemistries for electric vehicles and the driver-assist technology that more than 90 percent of new vehicles already have......»»
VW says it will have enough ID Buzz electric minivans for the world
U.S. consumers seem eager for the emission-free reinvention of a hippie icon, but it's unclear how many will be available......»»
CATL reports big miss in quarterly income as EV demand cools
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. reported quarterly net income well short of analyst estimates as the global slowdown in electric vehicle sales starts to bite. While net income for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 rose 26 percent to 13.1 b.....»»
Rivian, Bosch point fingers in lawsuits over production woes
Rivian is locked in a legal fight with the world’s largest automotive supplier over motors in the R1 pickup truck and SUV as the electric vehicle maker grapples with ongoing production issues. .....»»
Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying—here"s what that means for the planet
Fires have long been a natural part of forest ecosystems, but something is changing. Our new study shows that forest fires have become more widespread and severe amid global heating, particularly in the high northern latitudes such as Canada and Sibe.....»»
Today’s deals: $119 off iPad mini, $120 heated jackets, Energizer batteries, $30 Crock-Pot, more
Friday’s featured deals of the day include so many great offers, like $119 off Apple’s previous-generation iPad mini now that the new model has been … The post Today’s deals: $119 off iPad mini, $120 heated jackets, Energizer.....»»
Simple voltage pulse can restore capacity to Li-Si batteries
The bad news is that there's not a lot of pure Li-Si batteries in use. If you're using a large battery for a specialized purpose—say grid-scale storage or an electric vehicle—.....»»
Image-guided computational holographic wavefront shaping: Fast, versatile solutions for complex imaging challenges
A study by researchers from the Institute of Applied Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, published in Nature Photonics, presents a new method for non-invasive high-resolution imaging through highly scattering media......»»
This $600 deal shows us just how much fun a projector can be
Best Buy and Samsung are competing to get you to buy the Samsung Freestyle 2 from their site today......»»
Oppo shows off ColorOS 15, full of smooth animations and lots of iOS… ‘inspiration’ [Video]
Ahead of a rollout starting in November, Oppo has revealed ColorOS 15 with some big UI changes, but also a lot of… let’s say “inspiration” from iOS. more….....»»