How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
One company plans to build the world's longest electricity cable to connect Morocco to the UK......»»
Groundwater upsurge floods homes in Libyan coastal town
Much of Libya is bone-dry desert but one Mediterranean coastal town is suffering the opposite problem—its houses and fields have been inundated by a mysterious upsurge of groundwater......»»
I recommend buying this Smart Plug Power Strip while it’s 20% off
The Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip is a great way to make all your devices smarter and it's on sale now at Amazon......»»
Stellantis will finally adopt Tesla-style fast charger plug
The Dodge and Ram owner is adopting J3400 for DC charging. Enlarge / Stellantis' EV offerings in the US are few and far between. (credit: Stellantis) The North American electric vehicle fast charging plug war is over, b.....»»
Desert ants: Earth"s magnetic field calibrates their navigation system
They are only a few centimeters tall and their brains have a comparatively simple structure with less than 1 million neurons. Nevertheless, desert ants of the Cataglyphis genus possess abilities that distinguish them from many other creatures: The an.....»»
ALMA gets a new hydrogen maser
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has just received a "heart transplant," high in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. ALMA, the most complex astronomical observatory ever built on Earth, installed a new hydrogen maser. This up.....»»
Ford pulls plug on automated parallel parking feature to cut costs
The automaker's $2 billion in promised savings target a wide range of operations ranging from materials and freight to manufacturing......»»
Four bolts were missing from Boeing 737 before door plug blew off, NTSB says
Signs indicate that key bolts were missing when 737 Max 9 left Boeing factory. Enlarge / Rows 25 and 26 in the Boeing plane that lost a door plug during flight. (credit: NTSB) Four important bolts were missing from a Boe.....»»
Scientists create effective "spark plug" for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In two studies published in Nature Physics, th.....»»
"Speckles" the piebald dolphin makes a splash as Australian first
University of the Sunshine Coast researchers believe they have recorded one of the world's most unusually colored dolphins for the first time in Australia. With its patchy black-and-white coloring, the dolphin is one of only six cases in the world wh.....»»
These Shokz bone conduction headphones are 22% off today
The Shokz OpenRun Pro bone conduction headphones, which won't cover nor plug your ears, are on sale from Amazon for a more affordable $140 after a 22% discount......»»
New genus of "alien-faced" multi-legged forest dwellers discovered
University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have uncovered a new genus and five new species of millipedes in remote African jungles—and say the many-legged creatures could hold important clues to whether woody vines are choking or protecting the w.....»»
GM"s revived PHEV plans offer flexibility in North America
CEO Mary Barra did not say which segments GM will target with plug-in hybrids or when they would arrive, though they are not expected this year......»»
Astronomers in Chile to scour universe with car-sized mega camera
Surrounded by the desert mountains and clear blue sky of northern Chile, astronomers from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory hope to revolutionize the study of the universe by affixing the world's largest-ever digital camera to a telescope......»»
GM will bring plug-in hybrids back to North America in strategy shift
CEO Mary Barra did not disclose which vehicle segments will receive the plug-in technology or when......»»
GM PHEVs to return to North America
CEO Mary Barra did not disclose which vehicle segments will receive the plug-in technology or when......»»
After ditching its hybrids, GM says it needs to build more hybrids
After killing the Volt in 2019, now PHEV powertrains are back on the menu. Enlarge / This is the Voltec plug-in hybrid powertrain from GM. It combines an internal combustion engine with a lithium-ion battery pack. Most of the tim.....»»
Boeing withdraws bid for safety exemption as details on missing bolts emerge
Boeing workers apparently failed to replace bolts after reinstalling door plug. Enlarge / A hole is covered where a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane used by Alaska Airlines. (credit: Getty Images) Boeing is wi.....»»
Sahara dust shrouds Senegal capital prompting air quality warning
The Senegalese capital is usually bathed in sunshine but for a fourth consecutive day on Friday the city on the Atlantic coast was shrouded in a pallid cloud......»»
Microwave detectors and multiplexing: Researchers help astronomers examine the early universe
Perched atop a high plateau in Chile's Atacama Desert, a long-awaited observatory is beginning to take shape: the largest suite of ground-based telescopes devoted to studying the oldest light in the universe: radiation left over from the Big Bang......»»
NHTSA probes Stellantis" recall of plug-in hybrid minivans after 4 reports of fires
NHTSA said it received four consumer complaints from December 2022 through December 2023 alleging battery fires in 2017-18 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids even after the vehicles had received an interim fix as part of a prior recall......»»