Rubber scarcity creates new headache for beleaguered automakers
Snarled shipping lines are disrupting the movement of natural rubber, compounding a shortage that threatens to further disrupt vehicle production......»»
Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid
The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties. Enlarge / At critical pressures, the fluid's spheres become a mixture of different states. (credit: Adel Djellouli/Harvard SEAS) Building a r.....»»
New algorithm solves century-old problem for coral reef scientists
An algorithm developed by a Florida Tech graduate student creates a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to unlock important historical data from a vast trove of coral-reef photographs dating back more than a century......»»
Column: UAW"s victory at VW Chattanooga was historic, but repeating it will be harder
VW workers in Chattanooga voted decisively for the UAW, but repeating at other automakers grows more difficult the longer the campaign goes on......»»
Merging nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations to advance equation-of-state research
For most stars, neutron stars and black holes are their final resting places. When a supergiant star runs out of fuel, it expands and then rapidly collapses on itself. This act creates a neutron star—an object denser than our sun crammed into a spa.....»»
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure
Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past. Enlarge / The Chinese automaker BYD has every other electric vehicle maker worried. (credit: John Keeble/Getty Images) The United States has won an impor.....»»
Mexico, facing U.S. pressure, will halt incentives to Chinese EV makers
Mexico's federal government, under pressure from the U.S., is keeping Chinese automakers at arm's length by refusing to offer such incentives as low-cost public land or tax cuts for investment in EV production, three Mexican officials familiar with t.....»»
Column: Why Tesla"s wacky Cybertruck design might force other automakers to take chances
We could very well see future pickups from mainstream automakers that are more about style and individuality than about towing heavy loads. Sports cars are impractical and yet there is still a healthy market for them. Why not trucks?.....»»
Column: Tesla"s wacky Cybertruck design might force other automakers to take chances with wildly styled vehicles
We could very well see future pickups from mainstream automakers that are more about style and individuality than about towing heavy loads. Sports cars are impractical and yet there is still a healthy market for them. Why not trucks?.....»»
Mobileye set to ship at least 46 million new assisted driving chips
Israeli automotive tech company Mobileye said on Wednesday it had secured orders to ship 46 million of its EyeQ6 Lite assisted-driving chips over the next few years as automakers race to makes cars safer and easier to drive. .....»»
How a cyanobacterium manages iron scarcity makes it the most successful photosynthetic organism on Earth
The sea is the world's largest ecosystem, and it harbors two photosynthetic organisms that produce approximately half of the oxygen on Earth. The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the most abundant photosynthetic organism in the oceans and fixes appr.....»»
Pioneering crop productivity and sustainability in the face of water scarcity
A research team has shed light on the early morning "golden hours" as a pivotal time for achieving optimal water use efficiency (WUE) in crops, revealing that plants can maintain lower transpiration rates and higher photosynthetic activity under favo.....»»
GM creates chief transformation officer role as agency reviews continue
Buick and GMC marketer Molly Peck takes on a new role as GM considers big changes to its marketing and agency approach under new CMO Norm de Greve......»»
Suppliers urge automakers to standardize their sustainability efforts
Parts makers are urging the industry to come up with standardized reporting metrics to help make decarbonizing supply chains easier......»»
Opposition to U.S. Steel-Nippon deal concerns automakers
A major trade group wants the Biden administration to prohibit a Cleveland-Cliffs takeover if the Nippon Steel deal were to fall apart......»»
Latest iPhone 16 Rumor Creates Confusion
The latest iPhone 16 rumor, while informative, is also a bit strange in that it suggests the upcoming iPhone 16 Plus will have a smaller battery than its predecessor. The information comes from a Chinese supply-chain leaker named OvO Baby Sauce OvO o.....»»
MIT License text becomes viral “sad girl” piano ballad generated by AI
"Permission is hereby granted" comes from Suno AI engine that creates new songs on demand. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) We've come a long way since primitive AI music generators in 2022. Today, AI tools like Suno.ai al.....»»
Is the Justice Department wrong about CarPlay?
While CarPlay is a lot of things, it is likely not forcing automakers to adopt the full integration across all available interfaces if they don't want......»»
Is the justice department wrong about CarPlay?
While CarPlay is a lot of things, it is likely not forcing automakers to adopt the full integration across all available interfaces if they don't want......»»
Click chemistry: Research team creates 150 new compounds
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) chemists have created a new collection of molecular compounds and begun testing them as potential leads in the search for new drugs. Among these molecules, they found several that show promise for development as a.....»»
Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection
Cloud Active Defense is an open-source solution that integrates decoys into cloud infrastructure. It creates a dilemma for attackers: risk attacking and being detected immediately, or avoid the traps and reduce their effectiveness. Anyone, including.....»»