Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike.....»»
A week with a Ford F-150 Lightning: This truck is too big for city life
The big electric pickup truck is out of the suburbs and out of its element. Enlarge (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) I seem to be thinking a lot about Ford's electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. Earlier this week, we got.....»»
Ford kills some F-150 Lightning trims, raises prices on others
The price increase follows hefty price cutting six months ago. Enlarge / The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro gets a plainer front treatment than the more expensive trims. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Was Ars premature in calling t.....»»
Ford adjusts pricing on F-150 Lightning trims
The price changes come as Ford seeks to maintain sales momentum and boost profitability amid a cutback in planned production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup......»»
Targeted pest control with RNA spray
Protecting plants efficiently against pests without harming other organisms—this is the objective of the joint research project ViVe_Beet, which is coordinated by the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI). Scientists from the JKI Institute for Plant Protect.....»»
Unwrap an iPhone 15? You’ll need this cable for CarPlay
Apple changed the charging port from Lightning to USB-C with the iPhone 15. A USB-C charging cable comes in the box, but upgraders may need to purchase a separate cable to continue using CarPlay. more….....»»
Apple"s September 2023 in review: "Wonderlust," iPhone 15, a French iPhone ban, and more
The long-awaited iPhone 15 came out at September 2023's "Wonderlust" event, along with the much-rumored switch from Lightning to USB-C, but France still had a bone to pick with the iPhone 12.Apple's iPhone 15 was released in September 2023France is a.....»»
Lightning-fast Amazon eero mesh WiFi routers start at $45 on sale
Check out our guide on the best laptop deals, and you’ll find so many best-selling models that are on sale with impressive discounts. But what … The post Lightning-fast Amazon eero mesh WiFi routers start at $45 on sale appeared first on.....»»
Apple"s May 2023 in review: Apple Vision Pro rumors, writers" strikes, AirTags, and a lack of layoffs
Apple encountered WGA strikes, muted quarterly results, and AirTag attention in May 2023, while also avoiding layoffs and dealing with rumors about what turned into the Apple Vision Pro.A very large AirTag inserted into Apple Park. May the fourth was.....»»
Even after a tumultuous year, Apple TV+ doubled its viewing hours in 2023
Despite writer strikes that took up a better part of the year, Apple TV+ has seen a significant uptick in both viewership and viewing hours in 2023.Apple TV+Apple TV+ viewership is up 42% year-over-year, thanks to films like "The Family Plan," plus s.....»»
Image: Pinhole propulsion for satellites
A palm-sized propulsion option for future space missions: Each one of these seven emitter arrays etched onto this silicon wafer using micro- and nano-technology possesses more than 500 pinhole-sized emitters that spray out ions, accelerated via an el.....»»
Myrtle rust is devastating Australian forests: New high-tech spray holds out hope for native trees
Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached Australia and began to spread like a plague through certain plants. The disease affects plants of the Myrtaceae family, which includes eucalypts, paperbarks and lilly pillies,.....»»
Newly developed material gulps down hydrogen, spits it out, protects fusion reactor walls
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor......»»
Simulations of craters reveal characteristics of impactors such as spin speed, bond strength
A team of engineers at the University of Campinas, in Brazil has found that the unique characteristics of craters, both on Earth and on other bodies in space, are due to the unique features of both the impactor and the site where it strikes. In their.....»»
Apple releases standalone USB-C case for AirPods Pro 2 for $99
Apple is now selling the USB-C case for AirPods Pro 2 separately for $99. This allows AirPods Pro 2 users to switch from the Lightning case to the USB-C case without having to buy a new pair of AirPods. Apple says the first orders will arrive betw.....»»
New research shows that US renters are hit the hardest when a hurricane strikes
With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters living along the East and Gulf coasts are uniquely vulnerable to hurricane disasters. Two new studies based on data from 2009 to 2018 show that renters living along the East a.....»»
Ford tells suppliers it’s halving F-150 Lightning production
Perhaps setting expectations of a $40,000 electric truck was a mistake. Enlarge / Electric Ford F-150 Lightnings being built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. (credit: Ford) Production cuts are.....»»
Ford cutting 2024 F-150 Lightning production plans by half, suppliers told
The news comes amid an industrywide pullback in EV investment due to slower-than-expected sales growth......»»
Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production by half in 2024, suppliers told
The news comes amid an industrywide pullback in EV investment due to slower-than-expected sales growth......»»
Ford F-150 Lightnings will soon offer home AC power, possibly cheaper than grid
It's only one truck and one thermostat, but it could be the start of a V2H wave. Enlarge / It's a hefty plug, but it has to be so that an F-150 Lightning can send power back to the home through an 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro......»»
Improving thunderstorm prediction by watching lightning flashes from space
In a study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) on Dec. 6, Prof. Ming Xue and his team from the University of Oklahoma spearhead research focusing on harnessing the power of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite "R-series".....»»