Why used EV batteries are hard to value
The complexity of EV batteries can fuel dealer and consumer concerns and questions about the performance of used vehicles. History offers little data......»»
All Infernal Iron locations in Baldur’s Gate 3
Karalach has a very urgent companion quest for you in Baldur's Gate 3, but what she needs is very hard to come by. Here's where you can find Infernal Iron......»»
I thought a Raspberry Pi NAS was a good idea - here’s why I"m wrong
“How hard can it be?”, I asked, painfully unaware of the consequences to come......»»
Microsoft finds vulnerabilities it says could be used to shut down power plants
Exploitation is hard and patches are already out, but the potential risk is great. Enlarge (credit: Rockwell Automation) On Friday, Microsoft disclosed 15 high-severity vulnerabilities in a widely used collection of tool.....»»
Mussels inspire an eco-friendly way to extract critical rare earth elements
There is a conundrum around rare earth elements (REE). They play a key role in clean energy, as they are vital to the production of lightweight, efficient batteries and essential components in wind turbines. Conversely, conventional extraction of the.....»»
Exclusive: Samsung wants to kill hard drives with this 256TB SSD
Snippets of information have emerged in a press release but Samsung remains coy on further details.....»»
Chinese maker of 620 mile EV battery plans IPO by 2025
Solid-state batteries are a potential game changer for the EV industry because they enable high-voltage, high-capacity cathodes that provide a substantial boost to battery capacity and performance......»»
Pause in recent coral recovery on much of Great Barrier Reef
In-water monitoring by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef remains at similar levels to that recorded in 2022, with small decreases in the Northern, Central and Southern regions......»»
What’s new on VOD and Digital in August 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is coming to VOD and Digital in August alongside recent hits like No Hard Feelings, Elemental, and more!.....»»
Efficient motors and LFP batteries will power this new medium-duty truck
Motiv has been making electric powertrains for other chassis for 14 years now. Enlarge (credit: Motiv) Compared to light-duty vehicles—smaller pickup trucks, SUVs, and passenger cars—there's a relative lack of new me.....»»
Sew Wearable Soft Speakers
We’re going to explore ways to make audio speakers more wearable — not by sewing ordinary hard speakers into garments, but by creating new kinds of speakers out of textiles and conductive thread. Then we’ll make a soft speaker of our own! HOW.....»»
Boron nitride-based nanocomposites have unexpected properties, researchers discover
Just as carbon makes up both the brittle core of a No. 2 pencil and the harder-than-steel diamond in a cutting tool, boron nitride gives rise to compounds that can be soft or hard. Yet, unlike carbon, far less is known about boron nitride's forms and.....»»
Best Buy just knocked $85 off this massive 8TB external hard drive
The 8TB Western Digital WD_Black D10 Game Drive, designed for gaming PCs and consoles but also works well as an external hard drive, is just $175 on Best Buy......»»
Fixing hidden damage in carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy materials with a resin-injection method
A team of researchers from Singapore and the UK, led by Dr. Wei Liang Lai, with supervisor, Associate Professor Kheng Lim Goh, has developed a portable device for repairing hard-to-see damage in carbon fiber materials. The device has great potential.....»»
Lumos Ultra E-Bike smart helmet review: protecting your skull with some flashy features
The Lumos Ultra E-Bike smart helmet adds technological flair to a basic safety requirement, but its high price might be hard to justify.Lumos Ultra E-Bike helmetLumos makes several "smart" helmets with bright LEDs to make riders more visible. The Lum.....»»
Researchers investigate hard X-ray emission of neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries
With the observational data of the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), the first X-ray astronomical satellite of China, Dr. Ding Guoqiang from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with his collaborators,.....»»
Backblaze probes increased annualized failure rate for its 240,940 HDDs
Lifetime AFRs grew, while quarterly AFRs went from 1.54% in Q1 to 2.28% in Q2. Enlarge (credit: Getty) Backblaze's quarterly updates on annualized failure rates (AFRs) for its arsenal of hard disk drives (HDDs) have pro.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: CNC Lathe, Antikythera, and Lasers
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever.....»»
AirTag 2 will launch in 2024 and work hand-in-hand with Apple Vision Pro
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has returned to his prediction of a second generation of AirTag in 2024, and is envisioning them working in tandem with Apple Vision Pro.AirTagsBack in June 2022, Ming-Chi Kuo made the hard-to-deny prediction that if AirTags were.....»»
iPhone is never going to get an easy battery replacement door
A law is approaching in the European Union that requires user-replaceable batteries — and one Apple exec is clear that it doesn't mean that a battery replacement door is coming to the iPhone.Taking a battery out of an iPhoneIn July, the European Un.....»»
DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact, hard clam farmers in Florida's Indian River Lagoon have considered this species a threat to their production efforts a.....»»