We’ve talked a lot about measles throughout this year, which is particularly frustrating given that America officially eliminated this disease from its endemic state back in 2000. How we got here is a very simple story: too many people refused to vaccinate themselves and/or their children, giving the virus aContinue Reading
Flatpak has pretty much become the de-facto standard for universal packages on the Linux desktop, with an increasing number of distros supporting the format in their default installs. Yet, even with how easy it is to install and update Linux apps with Flatpak, moving them to a new system canContinue Reading
Nano One Materials, a Canadian a process technology company specializing in lithium-ion battery cathode active materials (CAM), has been awarded C$5 million ($3.5 million) in non-repayable financing from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under the Energy Innovation Program to scale production of its One-Pot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) CAM and accelerateContinue Reading
Curbside EV charging pioneer it’s electric has been selected by the Los Angeles DOT to deploy 90 new public curbside charging ports. The new chargers will replace those that were previously part of the BlueLA carshare network, and will go into service over the next 12 months. The first 15Continue Reading
The Antonov An-225 Mriya stands as one of the most ambitious engineering feats in aviation history, conceived during the Cold War to meet highly specialized mission requirements. From the outset, its designers faced challenges far beyond those of conventional transport aircraft: unprecedented payload targets, unusual mission profiles, and structural considerationsContinue Reading
It’s been almost a century since Lufthansa was first founded. Its history traces back to 1926, when the original Deutsche Luft Hansa was created through the merger of Deutscher Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr. That airline operated as Germany’s flag carrier until the Second World War and was later dissolved.Continue Reading
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Nigeria’s auto industry is entering a new phase as EF Motors Limited steps into the electric vehicle space with a plan that directly challenges Innoson Motors. EF Motors, a subsidiary of EF Network, has announced that it will begin assembling hybrid electric cars in Nigeria. The company is partnering with Chinese automaker Zhejiang Pukao…Continue Reading
Google has made its ‘next generation brand typeface’, Google Sans Flex, available for download — under an open source license, which is welcome news. A modern sans serif font purpose-designed for use on screens and OSes, Google Sans Flex is a ground-up, multi-axis rebuild of the proprietary Google Sans font,Continue Reading
Dell has a solid track record with Linux-powered OSes, particularly Ubuntu. The company has been shipping developer-focused laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed for years. Many of their devices come with compatible drivers working out of the box. Audio, Wi-Fi, Thunderbolt ports, and even fingerprint readers mostly work without hassle. My dailyContinue Reading
Last month, Zorin OS 18 dropped just in time for the Windows 10 EOL, bringing about an assortment of improvements like Linux kernel 6.14, rounded corners for the desktop interface, and a new window tiling manager. So, it didn’t come as a surprise to me when Zorin OS 18 hitContinue Reading
YASA, a company specializing in axial flux electric motor technology, has announced an unofficial world record for electric motor power density with its latest prototype. Recent testing of a 12.7 kg axial flux motor prototype yielded a short-term peak output of 750 kW, resulting in a recorded power density ofContinue Reading