This year I flew through three dramatic airports in the greater Himalayan region: Skardu in the Pakistani-controlled north, Paro in Bhutan (read my review of the airport), and Lhasa in China’s Tibet. Of these, Paro was arguably the most exotic airport and terminal, Lhasa is by far the highest (sittingContinue Reading
A Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) declared a medical emergency on Thursday morning after four of the five flight attendants onboard fell sick. While the exact cause of the incident has yet to be confirmed, the reported symptoms are consistentContinue Reading
Join us for an enlightening webinar where we will discuss the importance of thermal management material selection and use in power electronic systems. You’ll leave this webinar, presented by Parker Lord, with an understanding of how thermal management design decisions impact cost and manufacturing complexity. Plus, you’ll discover key differencesContinue Reading
The Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI) has developed a high-speed X-ray system that shows what happens inside large-format prismatic battery cells under load, in real time. Fraunhofer EMI is working with PowerCo, the Volkswagen Group’s battery cell manufacturer, to bring the system into industrial use. The system pairsContinue Reading
Why It Matters Chrysler has languished as a one-model brand with the Pacifica minivan and needs more reasons for customers to consider Chrysler. The company has teased the Airflow for years, beginning with the 2022 concept, a rounded midsize electric vehicle. The program was paused, revisited…Continue Reading
Apple recently posted and removed details explaining how Mac users in China could set up their computers to work with Alibaba’s Qwen AI. Now, Reuters has confirmed long-held speculation that Apple has revisited its Google Gemini AI playbook and built its own proprietary AI model for China with support from Alibaba. Continue Reading
Microsoft has been struggling to get people to use its Edge browser for years. Even though the company made Edge the default browser in Windows 10, users left in droves, most of them flocking to Google Chrome — and with good reason. The original version of Edge was underpowered, hadContinue Reading
Flock cameras have been at the center of a controversial debate over privacy and security., Flock cameras have been at the center of a controversial debate over privacy and security., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
There were 207 crashes involving Teslas in autopilot or self-driving modes in May — the most in any month ever., There were 207 crashes involving Teslas in autopilot or self-driving modes in May — the most in any month ever., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
LG abandoned my smart TV a decade ago, but Linux made it useful again…Read MoreContinue Reading
If you’ve ever thought about switching to Linux, but worried about leaving your favorite Windows programs behind, Wine is a great way to ease the transition. Despite the name, Wine isn’t a drinking app—sorry to disappoint the Linux vinophiles out there. It’s a decades-old open-source compatibility layer that lets manyContinue Reading
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft is seen here during a flight on March 20, 2026. The agency will showcase its aerospace tech at its “Max Power” expo at Kennedy Space Center this November. (Image credit: NASA/Jim Ross) NASA will hold a two-day aerospace exposition this November, and it may draw a surprising number of “Simpsons”Continue Reading
Observations of an intensely magnetic dead star provide the strongest evidence yet for a bizarre quantum effect that makes empty space alter the way light travels. (Image credit: NASA/Pablo Garcia) Empty space is not as empty as it looks. That is the takeaway of a new study examining signals from a dead star , offeringContinue Reading