ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.S. metals company signed a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan’s Frontier Works Organization — which is the country’s largest miner of critical minerals — signed a memorandum of understanding with Missouri-based U.S. Strategic Metals for collaboration plans that include setting up aContinue Reading
German transit operator Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB) has energized a new electric bus charging installation at its Stuttgart‑Möhringen bus depot. The entire charging system, which features 28 charging points and a charging capacity of up to 180 kW, was installed by Daimler Buses as general contractor, in cooperation with partners OmexomContinue Reading
US-based battery materials company Tyfast Energy has been awarded a $100,000 SuperBoost grant from the National Science Foundation’s Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York to develop its lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anode technology. Tyfast says its LVO anode platform could enable lithium-ion batteries to charge in under 10 minutes,Continue Reading
When viewed from space, this tract of forest looks like a giant chessboard due to a grid-based management system and a covering of snow. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Whitetail Butte, Priest River, Idaho [48.411815594, -116.84501960] What’s in the photo? A section of forest divided into squares due to a grid-basedContinue Reading
A striking new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a star cluster called N11, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. This Hubble image shows the star cluster N11. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Murray / J. Maíz Apellániz. “This scene is located in the Large Magellanic CloudContinue Reading
TheBoeing 777-300ER has become a mainstay of long-haul widebody flights around the world since it first entered commercial service in 2004 with Air France. United Airlines is the largest operator of the 777-300ER in North America, and has operated the type since 2016.Continue Reading
The Eurofighter Typhoon has been lauded for much of the last two decades as one of the most agile and capable multirole combat aircraft in the world. The rise of stealth fighters in recent years has made it grow more outdated in the face of a changing paradigm in airContinue Reading
South Korea has expressed “concern and regret” over a major U.S. immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto giant Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles…Continue Reading
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech. The Himalayan country’s government said last week it was blocking several social mediaContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.S. metals company signed a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan’s Frontier Works Organization — which is the country’s largest miner of critical minerals — signed a memorandum of understanding with Missouri-based U.S. Strategic Metals for collaboration plans that include setting up aContinue Reading
Rimac Technology has presented new EV battery platforms, ultra-compact powertrains, and next-generation control electronics at IAA Mobility, detailing platforms developed through collaborations with ProLogium, Mitsubishi Chemical Group and Kautex Textron. These solutions are designed for large-scale production and production-ready, according to Rimac, aiming for integration in hundreds of thousands ofContinue Reading
The first of three midsize EVs, an SUV, is set to go into production late next year, at a promised cost below $50,000. Looked at one way, the EV startup Lucid Motors faces huge challenges. For five years, it’s only sold about 10,000 cars a year, its cash burn isContinue Reading
Minori Chihara performs anime’s opening theme “No tears here…Read MoreContinue Reading