South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO is leading a consortium that includes automaker Hyundai, auto parts supplier SL, electric motor developer Polepair Electric, and several Korean universities and research institutes. The consortium aims to develop electrical steel sheets with 6.5% silicon content for more efficient EV drive motors. Electrical steel isContinue Reading
Yet another way The Traitor was going to make America great again was by giving one of his pool boys a no-bid contract to make the Lincoln Reflecting Pool even greater than it always had been. Rather than allow it to remain — at the very least — serviceable, TheContinue Reading
Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. , Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited aboutContinue Reading
Time spent socializing has fallen in recent years, with the steepest decline among 15- to 20-year-olds., Time spent socializing has fallen in recent years, with the steepest decline among 15- to 20-year-olds., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
A growing number of Australians are looking to make the switch to a hybrid or electric vehicle, a new study has found…Continue Reading
Ryanair is the epitome of a low-cost airline: cheap fares and the no-frills experience that goes with them. Indeed, the carrier’s offering centers around the idea that travel does not have to break the bank if passengers are willing to forgo almost any element of comfort. But this focus onContinue Reading
When the United States Air Force replaces the Boeing B-52’s eight engines under the Commercial Engine Replacement Program, the resulting aircraft, the B-52J, will have 30% better fuel efficiency, a meaningfully extended unrefueled range, and a maintenance burden so reduced that it will cost significantly less per flight hour toContinue Reading
Queen Bee performs “Hoshi” ending song for July 4 anime…Read MoreContinue Reading
Every few months (or years, depending upon how old you are), there is a new “anti-smartphone” device that comes with a physical keyboard and a tiny screen and focuses on doing one thing well. Freewrite did it for writers. PicoCalc did it for tinkerers. Now Talisman Design, an independent hardwareContinue Reading
The Steam Machine’s swappable front panel just got a very useful upgrade that Valve has put out for free under an MIT License. Called the Inkterface, the e-ink faceplate replaces the stock panel with a small Bluetooth-connected display. NaKyle Wright is the person behind this project, who has published allContinue Reading
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wrote the company has become too bloated and its investments were losing money., Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wrote the company has become too bloated and its investments were losing money., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Austria-based Easelink has developed a hands-free, automated conductive charging system. Engineers at Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) have been studying vehicle-to-grid technology for over a decade. Now the two organizations are working together on a UK-based research project that combines bidirectional AC charging with automated conductive charging technology. NTCE’s fieldContinue Reading
EV charging station cable theft is an infuriating problem. By some accounts, repairing and recommissioning a vandalized charging station can cost as much as $8,000 per charger, not including lost revenue and customer frustration—all for $#%&@ thieves to fence a few dollars’ worth of copper. How to deal with thisContinue Reading