porsche-pilots-high-voltage-battery-recycling

German automaker Porsche has launched a pilot project that aims to recover valuable raw materials from high-voltage batteries after their use in vehicles and to test a potential closed-loop raw material cycle. For the long term, the automaker plans to establish a recycling network for high-voltage batteries in collaboration withContinue Reading

gnome-47:-best-new-features

Learn about the greatest new features of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment. The GNOME 47 desktop environment is released on September 18, 2024. Being the final release of 2024, it’s packed up with some great features, which were long due anyway. Many features in this release are actually visibleContinue Reading

tdk’s-new-embedded-gate-driver-powers-efficiency-in-ev-thermal-systems

Japanese manufacturer TDK Electronics has extended the power capability of its Micronas high-voltage microcontrollers (HVC) 5x embedded motor controller family with its new HVC 5481G for automotive applications. The chips are designed for local interconnect network (LIN)-controlled automotive blowers, pumps and fans in thermal systems. They can also power smartContinue Reading

walmart-drone-delivery-coming-to-tampa,-orlando

Walmart’s drone delivery is soon coming to Tampa and Orlando, the first cities in Florida to test out the new service., TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Walmart’s drone delivery is soon coming to Tampa and Orlando, the first cities in Florida to test out the new service. Until now, drone deliveriesContinue Reading

Saving Gateway, SLS and Orion? Sen. Ted Cruz proposes $10 billion more for NASA’s moon and Mars efforts

Artist’s illustration of an Artemis astronaut stepping onto the moon. (Image credit: NASA) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on Friday (June 5) unveiled his legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill. Those directives make beating China to the moon and Mars a priority; theContinue Reading

why-does-delta-still-fly-its-26-year-old-boeing-717s?

The Boeing 717 is a narrowbody regional commercial jet built until 2006. The need for a regional jet commercial aircraft niche is now filled by aircraft like Embraer’s E-Jets and Airbus A220s, as well as Bombardier CRJs until they were also discontinued in 2020. The Boeing 717 is the lastContinue Reading

SAR a platform to promote green tech, products: govt

Hong Kong should position itself as a place to promote new technologies and products amid the shift towards sustainability, according to the city’s environment minister. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan pointed to the rise of electric vehicles and the increasing use of hydrogen, saying there would be more products emerging as the SARContinue Reading