H55 has delivered its Adagio propulsion battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada in support of the RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator, marking the Swiss company’s first delivery of production-conforming systems to an active aerospace integration and flight-test program. The modules were produced in a regulator-approved facility as production-conforming systems, notContinue Reading
Seoul Semiconductor says its 12 V High Voltage (HV) opto-semiconductor technology has entered mass production with four unnamed automotive brands across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company plans to deploy the technology in 10 vehicle models by year-end. The technology addresses a voltage mismatch problem that’s grown more acuteContinue Reading
On Friday, the government’s Section 702 surveillance authority lapsed! It may be temporary, but it’s still an important milestone. Section 702 was one of the surveillance programs Ed Snowden exposed in 2013 — and even after the exposure, the NSA has continued abusing it to spy on Americans. It’s theContinue Reading
State officials say some Florida kids are spending more than eight hours a day on the app., State officials say some Florida kids are spending more than eight hours a day on the app., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
In April, the civil rights organization alleged that xAI did not get an air pollution permit for its Colossus Gas Plant., In April, the civil rights organization alleged that xAI did not get an air pollution permit for its Colossus Gas Plant., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
BYD, the leading electric vehicle maker which also wants to become the biggest automaker in the world, is making headlines in Europe . It is introducing its so-called five-minute flash-charging system and getting ready to announce the start of production at its first factory in Hungary. BYD joined the Chinese European incursion late, but itContinue Reading
CachyOS is a relatively new distribution that has gained mass popularity due to its cutting-edge software and features that focus on performance optimization, finding a very specific niche easily. In its recent updates, CachyOS has changed the default package management system to the Shelly from Octopi, so obviously, I wasContinue Reading
Kautex Textron has secured an agreement to supply its Pentatonic battery enclosure system to an unnamed automotive OEM for a multi-vehicle hybrid platform. North American production is scheduled to begin in 2028. The agreement includes the full battery enclosure system—top cover, bottom tray and thermal management—which is manufactured using whatContinue Reading
Wolfspeed has introduced its fifth-generation silicon carbide MOSFET technology for 1,200 V and 750 V automotive and industrial applications. The company says these new chips offer the lowest specific on-resistance (RSP) available in a 5×5 mm SiC footprint. The 1,200 V QEM50120-025D10 achieves a chip-level RSP of 3.4 mΩ·cm² atContinue Reading
One well-done gas giant, coming right up! That’s the latest from researchers analyzing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of HD 80606 b, an exoplanet four times the mass of Jupiter with an extremely elliptical orbit that sweeps close by its Sun-like star. The research team is presenting their study and preliminary findings Tuesday atContinue Reading
NASA is catching some heat after it announced the crew of the Artemis III mission, which will launch in 2027 and attempt to “carry out a series of objectives in low Earth orbit designed to demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV,” according to the space agency. The glaring omissionContinue Reading
Ryanair has decried the latest measure from the Parliament of the European Union that mandates commercial airlines allow travelers to bring cabin bags aboard for free. The ultra-low-cost carrier argues that instead of offering a better value to flyers, it will force European carriers to inflate basic airfare prices.Continue Reading
Comparing the fighter pilot salaries around the world requires taking metrics from a variety of forces based on both their composition and organization. The United States of America maintains the world’s largest inventory of military aircraft by a wide margin. It’s an armada of more than 13,000 aircraft. By comparisonContinue Reading