Consumer & Gadgets
What we colloquially refer to as "e-scooters" can differ greatly when it comes to steering and braking capabilities, wheel size, and suspension systems; something that can have harmful consequences in the event of a crash. ...
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Automotive
Fighting traffic and searching for parking are some of the least enjoyable aspects of driving in a city. Some studies estimate that 25% to 40% of traffic congestion in city centers is caused by people looking for parking ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Conventional lithium-ion batteries based on inorganic cathode materials containing transition metals (e.g., Co and Ni) are facing the ceiling of energy density and the concern of resource sustainability. Therefore, it is ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Business
Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots' account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 Max after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last month.
Mar 7, 2024
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Business
A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing "deep concern" over what they say is dramatic uptick of consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts.
Mar 7, 2024
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Engineering
Metals can be processed into wires by cold forming—an extremely complex process. However, the lubricants needed for this often do not meet the requirements of the end processors.
Mar 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
As NASA and Boeing enter the early stages of producing the X-66, the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the United States achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, the team is already picturing what the aircraft ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The energy transition is progressing, and photovoltaics (PV) is playing a key role in this. Enormous capacities are to be added over the next few decades. Experts expect several tens of terawatts by the middle of the century. ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Engineering
As any percussionist or fidgety pen-tapper can tell you, different materials make different noises when you hit them. Researchers at Drexel University hope this foundational acoustic phenomenon could be the key to the speedy ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
A new field promises to usher in a new era of using machine learning and computer vision to tackle small and large-scale questions about the biology of organisms around the globe. The field of imageomics aims to help explore ...
Mar 7, 2024
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