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FAA Clears UPS Delivery Drones For Longer-Range Flights

Sep 6, 2023 | Aeronautics, Drones

UPS delivery drones are now allowed to fly longer distance flights beyond the sight of ground operators, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a press release on Wednesday. This is the kind of move that opens the door for drone delivery companies...

Recycled Electric Car Batteries Can Help Unlock Tax Credits

Sep 6, 2023 | Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Featured

Batteries from cell phones, laptops and power tools, left unchecked in a landfill, will leach a number of chemicals into the ground, including lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel. They can also combust, which is why lithium-ion batteries must be transported in a...

The First Mercedes-Benz EV Fast-Charging Stations Will Open This Fall

Aug 31, 2023 | Charging, Electric Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz is launching its high-power charging hub network in the fourth quarter of 2023 with speeds as high as 400kW — more than any EV on the market can handle, the company announced. The stations will launch in Atlanta, Georgia (the company’s US home...

AI Beats Champion Human Pilots In Head-To-Head Drone Races

Aug 31, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Drones

An artificial intelligence system has achieved a key milestone by winning multiple races against three world-class drone-racing champions, marking the first time AI has beat humans at a physical sport. The AI system called Swift, developed by researchers...

This Company Wants To Use Bags To Clean Up Space Junk

Aug 31, 2023 | Space

A private company may have come up with an absolutely ingenious way to tackle the space junk problem by using giant space bags to catch debris. Our planet is surrounded by roughly 26,500 pieces of debris more than 4 inches wide, according to the European Space Agency....