May 18, 2023 | Solar, Space
Astronomers are using 100 newly found supermassive black holes as a laboratory for extreme physics experiments. These black holes are nicknamed ‘blazars’ because they are shooting explosive jets of matter and radiation directly at Earth. The...
May 18, 2023 | Auto Industry, Events, Featured
Global Auto Mobility today announces the recipient of the first Global Auto Mobility Industry Innovation Award. The inaugural award recognition goes to David E. Cole, PhD., Chair Emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research. Cole has a long and distinguished career...
May 18, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Transit
Boring. That’s how I’d describe riding the world’s first autonomous bus service, launched for public use in Scotland this month. And that’s precisely the point. This bus, driven by computers, not people, is just like any other bus you’d...
May 11, 2023 | Healthcare, Robots
A soft robot inserted through a tiny hole in the skull can deploy six sensor-filled legs on the surface of the brain. A version of this soft robot has been successfully tested in a miniature pig and could be scaled up for human testing in the future. The concept...
May 11, 2023 | Robots, Space
NASA is testing a snake-like robot in hopes that it could one day look for life on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the 220-pound and 13-foot-long machine is called EELS, or the Exobiology Extant Life...
May 11, 2023 | Charging, Electric Vehicles
One of the biggest hurdles turning people off from buying electric cars is the time it takes to fill up. Pull up to a fast-charging station with a low charge and it’ll be 20-60 minutes until you’re back on the road with a nearly full...
May 11, 2023 | Charging, Electric Vehicles
Ontario’s new ultra-low electricity rate is a win for the wallets of electric vehicle owners, says the head of Electric Mobility Canada, a national advocacy group already calling for other provinces to follow suit. “At the lowest rates, it becomes really,...
May 11, 2023 | Electric Vehicles
Norway may offer one of the best glimpses at what happens when a country’s automotive market turns significantly in the direction of electric vehicles, with all the attendant perks and problems. The country’s EV sales as a percentage of all car sales reached 86% in...
May 11, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Hydrogen
Toyota and Hyundai this week announced plans to broaden their respective U.S. hydrogen fuel-cell semi truck projects. The Japanese automaker has been collaborating with truck maker PACCAR for several years on fuel-cell test vehicles, but on Tuesday it an announced an...
May 11, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it will test a small fleet of prototype hydrogen fuel-cell versions of its electric E-Transit model to see if they are a workable zero-emission option for customers hauling heavy goods long distances. Ford will lead a consortium in the...
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