Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, Space
Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11). An Electron rocket topped with the QPS-SAR-11 spacecraft lifted off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on Wednesday at...
Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, Oceanography, Robots
Oceans may cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, but we have better maps of the moon than we do the seabed. There are good reasons for that: The ocean floor is obscured, and the harsh environment makes it hard to send humans down to get a closer look. But as...
Jun 12, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
An influential consumer organization on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers to drop a plan to impose a proposed $250 annual fee on electric cars to pay for road repairs. Consumer Reports, which also tests and rates new vehicles, noted that Republican Senator Bernie...
Jun 12, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, UK
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the government will fast-track the introduction of self-driving vehicles on England’s roads, initially planned for spring 2026. This announcement is expected to create 38,000 jobs, improve road safety, and add...
Jun 5, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Featured
While many automotive AI headlines focus on self-driving cars or flashy infotainment upgrades, Audi is quietly building something more foundational: AI that runs the factory floor. In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are...
Jun 5, 2025 | Energy, Featured, Hydrogen
Scientists in the US have used only seawater and recycled aluminum from soda cans to develop a groundbreaking method for producing hydrogen, which holds the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of the entire process significantly. The new method reportedly emits...
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