The Innovation Report
Tesla Batteries Burning In LA Wildfire Present An Irony About Sustainability
California sells more electric cars than any other state, many of which in Southern California have turned into rubble during the recent Los Angeles wildfires. And while lithium-ion batteries present in EVs do not burst into flames often, when they do they produce...
Scientists Propose Wild New Interstellar Travel Tech
Researchers have proposed a new propulsion method that could make covering the vast distances required for interstellar missions feasible within a human lifetime. The fundamental challenge in reaching a different star system lies in figuring out how to...
Paralyzed Man, 69, Flies Virtual Drone With Thoughts In Brain-Computer Study
In an advancement in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, scientists enabled a 69-year-old man with paralysis to fly a virtual drone through a complex obstacle course using only his thoughts. The team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Stanford...
Humanoid Robots Will Help Build Iphones At Foxconn Factories
To ramp up iPhone production at Foxconn factories, the manufacturer closed a deal to start using more humanoid robots. With the process of making iPhones becoming more complicated, these robots could help improve the reliability of processes involving the most...
What To Know About The Stargate Deal With OpenAI
When the White House announced the new $500 billion Stargate AI venture from OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle on Tuesday, he promised it would ensure "the future of technology" in the U.S. So far, Wall Street appears to agree, with some analysts speculating about its...
Solar Power Surpasses Coal In EU For First Time
Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday. Gas generation, meanwhile, declined for the fifth year in a row and...
FRA Approves First Autonomous Railcar Test Program
The Federal Railroad Administration will allow Parallel Systems to test its autonomous, self-propelled flatcar system on a pair of Genesee & Wyoming short lines in Georgia. The FRA last week approved the request from Parallel, Georgia Central Railway and Heart of...
IAC At CES 2025 Features First Race With Four Autonomous Cars At Once
The roar of engines in autonomous race cars returned to the Las Vegas Speedway on a blustery, cold Thursday. The now annual Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, at CES kicked off with a familiar format: a thrilling head-to-head dual competition, where AI drivers — and...
2025 Will Be An Important Year For EV, Executive Says
“The new administration presents challenges in the near term,” said Bassem Ammouri, chief operating officer of EV Connect Inc., which provides EV charging management software and services. A $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an EV may be on the chopping...
Human Hands Are Astonishing Tools – Here’s Why Robots Are Struggling To Match Them
The human hand is one of the most staggeringly sophisticated and physiologically intricate parts of the body. It has more than 30 muscles, 27 joints alongside a network of ligaments and tendons that give it 27 degrees of freedom. There are more...
