The Innovation Report
EVs Winning Out Because Of Consumers, Not Politicians
As electric-vehicle adoption rates steadily rise around the world, a growing chorus of car executives are criticizing governments on the grounds that they’ve picked the winning horse. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has been among the most...
Orbiting Debris Trackers Could Be A Game Changer In Space Junk Monitoring
Tiny devices on satellites will soon be able to detect pieces of space debris as small as 1 inch that are invisible to existing space junk monitoring systems but still capable of destroying spacecraft if they might collide with. These innovative space...
Mercedes Unveils New Electric Concept Cars With Better Range Than Any Tesla Model
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled new “close-to-production” concept vehicles that could outdo Tesla cars by going more than 466 miles on a single charge. That’s compared with a range of less than 380 miles for any Tesla model. The German automaker’s Concept CLA...
What Is Green Hydrogen And Why Is It Touted As A Clean Fuel?
Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. The India-led International Solar Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre earlier...
FAA Clears UPS Delivery Drones For Longer-Range Flights
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
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
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
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
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....
Soft Robots Self-Destruct With Little Trace
Korean researchers say they have devised a robot that can self-destruct and leave no trace other than an oily puddle. Working with soft robots—devices composed of flexible materials that can move, heal and grow like living organisms—the researchers spent two...
