The Innovation Report
Lucid’s Revenue Falls Short Of Estimates As It Guides To Higher EV Production In 2023
Electric vehicle maker Lucid on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of expectations after building just 7,000 of its Air luxury sedans last year amid manufacturing challenges. But the company said it expects to make between 10,000 and...
China’s EV Shift May Cut A Billion Tons Of CO2 Emissions By 2040
At least a billion tons of emissions, equivalent to Japan’s total in 2020, could be saved if battery electric vehicles make up 80% of China’s new car sales and 34% of its total fleet by 2040, up from 19% and 3% in 2022. We take into account BEVs’ extra emissions from...
NASA Names Moon Mountain After Black Mathematician And ‘Hidden Figure’ Melba Mouton
NASA named a huge moon landmark after a prominent Black mathematician who worked during at the agency the "Hidden Figures" era. The name of Melba Mouton (1929–1990) will be designated by NASA on a Delaware-size flat moon mountain near the water-rich lunar south pole....
Space Command Crafting Requirements To Improve Satellite Mobility
As the Pentagon eyes increasing threats in space — from on-orbit debris to enemy spacecraft flying too close for comfort — U.S. Space Command wants its surveillance satellites to be more maneuverable. SPACECOM’s Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw said during a Jan....
Hydrogen-powered Drones Are Coming
The last time hydrogen-laden flying vessels zipped around the heavens didn’t end all that well, but that isn’t stopping Heven Drones from fueling up its H2D55 drone. The company claims the octacopter can fly for over an hour and a half, with a payload...
UK: Sheffield To Open National 6G Research Facility
A research facility aimed at helping the UK become a world leader in 6G mobile phone technology is to be set up at the University of Sheffield. The new national centre will bring together academics and the industry to drive innovation in 6G, which experts say could be...
What Does Living In A ‘Smart City’ Mean?
The installation of technology linked with "Smart Cities" has generated controversy in Adelaide from both activists and politicians — but what is a Smart City? Smart Cities is a term used for a broad range of technologies installed and operated by Australian and...
Microsoft Will Try To Fix Bing AI’s Errors and Bizarre Chats
Just over a week after launching its AI-powered Bing search engine, Microsoft is working to fix problems with factual errors and weird conversations stemming from the ChatGPT-related technology that's under the hood. In a blog...
Robot Eel Could Be Start Of New Breed Of ‘Voxel’ Robots
Way back in 1994, engineers at MIT unveiled Robotuna. Inspired by the 160 million-year-old species, the aptly named, four-foot-long submersible robot required over 2,800 components, including 40 ribs, tendons, a vertebrae-like backbone, and even a Lycra covering...
White House: Tesla To Open Part Of EV Charging Network To Other Drivers
Tesla will open a portion of its electric vehicle charging stations to drivers of other vehicles by the end of next year, the White House said Wednesday in announcing details of its plans to build a national EV charging network. Tesla will make at least 7,500...
