The Industry Innovation Report
Treating Water As A Strategic Priority
While industrial water consumption has traditionally been associated with agriculture, countless other industries rely on consistent, predictable access to water. In fact, approximately 60% of all global GDP today "depends on access to water." Take the textile...
The Largest-Ever Satellite Of Its Kind Just Unfurled Its Wings In Low-Earth Orbit
The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has successfully unfolded its humongous antenna. Spanning some 2,400...
China’s Humanoid Robots Take Centre Stage For Lunar New Year Showtime
China's most-watched TV show, the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, on Monday showcased the country's cutting-edge industrial policy and Beijing's push to dominate humanoid robots and the future of manufacturing. Four rising humanoid robot startups - Unitree Robotics,...
Uber To Invest Over $100 Million In Autonomous Vehicle Charging Amid Robotaxi Push
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would invest more than $100 million to develop autonomous vehicle charging hubs, underscoring the ride-hailing company's latest push to scale up self-driving operations. The move includes building DC fast charging stations at its...
EV Batteries Lasting Longer Than Expected
Electric car batteries are lasting longer than expected, according to the largest-ever UK used EV battery study, conducted by battery health experts Generational. The firm analysed 8,000 EVs across 36 manufacturers, aged between 0 and 12 years and ranging from 0...
Astemo Engineering Careers Tour Meets Brody Cavanaugh
The Global Auto Mobility and Smart Mobility Today team spent the day on campus at Detroit’s Wayne State University just before winter break. During our visit, John Petty and Cindy Polakowski met with Brody Cavanaugh, President of Warrior Racing at WSU. Brody talks...
US To Rapidly Design Fusion Stellarators Using AI — Testing Configurations In Seconds
Stellarators use magnets with complicated shapes circling the outside of the system’s vacuum vessel to create all the magnetic fields needed to confine the fusion plasma. Known as StellFoundry, the new project focuses on replacing lengthy calculations in the design...
Quadric IT Debuts AI Cane For The Blind
One of the most inspiring additions to Quadric IT’s portfolio is the Smart AI Cane, an assistive mobility device designed to help visually impaired individuals move more safely and confidently. The idea originated from a high school student who wanted to build an...
Four Astronauts Launch To Space Station After Prior Crew’s Early Departure
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev were originally going to overlap in space with the outgoing crew, a mission known as Crew-11. But that group had to return to Earth...
This Battery Train Just Changed Future Of Rail Travel
The UK has rolled out its first battery-only passenger train, one that has already set a world record in trials.The nation’s first-ever battery-only powered passenger train has entered service, promising cleaner, quieter journeys. Operating on a small branch line in...
