The Industry Innovation Report
Heat Pumps Can Counter Putin and the Climate Crisis
Last month, author and climate activist Bill McKibben proposed an unusual way that President Biden could simultaneously combat climate change and the war in Ukraine. It all came down to heat pumps. At the time, McKibben's musings largely flew...
F-Drones to Build Autonomous Cargo Drones for Offshore Wind Farms
Singapore's marine logistics firm Marco Polo Marine has signed an agreement with F-drones, a company developing large scale autonomous delivery drones, to co-develop the world’s first large-scale, electric aerial delivery drones for offshore wind farms. The use...
These Tiny Robots Could Usher in the Future of Clean Water
All living organisms need heavy metals like zinc and iron to survive and properly function. But increasingly, metals from industrial waste, mining, landfills, and even overcrowded cemeteries are leaching into the environment and contaminating it. Exposure to...
Tier Mobility Acquires Spin from Ford, Marking Entry into North America
Tier Mobility, the Berlin-based micromobility operator that has been steadily taking over Europe, is making a sweeping entry into North America by acquiring Spin from automaker Ford. Tier will acquire all of Spin's 50,000 e-scooters and e-bikes, bringing the German...
The Physics of Fire Ant Rafts Could Help Engineers Design Swarming Robots
Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) form floating rafts made up of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individual insects. A new study by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder lays out the simple physics-based rules that govern how these ant rafts morph...
How Sony Plans to Revolutionize E-Cars with Built-in Playstation Games and Autonomous Driving
While the shift toward e-mobility poses major challenges for some traditional automotive manufacturers, it provides a perfect opportunity for companies from outside the sector to enter the industry. In the meantime, it's no longer just engineering skills and...
Ukraine’s Secret Weapon Against Russia: Turkish Drones
In a video that went viral on Twitter Sunday night, a massive explosion rips through what appears to be a Russian convoy, scoring a direct hit on a surface-to-air missile system. The black-and-white footage, posted to the account of the Ukrainian armed forces, is one...
Space Junk on 5,800-Mph Collision Course with Moon on Friday
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater big enough to fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon Friday while traveling at 5,800 miles per hour. The impact will...
California Testing Reuse Systems to Head Off Anticipated Flood of Retired EV Batteries
A lab at San Diego State University is filled with bundles of wires, some of them attached to battery cells being tested. Near the center of the room is a black, steel case containing about 300 of those cells and weighing more than a thousand pounds. It’s a car...
Ford Splits Gas-Powered and EV Businesses but Doesn’t Spin Them Off
Ford is creating two new business units, one for electric vehicles and software and another for its traditional internal combustion vehicles. These companies will report their financial results separately from the rest of Ford but they will not be spun off as entirely...
