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This Genius 'Vampire Drone' Is Designed To Fly Forever

10 May 2024 | Synopsis

"Thanks to a docking mechanism, its sensors, and artificial intelligence system, the drone can recognize a power line every time it needs to recharge its batteries...To achieve complete autonomy, the drones needed to easily charge without human intervention.

"When the drone batteries are full, a circuit cuts the current, the magnet stops working, and the grip opens freeing up the drone to fly again."

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Will Better Superconductors Transform the World?

10 May 2024 | Synopsis

"When electrons travel through the metal, they fight their way through other electrons and other defects and so on, and lose energy as they move forward. And that loss is what we pay for.

"...the ramifications of superconductivity being available in ambient conditions are going to be transformative for all things around us...Here we are talking about energy efficiencies, which are going to transform how we travel, how we communicate."

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How People Get Around in America, Europe, and Asia

10 May 2024 | Synopsis

"Data for this article and visualization is sourced from 'The ABC of Mobility'...gathered their modal share data through travel surveys, which focused on the primary mode of transportation a person employs for each weekday trip.

"North America's share of public transport and active mobility (walking and biking) is the lowest amongst all surveyed regions by a significant amount...On the other hand, public transport reigns supreme in South and Central America as well as Southern and Eastern Asia."

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How 1.5M New Electric Vehicles In Massachusetts Will Affect The Power Grid Through 2033

08 May 2024 | Synopsis

"..the region's power grid operator predicted a steady increase in electricity consumption in New England from now through 2033, to the tune of 17%, driven primarily by building and transportation electrification.

"...overall electricity use in New England is expected to increase from 119,179 gigawatt-hours to 140,001 gigawatt-hours...grid operator predicts that energy efficiency programs, such as Mass Save, participating in the region's wholesale electricity markets will reduce electricity use by 11,210 gigawatt-hours in 2033."

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Tesla News Looks Grim. But The Bigger Picture For EVs Is A Bright One.

08 May 2024 | Synopsis

"The reality is that EV sales are growing rapidly, the technology is evolving briskly, and everyone from policymakers to auto executives to consumers is putting EVs at the center of long-term planning.

"The trajectory is clear,' says...a climate economist at Columbia Business School. "None of this is 'if'; it is 'when.'" More than 40% of Chinese car purchases in 2024 will be electric, according to the IEA...[US] number is 11%, and it's 25% in Europe."

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Republicans Are Pulling Out All The Stops To Reverse EV Adoption

08 May 2024 | Synopsis

"...clean air policies are hitting snags by way of GOP-led legislation and lawsuits designed to hurt electric vehicle progress."

"..25 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit intended to overturn the EPA’s recently finalized tailpipe rules...President Biden of being 'willing to sacrifice the American auto industry and its workers in service of its radical green agenda..." Michigan Rep. John James introduced legislation to dismantle those same rules."

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Is Copper The New Gold?

08 May 2024 | Synopsis

"Demand for the red metal is soaring due to the need to power giant data centers for AI.

"This year, money has been moving into copper as part of the continuum of the process that results in power generation....And the demand for power generation is growing because of all the energy needed for data centers, where artificial intelligence applications are trained and live.

"...demand for more copper because one H100 GPU uses some 700 MW of power per year. That's roughly the same as a typical house."

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Bill Gates' Project 821 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Superyacht Launches in Netherlands

08 May 2024 | Synopsis

"...the 390-foot (119-meter) superyacht is designed to run on 'green' hydrogen, which is produced by by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity

"Dutch shipbuilder Feadship...launch[ed]...$646 million vessel on May 4th at their Amsterdam shipyard sees the yachting world 'forever changed.

"...ship's liquid hydrogen fuel requires approximately eight to 10 times more storage space than traditional diesel fuel..."

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Urine Charge! EV vs. Bladder Is a Whole New Kind of Range Anxiety

06 May 2024 | Synopsis

"...is the 410-mile figure...measured from a Lucid Air Grand Touring overkill? That's the equivalent of five and a half hours of highway driving, or about as long as - if not longer than - many well-hydrated drivers (or not-so-well-hydrated drivers of a certain age) can go between pit stops.

"Once the bladder is about half full, it triggers a feeling Dr. Lane calls 'first desire'..."strong desire"...occurs when the bladder is around 75% full."

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Don't Fall For The PHEV Hype - Go Battery EV Or Go Home

06 May 2024 | Synopsis

Battery EVs are better today than ever, while PHEVs are full of compromises...The inconvenient truth is that at the core, PHEVs are still basically gas cars...they are based on the same platform as their hybrid and gasoline twins, with the same packaging and safety compromises.

"you don’t benefit from the low center of mass, near 50/50 weight distribution, and massive front crumple zone offered by most battery EVs..."

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