After nine long years, Google is finally refreshing the device that gave Nest its name. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of the Nest Learning Thermostat 4, 13 years after the release of the original and nearly a decade after the Learning Thermostat 3 and ahead of the Made by Google 2024 event next […]
Lithium-ion batteries have a lot of advantages. They charge quickly, have a high energy density, and can be repeatedly charged and discharged. They do have one significant shortcoming, however: they’re prone to short-circuiting. This occurs when a connection forms between the two electrodes inside the cell. A short circuit can result in a sudden loss […]
Researchers have developed a new method to successfully extract purified active materials from battery waste. The method will help to properly separate and recycle battery materials at a low cost. The method will also contribute to the greener production of electric vehicles and tackle the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium-ion batteries. The research team […]
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Sleeping next to your cell phone and scrolling late into the night is much more widespread than you might think. Previous research shows using technology at bedtime increases anxiety, dependence and can even affect executive functioning. Now, there is more evidence to support the detrimental effects of bedtime binge watching and […]
Cryptocurrency hackers saw the ongoing crash market as an opportunity to buy up heavily discounted Ether using stolen funds from previous heists. On Aug. 5, 16,892 Ether was bought using stolen cryptocurrency funds linked to a hack on crypto bridge Nomad from August 2022. This comes as Ether lost over 20% of its value — […]
Nickel-based alloys, critical materials used in many advanced nuclear reactors, come with unwanted baggage. Aside from being very expensive, nickel ore is mined in politically sensitive parts of the world. The ore also has a high moisture content that can pose safety issues for those transporting the ore in cargo ships because the cargo can […]
About 12,000 Chinese households can now be powered by salt. In truth, the “world’s largest” sodium-ion battery system in Qianjiang is proof that the unique power pack chemistry can store a hoard of renewable energy, reliably putting it on the grid, according to PV Magazine and Interesting Engineering. The system was put online in June […]
Google has decided to pull its Gemini Olympics ad featuring a dad asking the chatbot to help his daughter write a fan letter to her idol, gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. The big picture: The “Dear Sydney” ad ruffled the feathers of online critics who believe that using generative AI to help a child write a fan letter sucks […]
The unwinding of the AI trade, triggered by a recent run of disappointing quarterly earnings, has turned into a bloodbath for Big Tech. What began with Tesla and Google has now gathered steam with selloffs spreading across all major cloud computing and semiconductor stocks, led by Intel. The chipmaker suspended its dividend on Thursday and […]
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a self-powered “bug” that can skim across the water, and they hope it will revolutionize aquatic robotics. Their work is published in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies. Futurists predict that more than one trillion autonomous nodes will be integrated into all human activities by […]
When Apple debuted the M4 iPad Pro, it touted the unique tandem OLED technology as powering ‘the world’s most advanced display.’ Now, that same tandem OLED tech has been brought to the micro-OLED level. This means a future Vision Pro 2 could make the product’s advanced displays even better. Tandem OLED would make Vision Pro 2’s […]
The grid needs to change. To electrify everything from vehicles to heating systems to stovetops, the U.S. grid must expand by about 57% and get more flexible, too. Solar and wind energy are the renewables most likely to dominate a future clean energy grid. But they are found primarily in remote areas, far from the […]
