As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, the demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is only going to increase. These elements are vital to the production of technologies that will make the transition to green energy possible. While REEs are not technically rare, large deposits are found in only a few locations around the […]
Apple’s (AAPL) Apple Intelligence AI platform stole the show at the company’s “Glowtime” iPhone event on Monday. But a pair of health features the company unveiled point to Apple’s continued push into the healthcare space and may prove just as important to keeping users around as its AI efforts. The capabilities, sleep apnea detection for […]
Batteries lose capacity over time, which is why older cellphones run out of power more quickly. This common phenomenon, however, is not completely understood. Now, an international team of researchers, led by an engineer at the University of Colorado Boulder, has revealed the underlying mechanism behind such battery degradation. Their discovery could help scientists to […]
The U.S. is preparing for a gargantuan spike in the amount of energy it harnesses from the sun, and vastly changing the desert landscape of the Silver State’s public lands is a major component of that vision. Within the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial plan that updates preferred solar zones for the first time in […]
Mercedes is getting new all-solid-state EV batteries for its next-gen models. Developed with Factorial, its new all-solid-state battery “breakthrough” can extend EV range by up to 80%. Mercedes is getting new all-solid-state EV batteriesFactorial is “at the cutting edge” of solid-state EV battery tech. The US-based company claims its tech will extend EV range, increase […]
BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Huawei said Tuesday its trifold smartphone will start at the equivalent of more than $2,800. The phone began pre-orders on Saturday and is set to begin in-store sales on Sept. 20. That’s the same day Apple’s new iPhone 16 series is due to launch in stores, including in China. On […]
Apple is adding sleep apnea detection to the Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch Ultra 2, and the Apple Watch Series 9. Given that sleep apnea is a breathing disturbance, it’s easy to assume that it requires the blood oxygen sensor, but Apple actually uses an entirely different method to detect it. Breathing Disturbances, the […]
Aprototype solid-state battery, named the Goliath P1 and developed by UK startup Ilika, has made waves in the electric vehicle (EV) industry due to its significant benefits and implications. The battery achieved a major breakthrough by passing an important safety test known as the nail penetration test. This test simulates a catastrophic incident that often […]
Toyota is expected to be one of the world’s first car manufacturers to launch a passenger vehicle powered by solid-state batteries. The company has been talking about its solid-state goals for years, but now its plans to start building cars with this battery tech have been validated by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed an ambitious plan to build a human city on Mars within the next few decades beginning with uncrewed Starship voyages in 2026. If all goes well, according to Musk, crewed trips will begin by the end of the decade. Transfer Windows SpaceX will begin launching Starship spacecraft with the […]
When Apple unveiled its AI plans at WWDC in June, analysts suggested the feature could put the iPhone 16 on track for another “supercycle.” Like the addition of 5G before it, industry watchers believed that Apple Intelligence’s arrival might convince holdouts to bite the bullet and upgrade their device. We’ll have a much better picture […]
A recent study focused on polymer binders could point to future breakthroughs in solid-state batteries, enabling safer, more powerful, and longer-lasting energy storage. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered that the molecular weight of these often-overlooked components plays a crucial role in the performance and durability of sulfide solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), a key […]
