Abstract illustration of atoms passing through water and an electrified membrane under a shining sun. Credit: Meenesh SinghA group of scientists led by Meenesh Singh at the College of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% carbon dioxide from the industrial exhaust into ethylene, a fundamental building block for plastic products.Their findings...
Credit: Mercedes-Benz / RivianMercedes-Benz and Rivian have announced they are collaborating to develop "bespoke large" commercial electric vans.The firms signed a memorandum of understanding to begin a strategic collaboration that will invest in a new factory. The a target is to use an existing Mercedes-Benz site in Central or Eastern Europe. Marking Rivian's first...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe natural world has its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a world web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and seas that "breathe" by exhaling excess electrons.In a new study, Yale College researchers found that light is an unexpected ally in fostering this electronic activity within biofilm bacteria. Revealing bacteria-produced...
Voyager’s high-gain antenna, seen at the center of this illustration of the NASA spacecraft, is one component controlled by the attitude articulation and control system (AACS). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.Engineers have repaired a concern affecting information from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft. Back this year, the probe's attitude articulation and control system (AACS), that keeps Voyager 1's antenna...
Illustration by The Project TwinsWhen Yanina Bellini Saibene has started her career in information science at the National Institute of Agricultural Innovation in La Pampa, Argentina, she was not fluent in English. She had learned a little English at secondary school. However, her family could not afford the added courses she would have required...
A Squirrel holding a gun in the new game "Squirrel with a gun". Credit: SteamSquirrel With a Gun is a future Steam video game developed in Unreal Engine 5 that has gone viral because of its main protagonist, a squirrel... whit a gun.Dan DeEntremont is developing the video game. Footage of the game highlights the...
Royal Caribbean GroupThe SpaceX internet service for boats was released last month.Cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean has announced that it will equip its fleet with SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellite internet service. The dishes are designed to provide a "better onboard experience for guests and crews fleetwide" and will be installed on its Royal Caribbean...
Credit: DodgeFor those lamenting the impending end of Dodge's gas-powered muscle car, the Dodge has a message: fear not the future, for it is electric.At an event at its Pontiac, Michigan-based base, Dodge unveiled its first electric muscle car, the Charger Daytona SRT concept. The two-door coupe is a sneak peek at the car manufacturer's first...
A guest takes a selfie with her smartphone during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid on April 8, 2021. Credit: Gabriel BOUYS / AFPThe smartphone SOS feature is among the most useful functionalities you need to use. That knows when you will require it?Based on its name, this emergency feature allows you to...
Doom running successfully on a John Deere Tractor's Computer. Credit: RedditWe've seen the 1993 hit video game Doom run on ATM machines, refrigerators, calculators, and even pregnancy tests by now, yet have you seen the video game run on a tractor? A guy brought it upon himself to run the loved video game and...
