Canoo’s electric truck for the US Army carries plywood and tactical gear

Electric vehicle out outfit Canoo has made versatility a key part of its DNA since revealing its mobility pod and underlying skateboard chassis a couple of years back, and a freshly delivered truck for the US Army continues to drive the point home. Bui… Continue reading Canoo’s electric truck for the US Army carries plywood and tactical gear

Canoo’s electric truck for the US Army carries plywood and tactical gear

Electric vehicle out outfit Canoo has made versatility a key part of its DNA since revealing its mobility pod and underlying skateboard chassis a couple of years back, and a freshly delivered truck for the US Army continues to drive the point home. Bui… Continue reading Canoo’s electric truck for the US Army carries plywood and tactical gear

Tesla’s long-awaited Semi hits the highway with a 500-mile range

Tesla’s long-awaited Semi truck is now being rolled out to its first customers, with the first production models landing in the hands of food and beverage giant PepsiCo. The automaker revealed the news at a launch event on Friday, while sharing some im… Continue reading Tesla’s long-awaited Semi hits the highway with a 500-mile range

Tesla’s long-awaited Semi hits the highway with a 500-mile range

Tesla’s long-awaited Semi truck is now being rolled out to its first customers, with the first production models landing in the hands of food and beverage giant PepsiCo. The automaker revealed the news at a launch event on Friday, while sharing some im… Continue reading Tesla’s long-awaited Semi hits the highway with a 500-mile range

Scientists beef up search for alien life with powerful new supercomputer

Scientists working with the Breakthrough Listen initiative have a powerful new tool at their disposal. A new instrument integrated into the Southern Hemisphere’s largest radio telescope has given it the capabilities to detect technosignatures of extrat… Continue reading Scientists beef up search for alien life with powerful new supercomputer

“Smart ranches” of the future may harness power from animal movement

If you’re a farmer with a herd of hundreds of cows, keeping tabs on their whereabouts and wellbeing can be challenging work, but we’ve seen how sensor tags might one day ease the burden. New research has taken this concept in an interesting, self-susta… Continue reading “Smart ranches” of the future may harness power from animal movement

Major obesity advance takes out targeted fat depots anywhere in the body

The fat cells of an elite athlete can appear quite different to those in an obese subject, and technologies that make one function more like the other could unlock powerful new therapies for the condition. Scientists are reporting an exciting advance i… Continue reading Major obesity advance takes out targeted fat depots anywhere in the body

Chemistry breakthrough creates usable products out of unrecyclable PVC

Advances in chemistry continue to bring new materials into the realm of recyclability, and new work from a team at the University of Michigan has taken aim at one of the most problematic to reuse. The scientists have developed a method of converting wa… Continue reading Chemistry breakthrough creates usable products out of unrecyclable PVC

Strongest Arctic cyclone on record wreaks havoc on vulnerable sea ice

In addition to rising air temperatures and warming waters, Arctic sea ice also has hostile weather conditions to contend with, and new analysis of an extreme event earlier this year suggests it may be more vulnerable to these than we thought. Scientist… Continue reading Strongest Arctic cyclone on record wreaks havoc on vulnerable sea ice

Rolls-Royce fires up its first hydrogen jet engine

Rolls-Royce has edged the era of clean aviation a little closer to take-off with the successful testing of a modern jet engine using hydrogen as fuel. The test is described as a landmark achievement and an important step in the decarbonization of the i… Continue reading Rolls-Royce fires up its first hydrogen jet engine