‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Researchers say they’ve built and tested a ‘structural battery’ that packs a device or EV’s chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.Continu… Continue reading ‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Researchers say they’ve built and tested a ‘structural battery’ that packs a device or EV’s chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.Continu… Continue reading ‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

High-tech 1-kilo tent built for four-season Himalayan ascents

Young French company Samaya defines an assault tent as a “tent intended for bivouacs in extreme environments, whose shape allows it to be set up on small mountain ledges or ridges” – much like the picture above. So it clearly didn’t build the new Assau… Continue reading High-tech 1-kilo tent built for four-season Himalayan ascents