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Mar 25, 2022

China to spend $150 billion to boost chip manufacturing

Posted by in categories: computing, government

Mar 25, 2022

North Korea test-launched new ‘Hwasong-17’ ICBM for first time, state media says

Posted by in categories: existential risks, military

It claims the ICBM is the largest ever launched.

Reports are in that North Korea have just test-launched their new” Hwasong-17” intercontinental ballistic missile. The longest-range missile platform developed to date by the country, it has been developed, by all accounts, to help “contain” U.S. military threats.

The test launch was guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the 24th of March 2022.

Mar 25, 2022

Cities in Space: Inspiring Future Generations to Live Off-World

Posted by in categories: education, space

Mar 25, 2022

How the world’s first supersonic airliner the Concorde failed

Posted by in category: transportation

Mar 25, 2022

Meta plans to lead the metaverse movement. But can it succeed?

Posted by in category: futurism

Mar 25, 2022

Does Europa support life? If so, this study might help explain why

Posted by in category: futurism

Mar 25, 2022

The Petro-bitcoin? Russia says “friendly” countries can buy oil and gas with crypto

Posted by in category: bitcoin

Mar 25, 2022

Sodium-Based Material Yields Stable Alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries

Posted by in categories: energy, materials

University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) researchers have created a new sodium-based battery material that is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a traditional lithium-ion battery, and able to pave the way toward delivering more energy than current battery technologies.

For about a decade, scientists and engineers have been developing sodium batteries, which replace both lithium and cobalt used in current lithium-ion batteries with cheaper, more environmentally friendly sodium. Unfortunately, in earlier sodium batteries, a component called the anode would tend to grow needle-like filaments called dendrites that can cause the battery to electrically short and even catch fire or explode.

In one of two recent sodium battery advances from UT Austin, the new material solves the dendrite problem and recharges as quickly as a lithium-ion battery. The team published their results in the journal Advanced Materials.

Mar 25, 2022

Scientists develop a novel strategy for sustainable post-lithium-ion batteries

Posted by in categories: chemistry, sustainability, transportation

Scientists astounded by performance of sustainable batteries with far-reaching implications for e-vehicles and devices.

Researchers at Bristol have developed high-performance sodium and potassium ion batteries using sustainably sourced cellulose.

Scientists at the Bristol Composites Institute have developed a novel controllable unidirectional ice-templating strategy which can tailor the electrochemical performances of next-generation post-lithium-ion batteries with sustainability and large-scale availability. The paper is published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.

Mar 25, 2022

Conversations Among Autonomous Vehicle Designers and Those Building Road Infrastructure Are Yielding Interesting Results

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The future of autonomous vehicle deployment requires a smart transportation infrastructure that uses AI-traffic cameras and LiDAR sensors.