Articles by April Fowell
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Biggest Fleet of Electric School Bus Rolls Out in Maryland
Demand for electric school buses in the US continues to rise. One of the biggest school districts in the US, the Montgomery County Public Schools, has deployed the single largest electric school bus fleet in the whole country, according to Electrek.
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Researchers Found Large Insect Swarms, Can Generate Enough Electrical Charge in the Air
A new study reveals large insect swarms can produce enough electrical charge. A new study shows that a large swarm of insects can generate enough electrical charge in the air, according to Interesting Engineering.
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ECD Automotive Design Releases First Three Jaguar E-Type Sports Cars With the Tesla Drivetrain
Check out the eco-friendly, high-tech Jaguar by ECD Automotive Design here. ECD Automotive, a restoration specialist, based in Florida, recently delivered its first three Jaguar E-Type sports cars, as reported by Slashgear.
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Bumble Open Sourced Its AI Tool to Fight Against Unwanted Cyberflashing
Bumble is taking another step to make the internet a safer place. Bumble's Private Detector, its artificial intelligence tool, protects users from lewd photos.
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Starlink Can Be Used As Alternative to Traditional GPS Even Without SpaceX’s Blessing
A new paper claim that the Starlink constellation can be used as a GPS alternative. Starlink has around 3,000 satellites in orbit today, making the constellation the largest in history.
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Toyota Considers Major Changes to Its EV Plans Due to Tesla’s Manufacturing Strategy
Toyota didn't confirm or deny reports of them making changes to their EV plans. Toyota is having a hard time shifting to electric vehicles, and it is now considering making changes to its EV plans due to Tesla's manufacturing industry, as reported by Electrek.
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Jellyfish-Inspired Robotic Grippers Could Grasp Delicate Objects Well
Researchers have developed a robotic gripper with thin tentacles. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a robotic gripper that uses thin tentacles to grasp fragile or priceless objects, as reported by Interesting Engineering.
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Waste Carbon Dioxide Can Help Rooftop Gardens Thrive, Here's How
A team of researchers developed a new system that uses CO2 to help rooftop gardens thrive. A team of researchers from Boston University proposed BIG GRO, a system that can use excess carbon dioxide from a building's exhaust system as a fertilizer to grow rooftop gardens, as reported by Interesting Engineering.
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Pantheon+ Reveals More Details About Dark Energy and Dark Matter
Pantheon+ closes the door on other frameworks for dark energy and dark matter. A new analysis called Pantheon+ finds that the cosmos is made of about two-thirds dark energy and one-third matter.
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South Korea and North Korea Fire Warning Shots at Inter-Korean Border
Warning shots were fired by the two Koreas. South Korea and North Korea exchanged warning shots along the disputed western sea boundary, according to South China Morning Post.
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NASA Reveals Details About DAVINCI’s VASI Instrument to Withstand Conditions in Venus
NASA shares more details about its DAVINCI mission to Venus. In the next ten years, NASA's DAVINCI mission plans to send a descent sphere through Venus' atmosphere to collect samples and gather high-resolution images of the planet's surface.
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Entanglement of Quantum Particles With Each Other May Lead to a Multiverse
Did you know how we get to a multiverse? Quantum entanglement has a key role. There are quantum mechanics interpretations that suggest the universe is described by a single universal wave function that splits and multiplies constantly, which will produce a new reality for every possible quantum interaction.
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Subaru Plans Self-Driving Cars That Can Pilot a Car When Its Data Connection is Lost By 2025
Self-driving cars are coming for the Japanese automaker, and it's going to be loaded with advanced technology.
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A Robot Fish Eats Plastic That Can Help Clean Up Waste in the Water
The Robo-Fish may help us save the ocean and other bodies of water. A robot fish called "Robo-Fish" has been created after winning a robotics contest at the University of Surrey, as reported by Interesting Engineering.
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Weird Tech on Alibaba: This Three-Seater Bike on Alibaba is Loaded With Features and Yon Make It Electric
Have you ever wished you could travel on a bike with two other people? Alibaba's three-seater bike may be the answer.
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US is Planning Moves Against TikTok's Plans to Gather Sensitive Information From American Users
TikTok has been in hot waters with the US, and the country is now preparing to take action. The wildly popular social media platform TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance.
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Scientists are Developing an AI Platform for Better and Faster Test Results for Certain Health Conditions
The new diagnostic tool can be a game-changer in the healthcare industry. Scientists at Swansea University is developing an AI platform that will speed up the process of detecting biomarkers in biofluids, according to PhysOrg.
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Japan’s Military of Defense Considers New US-Style Research Body to Support Civilian Technology with Military Applications
Japan's Ministry of Defense is looking into US' DARPA. Japan's Ministry of Defense is now considering establishing a new research body that is modeled on a US agency that will support civilian technology with military applications, as reported by Nikkei Asia.
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TeraWatt is Developing First Network of EV Charging Centers for Heavy and Medium-Duty Trucks
TeraWatt is set to start EV charging stations for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks. TeraWatt Infrastructure has announced the development of the first network of electric-vehicle charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks on the Interstate 10 highway that stretches from Long Beach, California to El Paso in Texas, as reported by CNBC.
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New Generation of VanMoof eBikes Comes With a Higher Level of Anti-Theft Technology
Stealing a VanMoof e-bike will definitely be harder now. VanMoof's latest generation of e-bikes are set to perform with a higher level of anti-theft technology.
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GMC Unveils 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1
The GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is set to perform on the road. GMC has officially unveiled their all-electric pickup-the Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, as reported by Electrek.
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World’s Largest Single-Phase Battery is Now Running in the California Desert, To Power Over 47,000 Homes Yearly
The world's largest single-phase battery is now running in the California desert. Crimson Storage is now running in the California Desert, as reported by Electrek.
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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Set to Launch in March 2023
It will also mark the first commercial spacewalk in history. SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission is the first among the series of launches of the Polaris Program.
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New Research Shows Colloidal Crystals Can Shape-Shift And Have Memories
And it's all because of DNA. Colloidal crystals' unknown characteristic has been discovered by Northwestern University researchers recently, as reported by Interesting Engineering.
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Scientists May Have Discovered a New Tool to Look Inside Neutron Stars
A new piece of the puzzle has been discovered by a pair of scientists. Neutron stars condense masses more than the Sun into a size smaller than the Earth.
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Swap Robotics Developed World’s First 100% Electric Cutting Deck
Swap Robotics is making outdoor work equipment for solar farms more sustainable. Swap Robotics is making sustainable outdoor work equipment as presented at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield.
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First Taco Bell EV Charging Station Opens in California
The restaurant chain has plans to open more EV charging stations soon. Taco Bell opens its first EV charging station in California earlier this week, as reported by Electrek.
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World’s Largest Capacity Floating Wave Energy Device To Be Tested in Scotland
The device will be tested in three phases over the next four years. Ocean Energy is collaborating with 14 industry and university partners in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Ireland to test its OE35 floating wave energy device at scale over the next four years, according to Interesting Engineering.
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How to Use Do Not Disturb on an iPhone
Do you know how to turn on your iPhone's Do Not Disturb mode? Do Not Disturb is a useful feature on iOS that you can use to automatically silence phone interruptions.
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First AI-Powered Buoy Deployed, To Protect Whales and Track Undersea Ecosystems
The AI-powered buoy can help protect marine life. Chile's government and the MERI Foundation have deployed the first AI-powered buoy from Blue Boat Initiative, as reported by Engadget.
