President Joe Biden extended tariffs on imported solar panels in February 2022 in a bid to protect domestic manufacturing. These tariffs add a 14%-15% tax on cheaper imports, raising their cost in the U.S. At the same time, the Biden administration is urging an expansion of renewable energy and energy security, two priorities for many […]
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will return this summer, as if there were any doubt. The company announced the dates Tuesday—June 6 through 10—and confirmed that it will again be an online-only affair. Before the pandemic, Apple hosted WWDC in person at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. But this marks the third year in […]
Google Maps is still the best mapping service around, and Google is constantly adding new features. Today the company announced a few changes to how maps are displayed on mobile, as well as a handful of new features exclusively for Apple devices to take advantage of newer iOS functionality. Google Maps has been able to […]
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a pollen-based “paper” that, after being printed on, can be “erased” and reused multiple times without any damage to the paper. In a research paper published online in Advanced Materials on 5 April, the NTU Singapore scientists demonstrated how high-resolution color images could be printed […]
Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity. The development of the “freeze-thaw battery,” which freezes its energy for use later, is a step toward batteries that can be used for seasonal storage: saving energy in one season, such as the spring, […]
Since Steam Deck went on sale at the end of February, Valve has emailed reservation holders about once a week to tell them they can purchase its handheld PC. That’s meant a lot of people have been patiently waiting to get their hands on the highly sought-after gadget, but that wait could soon be shorter. […]
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices started receiving Google’s March Pixel drop of new features, improvements, and fixes, and now the company has started the rollout of an April update (via 9to5Google). According to Google, wireless charging updates and camera fixes for the Pixel 6 lineup […]
Researchers have assessed the natural ventilation flow rate through a sash window—a common feature in domestic buildings—to inform smart and low energy building design. Effective ventilation not only improves indoor air quality, but it can also limit the risk of transmission of airborne infections by circulating fresh air in the room. In order to implement […]
Canadian company Lithion Recycling received C$22.5 million ($18m) from the Quebec government to continue developing a technology to recover 95% of strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and industrial waste. The new funding adds up to what the company raised earlier this year from Quebec-based Fondaction, and from Korea’s IMM Investment Global, an investment fund […]
Snapchat is making it easier to share YouTube videos within your snap or story, letting you bypass the process of copying, pasting, and attaching the video as a link (via Android Police). The feature is available on both Android and iOS. Now, all you need to do is navigate to the YouTube video you want […]
The rumored DJI Mini 3 Pro may come with some substantial upgrades over its non-Pro predecessor, including obstacle avoidance sensors and a larger battery, as indicated by leaked images and a video of the new drone (via TechRadar). Self-described DJI investigator Jasper Ellens posted the leaked pictures and video to Twitter. There are two large […]
KYMCO Chairman Allan Ko recently shared new plans from the company’s electric vehicle developments, including the debut of the KYMCO Ionex Smart Streetlights system. Once employed, the system would see connected streetlights and traffic lights in smart cities tied into the brand’s swappable EV battery stations. The Ionex brand is the Taiwan-based motorcycle maker KYMCO’s […]
