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When it comes to acceleration, most cars are allright. Teslas are OK, Formula1 cars are better but there's one more thing beating them: an air/water rocket. François Gissy, a French DIYer climbed on top of his 6000psi-loaded jet trike and...
A team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an instrument that could be used to determine the percentage of carbon found in the atmosphere, that comes from the burning of fossil fuels. The core...
Leather can be found in most of the items that we buy and use on a daily basis. From handbags to clothes and automobiles, the material is a sign of luxury and comfort. Unfortunately, our comfort comes at a...
In light of the recent developments in EV technology, as well as the dangerous levels of pollution, Chairman of the Management Board at Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche has asked the European Commission to create emissions regulations that would cover the...
Bristlecone pine trees, the Earth’s oldest trees, can live beyond 5,000 years, while limber pine trees can live not more than 2,000 years. The growth behavior of these two ancient Great Basin species in response to climate change was studied...
One-third of Asia’s glacier is expected to melt down by the end of this century, on the condition that the goal of keeping earth’s warming at or below 1.5 degrees Celsius is met. Otherwise, as huge as two-thirds of...
Every year, millions of people die in vehicular traffic accidents, and 95 percent of these are due to human error. Elon Musk articulates that human-driven cars are hazardous to safe transportation. With an end in mind of modifying all...
Boston and Chicago are the first cities that Tesla is intending to expand the Supercharger network to, as part of a plan to install its fast-charging stations into dense urban areas. The company has stated that locations such as supermarkets,...
Addressing the aftermaths of climate change, the controversial “loss and damage mechanism” was approved by UN governments in 2013 and re-approved in 2015 Paris agreement. How much it would cost, who would pay, and what it would cover were...
The conversion of kinetic energy to electricity has been appreciated and applied in huge hydroelectric power plants, water dams, and wind mills. Chinese researchers from Fudan University have recently shown that the same concept can be applied to electric...