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Scientists Are Growing Sustainable Buildings From Fungi Now

Sustainable buildings from 'shrooms: Scientists can grow a complex structure from a single, flexible, knitted form containing mycelium, the underground roots of fungi.
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Aviation Climate Targets, A Mea Culpa, & Industry PR Types Shooting Themselves In The Foot

When you are clearly sticking your foot in your mouth in public comments, don't keep shoving it in deeper.
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Volkswagen EV Sales Growing 50% In 2023

Volkswagen Group’s electric transition is continuing at a good pace. Its pure electric (BEV) sales were up nearly 50% in the first six months of 2023 compared to the first six months of 2022. They grew from 217,200 to 321,600. Furthermore, there are another 200,000 or so BEV orders on the books just in Western […]
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Sulfur Selenium Solid-State Battery From NASA Breaks Energy Storage Boundaries

Most of us have little idea what NASA — the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — has been doing since the Apollo moon missions ended. We know it is responsible for Tang and space blankets, but what has it done for us lately? It turns out, the “aeronautics” part of its mission includes advances in […]
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What’s The Current Tesla Cybertruck Situation & Plan?

The long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck is expected to enter production later this year, after several delays over the years. In recent months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared a few tidbits about the unique electric pickup, even calling it “better than expectations.” Above: A Tesla Cybertruck model from EVANNEX. Image by Casey Murphy / EVANNEX. The Tesla Cybertruck […]
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Ask A Scientist: Scientists & Arms Control From Oppenheimer To Today

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, director of Dunkirk, Interstellar and The Dark Knight trilogy, the film was inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
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Your Car Records Everything, Now Cops Want That Data

There's more data than ever. Who does it belong to, and should the cops be able to get it?
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US DOI Takes Action to Strengthen Endangered Species Protections

The Department of the Interior has announced significant action to better facilitate species recovery by providing more flexibility for the introduction of threatened and endangered species to suitable habitats outside their historical ranges. This announcement helps to advance President Biden’s America the Beautiful initiative, which supports healthy wildlife and wildlife habitat by supporting voluntary, locally […]
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The NIO EL6

I just watched the 80-minute NIO EL6 and ET5 Touring unveiling presentation for Europe so that you don’t have to (at 1.5× speed). It’s a nice video if you want to really see these vehicles well and everything they offer, but it’s also a bit slow and long, so I pulled out features that I […]
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Plans Underway For Rwanda To Get 200 Electric Buses!

A lot of exciting things are happening in the electric mobility space in Rwanda. First there is Ampersand, one of the pioneers and leaders of the electric motorcycle sector in Africa. Ampersand has recently celebrated the deployment of its 1,000th electric motorcycle. There is also Rwanda Electric Motors. In the electric car space, KABISA wants […]