A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto battery of the time, courtesy of Thomas Edison, was expensive and had a range of only about 30 miles. Seeking to improve on…
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A forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison—how scientists helped reimagine it
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Redefining GaN power devices for adoption in EVs and data centers
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have uncovered fundamental insights into designing gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors, making them safer and easier to utilize in high-value electronics such as electric vehicles and data…
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Compact device turns sunlight and waste heat into hydrogen at 28% efficiency
Hydrogen is widely regarded as one of the cleanest fuels for the future, producing only water when used. However, generating hydrogen efficiently and sustainably remains a major challenge. Most current technologies waste a large portion of solar…
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VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself
Masha Bucher, a Silicon Valley VC and founder of Day One Ventures, took to X this week to address news reports documenting her close business and personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bucher’s name — primarily…
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How a Worried Mom Created One of the Most Versatile Inventions
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During World War II, a woman named Vesta Stoudt took part in the war effort by…
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Feb. 11 #976
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
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YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial
YouTube’s legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even technically social media, on the second day of a landmark U.S. trial targeting tech giants.
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE
Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge, according to a report by The Intercept.
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Nearly half of xAI’s founding team has now left the company
Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced he was leaving the company. “It’s time for my next chapter,” Wu wrote in a late-night post on X. “It is an era with full possibilities: a small team armed with AIs can move…
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The next wave of spec-monster phones could get a 100-megapixel selfie camera
The latest generation of Android flagships from Vivo, Oppo, and even Samsung include one 200MP sensor, used as the primary camera or the telephoto camera. However, the next generation of Android flagships could include three 100MP…
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