We really enjoyed this 55mpg hybrid—until it was stolen over a long weekend. It was an email I hoped I’d never have to write. “Hi [Hyundai PR person], I hope you’ve had a pleasant July 4th. I hate to have to write this email but someone has just stolen the Ioniq that you’ve lent … Continue reading The 2020 Hyundai Ioniq: A connected car service saves the day Continue Reading
A combination of standard photovoltaics linked up with flow-battery tech. The drop in battery prices is enabling battery integration with renewable systems in two contexts. In one, the battery serves as a short-term power reservoir to smooth over short-term fluctuations in the output of renewable power. In the other, the battery holds the power for … Continue reading Solar+battery in one device sets new efficiency standard Continue Reading
The fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light thanks to pigment-packed granules. In the darkest depths of the ocean, where little to no light from the surface penetrates, unusual creatures thrive, many of whom create their own light via bioluminescence to hunt for prey, among other uses. But several species of fish have evolved the opposite … Continue reading Scientists unlocked the secret of how these ultrablack fish absorb light Continue Reading
The mix of ballistic polycarbonate and titanium is a big step in driver protection. The biggest change to IndyCar in 2020, other than a coronavirus-altered schedule, has been the addition of the new driver-protecting Aeroscreen to each of the race cars. On Friday night at Iowa Speedway, the Aeroscreen got its first real tests in … Continue reading IndyCar’s Aeroscreen gets first real test, saves lives at Iowa race Continue Reading
After taking a five-month break, the botnet returns with a short burst of activity. Emotet, the world’s most costly and destructive botnet, returned from a five-month hiatus on Friday with a blast of malicious spam aimed at spreading a backdoor that installs ransomware, bank-fraud trojans, and other nasty malware. The botnet sent a hefty 250,000 … Continue reading There’s a reason your inbox has more malicious spam—Emotet is back Continue Reading
Landscapes that are not too dense and not too sparse comprise a “Goldilocks zone.” https://youtu.be/ZNBlfBI_smc There’s a pivotal scene in the 2012 film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and a company of dwarves are chased by orcs through a classic New Zealand landscape. For Northwestern University neuroscientist and engineer Malcolm MacIver, the scene is an … Continue reading How the geometry of ancient habitats may have influenced human brain evolution Continue Reading
The Fold2 should get a bigger front screen, a hole-punch camera, and a glass cover. Samsung is cooking up a sequel to its nearly $2,000 foldable tablet/phone hybrid, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. Well-known Samsung leaker Ice universe posted the first official render, albeit in a blurry, low-resolution form, but it’s good enough to get some information out … Continue reading Get your first (low-resolution) look at the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 Continue Reading
Tae-moon Roh, in a blog post ahead of Unpacked, says the company will introduce new “power devices,” including ones for the ears and the wrist. Samsung will introduce five new devices at its Unpacked event on Aug. 5, the company’s head of mobile confirmed Monday in a blog post. Tae-moon Roh, who took over day-to-day leadership … Continue reading Samsung will launch five devices Aug. 5 at Unpacked, mobile exec confirms Continue Reading
The company’s mobile head teases new phones, earbuds and a smartwatch. Samsung will announce new five devices at its upcoming online Unpacked event on August 5th. Tae-moon Roh, the president and head of the company’s mobile communications business, shared the tidbit in a blog post Samsung published on Monday. “At this summer’s Galaxy Unpacked, we’ll be introducing five new … Continue reading Samsung to reveal five devices at its August 5th Unpacked event Continue Reading
General Motors is on track to deliver 20 electric vehicles by 2023, the company said in its latest sustainability report. That includes models for nearly all of its brands, including Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Buick. Most of these vehicles utilize GM’s new modular EV architecture called Ultium. With this platform, GM says some vehicles will have a range of … Continue reading GM details 12 upcoming electric vehicles from Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Buick Continue Reading