The superior regional court in Stuttgart found that Mercedes staff deliberately fitted unauthorised devices to rig emissions levels in some models. A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation. The carmaker rejected the ruling and said it planned […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lower-income communities across the United States have long been much slower to adopt solar power than their affluent neighbors, even when local and federal agencies offer tax breaks and other financial incentives. But, commercial and industrial rooftops, such as those atop retail buildings and factories, offer a big opportunity to reduce […]
Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced after being convicted in November of fraud by a New York jury. Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. US prosecutors are seeking a prison term of 40-50 […]
Visitors to the Xiaomi Automobile flagship store look at the Xiaomi SU7 electric car on display in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Xiaomi, a well-known smart consumer electronics brand in China, is joining the country’s booming but crowded market for electric cars. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Several thousand sensors distributed over a square kilometer near the South Pole are tasked with answering one of the large outstanding questions in physics: does quantum gravity exist? The sensors monitor neutrinos—particles with no electrical charge and almost without mass—arriving at the Earth from outer space. A team from the Niels […]
Nonlinearity-driven NHSE in a topological mode-locked laser. a, Schematic representation of the NH-SSH domain wall implemented in our mode-locked laser’s synthetic lattice. b, Heat map of our mode-locked laser’s output over 500 roundtrips. The pulses are broadened for visibility. c, Mode-locked pulse pattern in our topological mode-locked laser. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02420-4 Mode-locked […]
Cheese byproduct converts electronic waste into gold. Key Things to Know: The global e-waste problem is escalating, with millions of metric tonnes generated annually, necessitating innovative recycling solutions. Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method using cheese byproduct whey protein to efficiently extract gold from electronic waste. This new technique not only promises to reduce environmental […]
Maintaining correct material thickness is critical in precision manufacturing. Micro-Epsilon addresses this challenge, presenting the complexities and solutions for inline thickness measurement. Explore how their advanced sensors and systems can enhance accuracy and efficiency in production processes. When selecting an in-process system for measuring the thickness of film, plate or sheet materials, a number of […]
LIDAR technology is reshaping the future of automotive safety and autonomous navigation. In this comprehensive whitepaper, Harvey Weinberg of MicroTech Ventures and Pier-Olivier Hamel from indie Semiconductor dissect the nuances between direct and coherent detection methods in LIDAR systems, providing an essential guide for industry professionals seeking to navigate this complex landscape. Introduction As LIDAR […]