How quantum batteries could lead to EVs that go a million miles between charges

Jun30
by on June 30, 2022 at 7:54 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


The automotive industry has a ‘million-mile’ dream for electric vehicles, but it’s a boring one. They want to build a battery capable of being recharged over and over as many times as it takes to reach a million miles without losing its ability to retain a charge. Yawn. We’re more interested in the cutting-edge quantum physics version of a million-mile battery: one that can last a million miles between charges. This would effectively eliminate the need for the bulk of vehicle operators to ever charge their batteries. Even heavy-use owners could just pop into the shop for routine maintenance every…

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6 bizarre airplane interior designs that could change flying forever

Jun29
by on June 29, 2022 at 11:46 am
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Long-haul flights are a necessary evil and I was intrigued this week to see Air New Zealand is launching the world’s first sleep pods for economy class travellers.  This is a rare bit of good news for aviation design. I’m still smarting from Ryanair’s idea to remove toilets from planes and its Skyrider concept, a “standing seat” from the pits of hell.  It’s baaaaaack! The AvioInteriors Skyrider saddle seat is returning to #AIX18 after its controversial reception. Will the fact that 28” is normal on low-cost carriers mean that a 23” squat for a (very) short flight seems more #PaxEx…

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Stephen Curry’s former coach says AI can help train the next generation of NBA champions

Jun28
by on June 28, 2022 at 8:30 pm
Posted In: Insider


Steph Curry is currently celebrating another NBA championship — just 10 years after the star feared he’d never play again. Curry’s early years at the Golden State Warriors were plagued by chronic ankle injuries. In 2013, the team’s new performance director, Keke Lyles, proposed a new explanation for the problem. Lyles believed Curry was overly reliant on his ankles for speed. The coach devised a training program that transferred power generation to the marksman’s hips.  “He would overload his lower legs a lot more than what he needed to,” Lyles told TNW. “It’s not that he wasn’t able to use…

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