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Bye bye, cardboard boxes. Riese & Müller's surprising new way to deliver e-bikes

Luxury electric bike company Riese & Müller generally ships its e-bikes the same way every electric bike maker in the world does so: in cardboard bike boxes. But now the company is switching to a new, greener solution. Riese & Müller has just unveiled its new reusable packaging. Constructed of polypropylene and sealed using velcro, the e-bike boxes are designed to be more eco-friendly…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia’s FlexiCubes uses generative AI to create 3D meshes

Nvidia has launched FlexiCubes, a new way to use AI to generate 3D meshes for a wide range of 3D applications. The FlexiCubes can integrate with physics and make it easy to create flexible objects like bagels in 3D models. This innovative approach to mesh generation promises to transform AI pipelines and deliver high-quality meshes across a wide range of applications, Nvidia said. From scene…
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DefenseNews

These soldiers to assess the Army’s new do-it-all device for infantry

Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York will begin assessing the newest version of the Army’s do-it-all heads-up display device on Aug. 18. For a week, the soldiers will take the Integrated Visual Augmentation System version 1.2 through a series of fit and comfort tests, weapons compatibility checks and evaluate its lowlight sensor and run mission…
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US Army working through challenges with laser weapons

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is working through a variety of challenges with directed-energy weapons for air defense, including how to affordably manufacture the high-tech capability and sustain it on the battlefield, according to service officials with knowledge of…
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Rivian R1T spotted with test plates near Hyundai’s South Korean facility

Is an electric truck from Hyundai on the way? A Rivian R1T was spotted with testing plates near Hyundai’s Namyang research and design (R&D) facility in South Korea. Hyundai benchmarking Rivian R1T electric truck? In June, the Hyundai Motor Group released its next-generation EV platform (IMA), designed to host 13 new electric models from the Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands. The IMA…
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