XPeng Robotics, an affiliate of XPeng Inc., has announced an agreement to receive over $100 million in Series A capital funding, led by a group of longtime investors. The fresh financing will enable XPeng Robotics to further its R&D in robotic hardware and software and talent acquisition while accelerating product development. XPeng expects to have its dog-like robots in people’s homes…
Eleven US East Coast states have already committed to procuring nearly 40 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power. But increasingly powerful Atlantic hurricanes will be a threat to those future offshore wind farms. A team of scientists investigated how to make offshore wind…
Electric tractor developer Solectrac has announced a partnership with Nolan Manufacturing to bolster its electric traction production to meet increasing demand from customers. The partnership includes a 10,000-square-foot facility in North Carolina to support Solectrac’s…
Canon has announced that the PowerShot PICK, the active tracking PTZ camera originally launched in Japan, is coming to the United States. The portable camera offers a hands-free solution for capturing candid photos and videos automatically.
The PowerShot PICK is built around face-detecting and tracking technology that allows it to follow and automatically capture events based on what it…
Canon has announced two new lenses for the RF mount: the RF24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM and RF15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. Both pieces of glass are compact, lightweight, and wide-angle.
Both lenses, designed for EOS R, are “ideal for entry-level and photography enthusiasts…
NASA has shared all five of the first full-color photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope which demonstrate the full power of its imaging capability and officially kicks off its mission to unfold the infrared universe.
The five targets were shared late…
Nikon is Exiting the DSLR Market: Report
July 12, 2022
Nikon will withdraw its business from the DSLR market and focus its resources on mirrorless cameras, according to a report from Nikkei Asia.
If true, the end of Nikon DSLR has come earlier than expected after it was previously reported that its F-mount cameras wouldn’t be abandoned until 2025. But Nikkei Asia says that Nikon has been “losing out” to smartphones, which increasingly…
Comparing Webb’s First Photos to What Hubble Saw
July 12, 2022
NASA has finally published the first colorized, full-resolution photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and the detail and resolution of the images is incredible, especially when compared to the images of these same cosmic objects captured by Hubble.
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Nothing has announced its debut smartphone — the Nothing Phone 1 — which boasts a novel “glyph” interface and two 50-megapixel cameras.
The Nothing Phone 1 is only the company’s second product and it has a modest starting price of £399 ($475). The reason the…
Canon has announced a pair of RF mount lenses: the RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM and the RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. These optically-stabilized wide-angle lenses are designed for Canon’s entire full-frame and APS-C RF mount camera systems and are set for a late August launch, with pre-orders starting today at participating retailers.
RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM
The RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM…
