Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD may be about to launch a premium $145k+ EV

August 26, 2022
The Chinese automaking giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) is considering releasing a premium EV line as soon as this year, with prices starting at around $145,000. According to a new report from First Financial, a news outlet in China, BYD is planning to increase the price of its high-end brands to over 1 million yuan (around $145,000). Previously, BYD’s high-end models ranged between 800,000 and…
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Photographer 3D Prints $25 Wide-Angle Macro Lens Using CCTV Camera

August 26, 2022
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock 3D printed a $25 super wide-angle macro lens using glass from a CCTV camera and a 4x microscope. The DIY lens adapter builds on Sherlock’s last project, a 3D printed 4x telescopic macro adapter lens. A wide-angle macro lens allows users to take photos of insects up close but also captures the subject’s surroundings giving a unique perspective…
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Canon patent application shows variable apodization using electrochromic elements

August 26, 2022
A Canon patent application in Japan outlines the technology and optical formulas to achieve Defocus Smoothing using electrochromic elements (EC). With EC elements, a lens with variable apodization is possible. Before looking at the patent literature, it’s worthwhile to look at Canon’s existing Defocus Smoothing technology. In 2019, Canon released the RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS lens. The…
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GamingNews

Prime Gaming adds Assassin’s Creed Origins in September

August 26, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Amazon announced today which games are coming to Luna’s Prime Gaming Channel and what…
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The uses of ethical AI in hiring: Opaque vs. transparent AI

August 26, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. There hasn’t been a revolution quite like this before, one that’s shaken the talent industry so dramatically over the past few years. The pandemic, the Great Resignation, inflation and now talk of looming recessions are changing talent strategies as we know them.  Such…
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