DefenseNews

Citing littoral combat ship failures, Congress pushes the US Navy to get FFG(X) right

December 5, 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy will have to set up a land-based testing site for the engineering plant destined for its new Constellation-class frigate program, according to a provision in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act on President Trump’s desk. The frigate program, lately known as FFG(X), includes a propulsion system that hasn’t been used before in the Navy, which Congressional…
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MobileNews

Apple launches repair program for iPhone 11 display with touch issues

December 5, 2020
Apple today announced a new repair program for iPhone 11. According to the company, some iPhone 11 users may experiencing problems in which the display stops responding to touch. As reported by Apple, a small percentage of iPhone 11 models manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020 were affected by this problem. The company says the issue is related to a failure in the display module, which…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

This new material can store solar energy for months

December 5, 2020
Researchers at the UK’s Lancaster University studied a crystalline material — a solid material with parts such as atoms, molecules, or ions that are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure — and discovered it has properties that allow it to capture solar…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Einride’s next-generation ‘Pod’ promises NVIDIA-powered unmanned electric heavy freight

December 5, 2020
Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin” processor for autonomous driving. Last year, Einride became the first company to make deliveries with a completely driverless heavy truck on public roads with their first-generation T-Pod heavy truck. Their next-generation Pod, available for reservation…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Bird’s new e-scooter invention ensures the brakes always work, even when they don’t

December 5, 2020
Bird announced today the first ever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system for electric scooters. If you’ve ever tried a standing electric scooter, you’ll know they’re not very complicated. You have basically three controls: stop, go and turn. And that first one is arguably the most critical of all. Bird’s new AEB system Bird’s latest technological development is designed to ensure…
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