December brings some spectacular targets for astrophotographers, chief among them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Andromeda Galaxy, which ride high on crisp winter nights. It’s also a great month to photograph the full Cold Moon, watch the moon sweep past brilliant Jupiter – acting as a bright Christmas Star — and image the prolific Geminid meteor shower in dark winter…
YASA has put its record-setting axial flux motor into an in-wheel powertrain boasting 1,000 bhp... per wheel
December 3, 2025
Less than two months after smashing its own (unofficial) record in power density with its proprietary axial flux motor, YASA has unveiled a real-world application of the technology as an in-wheel motor. The current prototype can deliver up to 1,000 bhp per wheel, paving the…
Chevy Brightdrop finally gets a lease deal worth writing about
December 3, 2025
GM may have decided to pull the plug on the forward-looking Chevy Brightdrop electric van a few months ago, but don’t let that stop you, but don’t let that fool you. Right now might be the best time ever to get your hands on one.
SKIP THE STORY: jump right to the deals…
US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released on November 25 and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign reveal that, during the first nine months of 2025 and for the past year, solar and battery storage have dominated growth among competing energy sources, while fossil fuels and nuclear power have stagnated.
Solar set new records in September
EIA’s latest “Electric Power Monthly”…
The U.S. Marine Corps activated three new companies last month as part of the service’s Force Design 2030 recalibration toward agile logistics across the contested island chains of the Indo-Pacific.
Combat Logistics Battalion 4 officially stood up its Headquarters, Alpha…
Moving between damp basements and muddy dugouts to fend off constant Russian attacks in the nearly 4-year-old war, exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say their motivation is fortified by knowing they’re fighting for higher cause: the defense of their homeland.
But as negotiators…
PARIS — It’s a head-scratcher for European governments: getting their defense industries ready to pump out hundreds of thousands of drones or other pieces of armament in case of possible war, without ending up with warehouses full of obsolete kit.
Europe has yet to resolve the conundrum, said Francois Arbault, the European Commission’s director for defense industry, at the Forum Innovation…
Walmart Onn 4K Plus review: Fast and cheap 4K streaming
December 3, 2025
Walmart has another winner on its hands with the Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device.
For $30, you get a compact streaming box with 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos support. It’s a surprisingly speedy streaming player for the money, with a generous 16GB of storage for apps…
Norton’s new Neo browser brings AI to the search bar, today
December 3, 2025
Editor’s Note: Norton said on Tuesday, Dec. 2, that the Norton Neo browser is available to download and try without a waitlist. The original story, published May 22, 2025, continues.
For years, the URL bar in your browser has done double duty: you can enter a web address…
Anker, a well-known name in the PC peripherals space, has a new approach to docking stations and hubs: combine them.
Anker calls its new dock the Anker Nano Docking Station (13-in-1), and sells it for $149.99 on its website. But you don’t have to be a 1980s nerd to understand how it works. (If you are, think of Soundwave, a boombox Decepticon of Transformers fame, which hid another Decepticon in…
