The Electric Vehicles Revolution: Breaking News and Key Developments in 2024

2024 has been a pivotal year for the EV industry, marked by significant technological innovations, market growth, and a series of milestones that signal an accelerated shift towards electric mobility. Below, we explore the key developments in the EV space from this year that highlight the ongoing transformation of transportation worldwide.

New Forms of Steel for Stronger, Lighter Cars

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Automakers are tweaking production processes to create a slew of new steels with just the right properties, allowing them to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficient. Such materials can reduce the weight of a vehicle by hundreds of pounds — and every pound of excess weight that is shed saves roughly $3 in fuel costs over the lifetime of the car.

From Silent Dialogues to Vivid Memories – Here’s How the Science of Inner Experience Could Transform Gaming

How could gaming go deeper into inner experience? Here’s one example. Many people report having a silent, internal conversation with themselves for much of the time. Our research has shown that inner speech comes in several different forms and has varied functions in thinking, planning and emotion regulation. But when inner speech is depicted in video games, it tends to lack the qualities and variety.

Electronic Arts Servers Are Reportedly Down

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August 9, 2022 – Users have reported problems of connection and access to Electronic Arts (EA) servers. Apparently, the company is witnessing a serious outage that is causing issues such as loss of connection, failed

Russia Blocks Tor, Accusing It of Enabling Illegal Content

Russia has decided to block the Tor network, accusing it of facilitating the access to illegal content. Tor is short for The Onion Router. It is a free global service aiming to conceal users’ locations and traffic; allowing them to avoid lawful and unlawful monitoring.

Japan to Build Wooden Satellites to Avoid Space Junk

Sumotomo Forestry Wooden Satellites Project

Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese wood processing company, has started developing wooden satellites, in partnership with Kyoto University. The project is proposed as a solution to the space junk problem. Thus, end-of-life wooden satellites would fully burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere without leaving any harmful debris.