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Jul 14, 2024

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Bismuth Metal

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Bismuth being used this way can lead to flying cars or spacecraft face_with_colon_three


The nuclear magnetic resonance in bismuth metal powder has been observed from 9 to 19 Mc/sec at 4.2\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}K. The isotropic and anisotropic Knight shifts and the quadrupole coupling constant have been determined as (−1.25\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}.30)%, (−0.3\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.3)%, and 2.10\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}.05 Mc/sec, respectively. The intrinsic linewidth was found to be 130\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}20 kc/sec. A technique is developed to take into consideration the broadening of the observed lines due to the combined effects of the magnetic dipolar broadening and the width due to the quadrupolar splitting of each line.

Jul 14, 2024

Breakthrough hypersonic dual-mode ramjet offers 3x increase in airflow

Posted by in categories: innovation, transportation

A Cincinnati-based aerospace company has successfully represented a new, cutting-edge hypersonic dual-mode ramjet. The engine could enable high-speed flight and longer range across numerous multi-mission aircraft.

GE Aerospace took 11 months to develop the ramjet, which could increase in airflow compared to previously flight-tested hypersonic technology demonstrators.

“The rapid progression from design to testing underscores our commitment to driving innovation in hypersonic technologies,” said Amy Gowder, president and CEO of Defense & Systems at GE Aerospace.

Jul 12, 2024

Xpeng is set to follow Tesla in this massive self-driving strategy

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Xpeng looks to be following in Tesla’s footsteps for its upcoming vehicle release.

Jul 12, 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterates single FSD stack update for V12.5.x

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Musk seemed to acknowledge the issue, though he also hinted at upcoming improvements to FSD’s highway performance. “12.5.x will finally combine the city and highway software stacks,” Musk wrote.

This is not the first time that Elon Musk mentioned a single FSD stack for both inner city and highway driving. Back in May, Musk estimated that FSD V12.5 should be out in late June, and the update should see some notable improvements.

Jul 11, 2024

Tesla Robotaxi unveiling event pushed back from August: report

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CEO Elon Musk teased it in April for the first time, and it was set to bring unprecedented momentum to the company’s years of development of Full Self-Driving and fully autonomous driving technologies.

However, Tesla is not quite ready to roll out the Robotaxi prototypes.

First reported by Bloomberg, Tesla is said to need more time to build the first units of the Robotaxi. Because it is built upon the automaker’s next-generation platform, which is to blame for the company’s lack of growth in 2024, more development is needed.

Jul 10, 2024

‘Set it and forget it’: automated lab uses AI and robotics to improve proteins

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A self-driving lab system spent half a year engineering enzymes to work at higher temperatures.

Jul 10, 2024

Micromachines steered by microorganisms

Posted by in categories: engineering, transportation

Researchers have created tiny, vehiclelike structures which can be maneuvered by microscopic algae. The algae are caught in baskets attached to the micromachines, which have been carefully designed to allow them enough room to continue swimming. Two types of vehicles were created: the “rotator,” which spins like a wheel, and the “scooter,” which was intended to move in a forward direction but in tests moved more surprisingly.

The research has been published in Small (“Harnessing the Propulsive Force of Microalgae with Microtrap to Drive Micromachines”).

The team is planning to try different and more complex designs for their next vehicles. In the future, these mini algae teams could be applied to assist with micro-level environmental engineering and research.

Jul 9, 2024

Mini “Chariots” Steered by Algae Could Assist Environmental Research

Posted by in categories: energy, engineering, transportation

Researchers have created tiny, vehiclelike structures which can be maneuvered by microscopic algae. The algae are caught in baskets attached to the micromachines, which have been carefully designed to allow them enough room to continue swimming. Two types of vehicles were created: the “rotator,” which spins like a wheel, and the “scooter,” which was intended to move in a forward direction but in tests moved more surprisingly. The team is planning to try different and more complex designs for their next vehicles. In the future, these mini algae teams could be applied to assist with micro-level environmental engineering and research.

You’ve likely heard of horsepower, but how about algae power? Like a sled drawn by a team of dogs or a plough pulled by oxen, researchers have created microscopic machines which can be moved by lively, tiny, single-celled green algae.

“We were inspired to try and harness Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a very common algae found all over the world, after being impressed by its swift and unrestricted swimming capabilities,” said Naoto Shimizu, a student from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo (at the time of the study), who initiated the project. “We’ve now shown that these algae can be trapped without impairing their mobility, offering a new option for propelling micromachines which could be used for engineering or research purposes.”

Jul 8, 2024

Researchers Develop World’s First Anode-Free Sodium Solid-State Battery

Posted by in categories: chemistry, engineering, sustainability, transportation

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.

With this research, the LESC – a collaboration between the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the University of California San Diego’s Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering – has brought the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

“Although there have been previous sodium, solid-state, and anode-free batteries, no one has been able to successfully combine these three ideas until now,” said UC San Diego PhD candidate Grayson Deysher, first author of a new paper outlining the team’s work.

Jul 8, 2024

Disruption of Transportation Past, Present & Future with Tony Seba

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

Tesla’s autopilot technology and the increasing affordability of electric vehicles are set to revolutionize the transportation industry, making transportation as a service cheaper and safer, and leading to a significant drop in oil demand and potential geopolitical implications Questions to inspire discussion How safe.

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