Limestone might not be the only source for Portland cement. Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into lowering that number. Efficiency can be increased, and energy sources can be swapped for cleaner ones, but a stubborn reality…
Publishers would have to offer “independent” play patch or refunds after server shutdowns. A bill focused on maintaining long-term playable access to online games has passed out of the California Assembly’s appropriations committee, setting up a floor vote by the full legislative body. The advancement is a major win…
The automaker marked its first annual loss in more than 70 years. After US government policies wrecked the country’s electric vehicle market, automakers have been scrambling to adapt. The loss of federal clean vehicle tax incentives and funding for charging infrastructure, combined with capricious tariffs, has resulted in a…
The vacuum giveth, the vacuum taketh, but the vacuum doesn’t let you taketh. This week, a company called Casimir Inc. emerged from “stealth mode” to announce that it had raised significant funding from venture capitalists willing to roll the dice on free energy. That’s right: a startup has gotten…
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship is set to launch on its first test flight as soon as Tuesday, May 19. Welcome to Edition 8.41 of the Rocket Report! The stories of the world’s two most powerful rockets are now intertwined. Hardware for NASA’s third Space Launch System rocket is coming together…
A customized mid-motor and Shimano’s new Cues components are a winning combination. Commuter bikes don’t come with the same constraints many other bikes do. Mountain bikes must glide gracefully through all sorts of abusive terrain; road bikes need to mix high performance with enough comfort to let riders stay…
Study suggests “the bias is real but socially constructed, rather than grounded in how women actually sound.” Vocal fry, aka “creaky voice,” is a distinctive drop in pitch, usually at the end of sentences, associated with the speech patterns of young women in particular. Britney Spears is the go-to…
FSR 4.1 running on RDNA3 or RDNA2 GPUs may take a bigger performance hit. When AMD announced version 4 of its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) graphics upscaling technology early last year, it came with strings attached: The improved hardware-backed image quality would be available only on Radeon RX 9000-series…
It’s not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it’s investigating. A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds. The exploit, named YellowKey, was published earlier…
The three-wheel, two-seat EV has been in development since 2006. Among the many advantages the Chinese auto industry appears to have over foreign competitors is its ability to quickly turn a new idea into a car that customers can buy. At the other end of the spectrum, we have…
