Earth’s weather is suffused with electricity. When particles of ice and hail collide in our atmosphere, they become charged and build up, finally unleashing giant electric sparks in the form of lightning. These are impossible to miss, but even tiny … Read more
The electric shock gloves making headlines after Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it was planning to outfit its agents with the technology have already been used in Nebraska for years. Last May, the Omaha Police Department submitted a request to … Read more
What is the RAC doing to help drivers make the switch to electric? The RAC is leading the way when it comes to supporting drivers in the switch to electric vehicles. An ever-increasing number of our patrol vans have built-in … Read more
This is the beginning of a series of posts about robot actuation. The intent here is not to prescribe some specific architecture or solution, but to talk about the fundamentals, with as little bias as I can manage. Hopefully you … Read more
UK-based YASA has just built a tiny electric motor that makes Tesla motors look like slackers, and this invention could potentially reshape the future of EVs. The company has unveiled a new prototype that’s breaking records for power and performance … Read more
It’s always the battery in my mobile phone that gives up on me first. After just a few years, it can barely make it through the day without getting another charge. Most electric cars have the same types of batteries … Read more
We were walking to watch the sunset when a dog started barking at us from a porch. From inside, a voice called out: “Don’t worry, he won’t leave the porch. The electric fence hasn’t worked in years, but he still … Read more
“It’s not just the tailpipe y’all,” joked one Electrek commenter, alluding to the black discolorations on alloy wheels visible proof of a less infamous city pollutant: brake dust. For decades, exhaust emissions have been the focus of city-air cleaning initiatives, … Read more
tldr: There’s a lot of bullshit going on right now about Lithium propulsion boats and planes, don’t trust the energy return on investment or viability of its profitability…it’s fundamentally a net negative energy return on investment. Elon lies through his … Read more
24 Feb 2025 4 min read Paihau-Robinson Research Institute’s applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster uses a bagel-shaped magnet to accelerate ions to very high speeds. Randy Pollock Nestled at the foot of a steep, forested hill, 16 kilometers outside Wellington, New Zealand, … Read more