Elon Musk shared some interesting tweets about Tesla’s AI this weekend, and even a cool idea that would bring innovation to those old traffic lights that take forever to change at 2:00 am even though no one else is around. I think we’ve all been in that situation. Beta 10.12 … [continued]
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has shared some thoughts on Twitter about the current situation with oil and gas and Russia. He said on Friday that we need to increase our oil and gas output immediately while pointing out that extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures. Obviously, this would negatively affect … [continued]
Did Shell Oil Company change its mind about Russia? Well, it’s complicated — at least, according to Shell. When I saw the headline from the Wall Street Journal, especially after writing in another article about how Shell was one of three oil companies cutting ties with Russia, it felt like … [continued]
The Program, Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Will Build on 10 Years of Successful Distributed Wind Energy Innovation The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP). New this year is an opportunity for … [continued]
Electric cars are just like gas cars — until they’re not. In this FAQ series, we’ll explore that 1% of the time that EVs are just different enough to require some explanations.
For decades engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical that is nicknamed “the king of petrochemicals” for its importance in plastics. Now, one hopeful pathway to this petrochemical is nearing reality, via a photosynthetic bacterium that is genetically specialized to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide … [continued]
Starlink is helping Ukraine stay online and Russia isn’t too happy about this. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an important warning on Twitter pointing out that Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system that is still working in some parts of Ukraine. The probability of being targeted, … [continued]
During my lifetime, I have watched as food production has moved further and further away from food consumption. In the 1950s, I helped my grandfather remove caterpillars from his purple sprouting broccoli in his front garden in urban Bingley, Yorkshire, UK. My grandmother also had an allotment where she grew … [continued]
Automobile autonomy is one of the hottest technology topics ever. Let’s consider this ideal while taking a look at Tesla’s Full Self Driving (Beta) package. 150,000 Tesla owners have reportedly paid for Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), and at least 60,000 of them have passed the safety test to get … [continued]
Electric cars are just like gas cars — until they’re not. In this FAQ series, we’ll explore that 1% of the time that EVs are just different enough to require some explanations.
