Scientists transform spinach into a catalyst for batteries that can power anything from electric cars to military equipment Spinach can be used as a cheaper and safer catalyst for batteries that power anything from smartphones to electric cars and military equipment Researchers transformed the vegetable into carbon nanosheets by washing, freezing and grinding it, and then … Read more
Baby’s got blue eyes… and so has everyone else! Indonesian tribe have piercing features due to a genetic fluke Members of a tribe on Buton Island, Indonesia, have Waardenburg Syndrome, affecting pigmentation The syndrome can affect hear loss but also causes an extremely rare electric blue colour in their eyes Korchnoi Pasaribu, from Jakarta, Indonesia, photographed … Read more
Car giant Nissan is taking a ‘leaf’ out of children’s TV favourite Thunderbirds by transforming its all-electric car into an international rescue vehicle to provide humanitarian relief in global disasters. It will take electric power, mobile battery supply and a host of rescue equipment to disaster hotspots where mains power has been cut, says the … Read more
Almost all cars on the road will have to be electric by 2050 if the world is going to meet UN climate change targets, experts claim. Engineers from the University of Toronto created a computer model to estimate how many electric vehicles would be required in a heavily car dependent country. The team focused on … Read more
Big announcements have been made this week about electric cars and the batteries that power them. Tesla’s Battery Day saw ceo Elon Musk promise ‘tabless’ battery in the next three years that will be up to six times more powerful than those currently used in the US firm’s vehicles, while VW said it guarantees that … Read more
Kylie Minogue looks sensational in an electric pink dress as she heads out for dinner… after discussing finding love with ‘supportive’ beau Paul Solomons By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 11:35 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 11:55 BST, 25 September 2020 She is in the midst of a promotional tour for her forthcoming album, … Read more
Rolls-Royce on target to test superfast electric plane: Spirit of Innovation set for first record attempt in early 2021 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 September 2020 Rolls-Royce has insisted it is months away from its first attempt at breaking the 300mph record … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a ‘tabless’ battery at the firm’s live-streamed ‘Battery Day’ that had attendees sitting in their own Tesla watching the billionaire speak on a stage. Musk shared the firm is currently producing the cell, dubbed 4680, at its pilot Fremont gigafactory -making it Tesla’s first in-house battery. Eliminating the tabs allows for … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk will announce a ‘million-mile battery’ at the company’s live-streamed ‘Battery Day’ due later today. The mega battery will power upcoming Tesla electric vehicles, including the heavy-duty Semi truck and the futuristic Cybertruck, for at least one million miles. Million-mile batteries are able to clock up over a million miles over the course … Read more
TV presenter and YouTube star Emily Hartridge is believed to have been the first e-scooter rider to die on a British road. The 35-year-old was killed in a collision with a lorry in July last year. A statement on her Instagram page the day after her death said: ‘We all loved her to bits and … Read more