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US Battery Storage Smashes Deployment Records In Q4 2023

WASHINGTON DC - The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter. The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “US Energy Storage Monitor” report. For

By |2024-03-24T15:43:54-04:00March 24th, 2024|Industry 4.0|

GM: With Production Hell Now Over Plans To Build 20X More Ultium EVs In 2024

DETROIT - General Motors looks to get back on track this year as executives believe EV “production hell” is behind it. After missing EV sales targets for the past two years, will 2024 be the year of execution, as GM says it will? After delivering 75,883 EVs last year, GM (again) missed its target of selling

By |2024-03-24T15:43:55-04:00March 24th, 2024|Uncategorized|

LungVax Could Help Body Kill Cancer Cells And Stop Lung Cancer

OXFORD, UK - Scientists from the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have used technology similar to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to create the "LungVax," a vaccine which activates the immune system to kill cancer cells and stop lung cancer. The team has been granted up to $2 million in

By |2024-03-24T15:43:56-04:00March 24th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Pfizer To Build Cancer R&D Center In California, Rather Than Kalamazoo

SAN DIEGO, CA — Pfizer has announced it will soon expand its footprint into a 230,000 square-foot life science campus in San Diego to conduct cancer research. Pfizer Oncology announced last week it has signed a 15-year lease with Breakthrough Properties, a leading global life sciences real estate developer to move into a 10-acre Torrey

By |2024-03-24T15:43:56-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Stellantis To Fire 400 White-Collar Workers To Remain Competitive In EV Market

OAK PARK - A mechanical engineer knew something was wrong when the rumor mill at work began to spin: layoffs were incoming.  They had begun to trickle into the office a couple of weeks ago. Then, around 8 p.m. on Thursday, about 400 workers at Stellantis got an email telling them not to come into the office on

By |2024-03-24T13:19:57-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, News|

US Government Softens Emission Rules Amid Slower EV Growth

WASHINGTON DC -  The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have jointly unveiled modifications to the existing framework governing vehicle emissions and fuel economy. The DOE has relaxed the initially proposed drastic reduction in EV mileage ratings, a move that now allows automakers more leeway to produce gas-powered vehicles while still meeting the

By |2024-03-24T13:19:58-04:00March 24th, 2024|Auto Tech, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Japanese Electric Pickup Takes Aim At Ford’s F-150 Lightning

TOKYO - A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV

By |2024-03-24T13:19:59-04:00March 24th, 2024|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Another Reason To Take Viagra: May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new study provides more evidence that sildenafil (Viagra) which is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) may help protect against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The large real-world analysis of patient data from two databases showed a 30%-54% reduced prevalence in AD among patients who took sildenafil (Viagra) than those who did not, after adjusting for potential

By |2024-03-24T13:19:59-04:00March 24th, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Death Ray Has Arrived: $13 A Shot Laser Weapon To Disrupt Defense Industry

WASHINGTON DC - Western missile defense capabilities are powerful but can be expensive to maintain against continued enemy fire. For example, the Standard Missle-2, which the U.S. Navy uses for air defense, costs over $2 million every time it's fired. In battlefields like the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, where Houthi rebels have put

By |2024-03-22T14:52:45-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Industry 4.0|

UFO Recorded Flying Over Las Vegas And Spirit Mountain

LAS VEGAS - A UFO was "spotted" over Las Vegas and Spirit Mountain on March 12 with paranormal investigator and author Joshua P. Warren capturing this footage. Warren, who also hosts the Strange Things podcast, used a high-speed camera, filming 1000 frames per second, to film the event that supposedly shows an unidentified flying object.

By |2024-03-22T12:26:48-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Guest Columns|