Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management.

Lidar On A Chip Puts Self-Driving Cars In The Fast Lane

NEW YORK - Today, more than half of new cars are equipped with one or more radar sensors. These sensors are solid state, cost manufacturers less than US $100 each, and are small enough to be inconspicuously placed around the vehicle. They are used for a variety of things, including automatic emergency braking and adaptive

By |2023-09-05T17:51:26-04:00September 5th, 2023|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0|

Chicago UFO Case Could Help Develop Warp Drive Like Star Trek

CHIGAGO - An international think-tank of physicists believes a famous UFO sighting in Chicago may hold clues about 'faster than light' space travel. At about 4:14 PM on November 7, 2006, a ramp employee at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport spotted a metallic, saucer-shaped craft hovering in the sky. The sighting, which lasted for five minutes and was witnessed

By |2023-09-03T15:41:27-04:00September 3rd, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Fast Charging Vs. Slow Charging: Study Reveals Difference In Range Degradation

MIAMI - One of the thoughts that go through the mind of an EV owner has to do with the impact that DC fast charging will have on the vehicle’s high-voltage battery in the long run. In other words, how much will the battery degrade over time if fast charging is used predominantly? A recent

By |2023-08-31T09:08:11-04:00August 30th, 2023|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0|

Revolutionizing Fuel Cells With Enhanced Durability

NEW MEXICO - The Los Alamos National Laboratory introduced a corrosion-resistant fuel cell design featuring a coaxial nanowire electrode. This innovative approach holds promise for heavy-duty trucking, showing impressive durability in stress tests. A groundbreaking fuel cell design offers potential advancements for heavy-duty trucking and various other clean fuel cell applications. A promising, more durable

By |2023-08-31T09:08:42-04:00August 30th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Report: Spheres Found On Pacific Floor Interstellar In Origin

BOSTON - Ever since he first learned about the strange meteor falling to Earth, astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been determined to discover whether it was indeed an extraterrestrial artifact that had crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Now, the professor and theoretical astrophysicist at Harvard University says he and a team of scientists are one step closer to making

By |2023-08-29T17:53:02-04:00August 29th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Former NASA Chief Says UFOs Are Real But Could Be China Using ‘Unfriendly’ Advanced Tech

WASHINGTON DC - China may be behind UFOs thanks to its 'unfriendly' advanced technology, the former head of Nasa’s unidentified flying objects inquiry believes. Dr Thomas Zurbuchen, the space agency's longest-serving administrator, was asked to head up the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena panel in 2022 and has offered his take on the findings. He also suggested that there could

By |2023-08-28T13:36:51-04:00August 28th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

$250 Million Order Placed For Fast, Flying Cars

PERTH, Australia - An Australian flying car maker has received a $250 million order for its vehicles to be sold in American flying car showrooms. Ace VTOL in Perth, Australia, announced the order for its flagship personal eVTOL (electric vertical and takeoff and landing) aircraft from Aeroauto in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Ace aircraft,

By |2023-08-25T09:15:09-04:00August 25th, 2023|Featured, Industry 4.0|

Tesla Debuts New Feature For EV Owners That Maximizes Value Of Home’s System

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla is the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, and among many new improvements to its cars, you can now charge your EV with the Charge on Solar feature using excess energy produced by the Tesla solar panels on your house. These panels can look like a regular roof, but they actually capture and store the sun’s energy, creating a more sustainable

By |2023-08-16T18:57:44-04:00August 16th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

Solar-Powered Reactor Converts CO2 and Plastic Waste Into Sustainable Fuels

CAMBRIDGE, UK - Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the Sun. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable

By |2023-08-16T18:39:26-04:00August 16th, 2023|Industry 4.0|

New Ethanol Fuel Cell Technology Rivals Fossil Fuels and Electric Car Batteries

ORLANDO, FLA - University of Central Florida researchers have achieved new record-setting power density for ethanol fuel cells, helping advance the technology as a competitor to fossil fuels and electric car batteries. Ethanol fuel cells offer cleaner emissions than fossil fuels and no charging times compared to electric vehicle batteries. In recent studies published in

By |2023-08-12T11:07:04-04:00August 12th, 2023|Featured, Industry 4.0|