A slew of new tank designs are emerging from European drawing boards. Many are alternatives to the pan-European tank envisioned by France and Germany. It faces domestic pressure to favor national projects that benefit a nation’s workforce. For years, the European tank market was fairly stable. Germany’s Leopard 2 was the most common model in European […]
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China’s expanding next-generation icebreaker fleet welcomes Jidi, its newest member
China’s fourth polar research icebreaker was delivered to the Ministry of Natural Resources in Guangzhou’s Nansha district on Monday and was expected to be dispatched for research resupply missions later this year. “Jidi”, which translates to “polar region”, is the latest addition to China’s next generation of icebreakers, alongside Xuelong 1 and Xuelong 2, which […]
Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays
The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites need materials that can withstand these conditions. In a paper published in January 2024, my team of materials researchers demonstrated that a next-generation semiconductor material called metal-halide perovskite can actually recover and heal itself from radiation damage. Metal-halide perovskites are […]
Nvidia says its next-generation AI chip platform to be rolled out in 2026
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Sunday that the company’s next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chip platform was called Rubin and would be rolled out in 2026. The Rubin family of chips will include new graphics (GPU) and central processors (CPU) as well as networking chips, Huang said at National Taiwan University in […]
Intel next-generation Lunar Lake CPUs launching in Q3, Arrow Lake in Q4 — mobile chips claimed to be 1.4x faster than Qualcomm’s X Elite processors
Intel fired yet another salvo in the AI PC war today with claims that its Lunar Lake chips, which are on track for launch in Q3 2024, deliver 1.4x more AI performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips that Microsoft showed off today. Intel also claims incredible gains in battery life and power efficiency, […]
Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Giulio Piovaccari AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Tesla has backed away from an ambitious plan for innovations in gigacasting, its pioneering manufacturing process, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retrenching amid falling sales and rising competition. Tesla has been a leader in […]
Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Giulio Piovaccari AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Tesla has backed away from an ambitious plan for innovations in gigacasting, its pioneering manufacturing process, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retrenching amid falling sales and rising competition. Tesla has been a leader in […]
Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. Japan’s legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America’s Tesla and China’s BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector. But Nissan, like […]
Offshore energy firm deploys ‘next-generation’ multi-functional workboat to build more wind turbines: ‘That behemoth looks awesome’
Danish offshore energy firm Maersk Supply Service is deploying a new type of vessel that it is calling the “next-generation Wind Installation Vessel” to help build more wind turbines at sea, as the company posted on Instagram and has been reported in detail by CleanTechnica. The Wind Installation Vessel will be hauled out to wind […]
Japan successfully launches next-generation H3 rocket after failure last year
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan successfully launched its new H3 flagship rocket on Saturday, putting its space programme back on track after multiple setbacks including the failure of the rocket’s inaugural flight last year. The launch also marks a second straight win for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) after its lunar lander, SLIM, […]
Watch next-generation lightweight spacesuit tested on Zero-G flight (photos, video)
A new International Space Station spacesuit design now has several minutes of microgravity testing under its belt. Collins Aerospace put a new spacesuit for International Space Station spacewalks through its paces on 40 parabolic flights with Zero G concluding this month, the company said in a statement Wednesday (Jan. 31). “Throughout a series of entry […]
China unveils new images of its next-generation aircraft carrier
(Corrects to remove extraneous word “in” in second to last paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state media unveiled new images of China’s most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft from its deck. First shown to the public in June 2022, the Fujian was entirely designed […]