Tesla stays ahead of the pack with new European plant

A lithium-ion upgrade for your car, but not the one you’re expecting

Enlarge / The Antigravity battery in place, with the Bluetooth monitor dongle. (credit: Bradley Iger) From iPhones to Teslas, lithium-ion battery technology is ubiquitous in today’s world. It’s the chemistry of choice for a wide range of applications due to its high charge density relative to its mass, which in turn yields things like high-end […]

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog gets an arm attachment, self-charging capabilities

Boston Dynamics’ “Spot” robot is getting some upgrades. The robot dog officially went on sale to the public last year for a cool $74,500. For the first time in the company’s 29-year history, Boston Dynamics actually started selling robots to the general public, and it’s pretty incredible that you can actually just head to the […]

Why kids matter in the quest to stamp out COVID-19

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last December, when Caleb Chung, a 12-year-old in Durham, North Carolina, first heard from his dad that he might be eligible for a local clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, his reaction was a little muted. He was “interested,” he tells me over Zoom. Not excited, exactly, not jumping for joy […]