Singapore scientists from NanoBio Lab (NBL) of A*STAR have developed a novel approach to prepare next-generation lithium-sulfur cathodes, which simplifies the typically time-consuming and complicated process for producing them.
Continue readingKitty Hawk, the electric flight startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, unveiled its third aircraft on Thursday. Heaviside, which is abbreviated to HVSD, is roughly 100 times quieter than a helicopter, and it can travel the 55 miles from San Jose to San Francisco in about 15 minutes, the company says.
Continue readingFarming crops under solar panels, a process called agrivoltaics, can boost food production, water savings, and the efficiency of electricity production, researchers report.
Building resilience in renewable energy and food production is a fundamental challenge in today’s changing world, especially in regions susceptible to heat and drought.
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Agroecology is recognised worldwide as a system that enhances fertile landscapes, increases yields, restores soil health and biodiversity, promotes climate resilience and improves farmers’ well-being. Its practices are supported by many agricultural scientists, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, farmers’ groups and several NGOs. It is therefore surprising that the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, based on a brainstorming session that included industry representatives, sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). ZBNF, developed and publicised by agro-scientist Subhash Palekar, has been adopted by Andhra Pradesh.
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The annual event of 100 cc vintage petrol bikes went underway in Connaught Place on Sunday. Participants came in numbers from all around the city to flaunt their treasured possessions.
The silent city was echoing again with its long-forgotten frenemy ‘petrol engine’ noise. The rally passed through the old iconic petrol pumps, through the oil museum and ended at the city’s famous Moolchand petrol pump National Heritage.
Continue readingRevolt400 is pure magic… MicroMax man Rahul Sharma has proved that he is Harry Potter in real life!
Designed and built in total secrecy and away from the preying eyes in a faraway place in Bengaluru.
Rumors have it that work has already started on the 3rd electric vehicle from the Ather stable. They have even developed early proof of concept version called “Ather3”, also code-named “bird-of-prey”. The actual cost of of the vehicle it is expected to be around Rs 3 Lakhs.
The bike draws inspiration from cruiser bikes like Harley Davidson and Enfield Bullet. According to the “sources” the design has much advanced and Ather has a couple of prototypes already in development.
The bikes due to top secrecy have never left the base.
Whether the rumours are true or false only Ather can tell 😉
