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We Put 3 Top Radar Detectors to the Test

John RoeCar and Driver From the May 2021 issue of Car and Driver. There’s no good answer when a police officer asks, “Do you know how fast you were going?” Better to make the effort and spend the money upfront to avoid that interaction in the first place, we say. While navigation apps such as […]

E-Commerce Mega-Warehouses, a Smog Source, Face New Pollution Rule

And the industry is surging. Last year, Inland Empire, a region close to the Los-Angeles-Long Beach port where retailers and manufactures offload billions of dollars in goods, added 23 million square feet of new warehouse construction, an area the equivalent of nearly 500 football fields. “Where we live, these warehouses are popping up like Starbucks,” […]

Colonial Pipeline cyberattack shuts down pipeline that supplies 45% of East Coast’s fuel

Colonial Pipeline, which accounts for 45% of the East Coast’s fuel, said it has shut down its operations due to a cyberattack. The attack highlights how ransomware and other cyberattacks are increasingly a threat to real-world infrastructure. The company delivers refined petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, home heating oil and fuel for […]

All Manufacturing and Automation Stories and Videos

Desktop Metal Develops New Additive Manufacturing Process for Volume Production of Sustainable, End-Use Wood Parts Desktop Metal’s new Forust additive manufacturing process upcycles wood waste from the approximately 15 billion trees cut down each year1 into luxurious, high-quality, end-use wood parts that can be used in a variety of industries. How CNC Machining is Impacting […]

EU PVSEC 2021 to be held virtually in September

  EU PVSEC 2021 goes fully virtual. EU PVSEC Industry Summit to be held for the first time this year. An extensive programme and new event features. The 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) will open its virtual doors for the second time in a row from 6 to 10 September […]

The mysteries of the iPhone charging chimes

The other day, a reader asked me why, when fast-charging charging their iPhone, did the phone emit one chime (or buzz, if your iPhone is in silent mode) when using a high-speed Apple charger, but when using a third-party charger, they would sometimes get two chimes. Hmmm. Based on testing that I carried out a […]

All Robotics and Automation Stories and Videos

Accel Robotics Launches Autonomous ‘Valet Market’ Store With Last Step™ Delivery in San Diego Valet Market is a new way for consumers to shop for everyday items. They simply download the app and use their phone to check in to the store. Once inside, shoppers can select desired items and walk out without having to […]