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A Billionaire Ordered a 114-Meter Superyacht Built Entirely Around Hydrogen Fuel Cells. It Just Set Sail on Diesel, Because Even at Nine Figures the Fuel Cells Still Aren't Ready to Install
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (186+ words) CEO Peter L'rssen called Nausica" one of the yachts that "leave an indelible mark on our history." Coming from a 150-year-old shipbuilder with hundreds of hulls behind it, that's not throwaway PR " but the mark, for now, is the design…...
Twenty-Five Years Ago an MIT Professor Used Hardware-Store Glass-Etching Cream to Frost His Bathroom Windows. The Same Chemical Just Halved the Cost of Getting Lithium From Rock " the Reason China Controls Refining
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (556+ words) The MIT spinout commercializing it is called Rock Zero, and it has already designed a pilot plant. The team also came to spodumene sideways. That same etching-cream chemistry is useful for making the highly reactive silica that goes into low-carbon…...
Hydrogen Cars Didn't Stall Because of the Engine " They Stalled Because Moving the Fuel Is Brutally Expensive. Stanford and Seoul National Just Cut That Cost's Platinum by 90%
21+ hour, 50+ min ago (130+ words) Their result, published in Science on May 29, is a platinum catalyst that releases hydrogen from a liquid carrier using one-tenth the platinum of today's commercial versions " while lasting longer and producing more hydrogen, not less. And the reason it works…...
For Decades the Royal Air Force Ran Its Bases on Diesel Generators. It Just Signed a Contract to Replace Them With Transportable Hydrogen Microgrids That Charge Electric Cars Anywhere, Off the Grid
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (442+ words) Military bases needing reliable power is hardly a new concern. Diesel generators have been the default backstop on RAF runways and Army garrisons for decades, humming away whenever the grid hiccups or a deployment sets up shop somewhere with no…...
Tesla Says Its Full Self-Driving Is Ten Times Safer Than a Human Driver. The People Who Train It Just Admitted They Wouldn't Get in a Robotaxi 'Even If You Paid Me"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (145+ words) Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally admitted that Full Self-Driving mode is not anywhere near what he claimed it was capable of, but that hasn't stopped him or the automaker from making dangerous claims about FSD's abilities and safety. It's concerning…...
A Chinese Lab Just Claimed a Lithium-Metal Battery With Double the Energy Density and a 3-Minute Charge. If the Numbers Hold, the Lithium-Ion Era Is Over
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (227+ words) For context on where the industry is heading commercially, Interesting Engineering notes that multiple developers in China aim to bring commercial solid-state systems to market at roughly 400-500 Wh/kg sometime in 2026 or 2027. So the lab number lines up with where…...
Rivian's $45, 000 Tesla Model Y Killer Finally Has a Launch Date. But the Only Version You Can Buy on June 9th Costs a Lot More " and the Affordable One Is Still Two Years Away
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (348+ words) Rivian has finally announced the official release date for the first R2 vehicles. Invitations are about to go out, and you can try to snag one. On June 9th, R2s will be available at these places so you can book a test drive....
A Lamborghini Can't Sound Like a Lamborghini Without an Engine. That's the Whole Reason It Killed Its Electric Supercar " and the Reason Ferrari's Just Flopped
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (185+ words) The Ferrari Luce's disastrous reveal has Lamborghini breathing a sigh of relief. After the backlash Ferrari received for the ugly Luce, Winkelmann told CNBC that delaying the undesired Lamzador was "the right way to go." He explained: "By observing the…...
An Australian Mining Company With a Lithium Project in Ontario Just Matched a Battery Chemistry Toyota and Samsung Spent Years On " Without the Toxic Gas
2+ day, 41+ min ago (402+ words) The company is careful to flag this is early-stage lab work, not a commercial product. But the numbers are notable enough that it's worth understanding what they actually mean, and why a tiny critical minerals explorer is suddenly publishing battery…...
Georgia Paved a Lane With Solar Panels and It Powers a Single EV Charger. Oregon Put the Same Panels Beside the Road and Makes a Hundred Times More. France Just Dug Up Its Version Entirely
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (80+ words) Did we nail it or blow it? Olivia Richman " May 1, 2026 Luis Reyes " May 18, 2026 Luis Reyes " May 27, 2026 Olivia Richman " May 2, 2026 Olivia Richman " May 16, 2026 Dave Mc Quilling " May 9, 2026 Olivia Richman " May 28, 2026 Luis Reyes " May 28, 2026 Dave Mc Quilling " May 27, 2026 Autonotion is the English-language…...