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Oct 21, 2024

AI-powered Auslan avatar can help Deaf people with train travel

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But when something out of the ordinary happens, the situation can quickly get scary, because most updates are only delivered by audio announcements. A Deaf traveller may miss their train because it was moved to a different platform, or watch as their station whizzes by because the train isn’t stopping there today. They may also remain on a train carriage in an emergency after everyone else has evacuated, and have to be rescued by station staff.

Every single one of these examples has been drawn from the real life experiences of Deaf people in Sydney. But my colleagues and I are working with Sydney Trains and members of the Australian Deaf community to develop an advanced, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered signing avatar which can automatically translate audio announcements into Auslan.

Oct 20, 2024

How Cells Resist the Pressure of the Deep Sea

Posted by in categories: chemistry, transportation

Just as we mimicked birds and fish to model cars and planes, we may gain inspiration for deep dive vehicles.


The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.

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Oct 20, 2024

All electric without batteries: Are flow batteries the future of EVs?

Posted by in categories: chemistry, energy, sustainability, transportation

A flow battery, also known as a reduction-oxidation (Redox) flow battery, is an electrochemical cell that uses two moving liquid electrolytes to generate electricity.


Ion transfer occurs across the cell membrane, accompanied by current flow through an external circuit, while the liquids circulate in their respective spaces. The liquids required are stored in separate tanks until required.

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Oct 18, 2024

Henry Ford’s Plastic Hemp Car

Posted by in categories: innovation, transportation

Henry Ford, the famous American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, was granted a patent for the construction of a plastic car on January 13th, 1942.


Discover the fascinating story of Henry Ford’s Plastic Hemp Car, an innovative vehicle made from hemp and soybean plastic in the 1940s.

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Oct 17, 2024

US develops lightest crack-free alloy that can withstand 2,400°F heat

Posted by in categories: innovation, transportation

ORNL’s breakthrough boosts 3D-printed turbine blades, reducing carbon emissions.


Researchers have made significant efforts to enable additively manufactured turbine blades to better handle extreme temperatures. They have developed and 3D printed the lightest crack-free alloy capable of operating without melting at temperatures above 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Oct 17, 2024

Water-injected hydrogen combustion V6 doubles up power

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Following a concept world premiere in 2022 and a track demo at Le Mans a couple months ago, the Alpine Alpenglow is back, this time serving as a spectacular highlight of the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Alpine has equipped the latest Alpenglow with an all-new “Hy6” twin-turbo V6 engine developed from the ground up to run on hydrogen. The Hy6 doubles the power of the last Alpenglow so the new car not only looks like an extreme track-only supercar, it performs and sounds like one, too.

Alpine originally revealed the Alpenglow at the 2022 Paris Motor Show as a blueprint for its more sustainable sporting future. The concept appeared loosely derived from the extreme styling of the student-crafted A4810 Alpine had shown earlier that year, and came to Paris with the promise of a hydrogen-engine-based drive system of undisclosed size and layout.

The concept continued along as a stunning but mysterious piece of event jewelry right up until this past May, when Alpine officially turned concept car into “rolling laboratory” for a dynamic track debut at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and, a month later, Le Mans. Ahead of those demonstration runs, the French automaker finally threw some tender red meat to the starved gearhead masses, confirming a 340-hp 2.0-liter turbo-four hydrogen combustion engine powering the wheels.

Oct 17, 2024

Eye-mimicking AI car camera detects pedestrians, obstacles 100x faster

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

The hybrid camera system eliminates blind spots and significantly reduces delays in obstacle detection.


Combining event cameras with artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a system that detects obstacles 100 times faster.

Oct 14, 2024

POV: A complete tour of the Tesla Robovan Interior!

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

🗣️ Listen to what Franz said about it!

👀 So many signature Tesla design cues when you take a closer look.

🫶 This is favourite product of WE ROBOT.

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Oct 14, 2024

Japan’s Magnetic Levitation Cars Could Revolutionize The Automotive Industry

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

Japan’s magnetic levitation cars could revolutionize transportation by eliminating engines and batteries for a frictionless future.

Oct 13, 2024

Hemp Batteries Revolutionize Energy Storage

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability, transportation

A recent demonstration by a YouTuber compared the performance of a hemp battery against a lithium-ion battery, and the results were astounding: the hemp battery was eight times more powerful. Tesla’s new million-mile battery, made from lithium-iron phosphate, is designed to last twice as long as conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, even this advanced battery cannot compete with the power and renewability of hemp-based batteries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN32y8McS4s

Implications for the Future

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