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Mar 17, 2022
Katie Baca-Motes — Co-Founder, Scripps Research Digital Trials Ctr — Re-Engineering Clinical Trials
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, economics, engineering, health
Re-engineering clinical trials around participants — katie baca-motes, co-founder, scripps research digital trials center, scripps research.
Katie Baca-Motes, MBA, (https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-medicine/translational-i…aca-motes/) is Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, and Co-Founder of the Scripps Research Digital Trials Center (https://digitaltrials.scripps.edu/).
Mar 17, 2022
How Koenigsegg’s 2.0-Liter No-Camshaft Engine Makes 600 Horsepower
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: energy
Koenigsegg calls the engine the Tiny Friendly Giant, or TFG for short, and it’s an apt name. The TFG is a 2.0-liter twin-turbo three-cylinder that makes 600 horsepower. At 300 horsepower per liter, the TFG’s specific output is far higher than anything ever seen in a road car. Koenigsegg says this is “light-years ahead of any other production three-cylinder today,” and he’s not wrong: The next most powerful triple is the 268-hp engine in the Toyota GR Yaris.
What’s even more unusual is that the TFG doesn’t have a camshaft. Instead, the engine uses technology from Koenigsegg’s sister company, Freevalve, with pneumatic actuators opening and closing each valve independently. I called company founder Christian von Koenigsegg to learn exactly how this unconventional engine works.
The Tiny Friendly Giant was designed specifically for the Gemera. Koenigsegg wanted something compact and lightweight, with big horsepower. Koenigsegg also decided to reverse the setup found in the hybrid Regera, where internal combustion provides the bulk of the total power output. In the Gemera, the majority of the power comes from electric motors, with the Gemera contributing some driving force as well as charging the hybrid drivetrain’s batteries.
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Mar 17, 2022
NASA extends its Ingenuity helicopter mission to scout an ancient delta on Mars
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: space
Mar 17, 2022
Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: materials, sustainability
Mar 17, 2022
An NFT Group Bought a Copy of Dune for $3.04 Million Thinking It’s the Copyright
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: blockchains
Mar 17, 2022
Tesla fires employee who posted YouTube videos of Full Self-Driving accident
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
The ex-Tesla worker was reportedly laid off for sharing play-by-play footage of an FSD slip-up. Always be careful what you post online.
Bernal was fired and lost beta access after video review showed a minor collision.
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Mar 17, 2022
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Scientists Sent the First ‘Landline’ Message
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: computing, quantum physics
Mar 17, 2022
Russia May Have Used an Artificial Intelligence Killer Drone in Ukraine According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Posted by Len Rosen in categories: drones, robotics/AI
A downed drone employing AI raises the question of what the international community needs to do to ban such weapons.
Mar 17, 2022
Tesla Raises Prices Again: It Won’t Be the Last Time
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: sustainability, transportation
For the second time in less than a week, Tesla has raised the price of its vehicles. Only this time, we see a significant hike across the entire lineup. The Model 3, its most affordable EV, cost around $42k at the end of 2021 but now starts at $47,000.
