Tesla Getting CATL M3P Batteries for About 15% Lower Cost

CNEVPost says CATL is in the process of developing and validating its M3P batteries with Tesla. Detailed analysis indicates that M3P brings better range that Iron LFP batteries for similar cost and 15% lower cost than nickel batteries. M3P batteries are CATL’s batteries based on a new material system with higher energy density than lithium …

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Los Alamos AI Identifies 29 Times More Types of Malware

Los Alamos National Laboratory is using artificial intelligence to address several critical shortcomings in large-scale malware analysis, making significant advancements in the classification of Microsoft Windows malware and paving the way for enhanced cybersecurity measures. Using their approach, the team set a new world record in classifying malware families. “Artificial intelligence methods developed for cyber-defense …

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SpaceX Talks to FAA About At Least Nine Starship Launches in 2024

launch-licensing process. “They’re looking at a pretty aggressive launch schedule this year,” he said. “They’re looking at, I believe, at least nine launches this year. That’s a lot of launches. If you’re doing modifications and doing them one by one, that’s a lot of work. We’ve been talking to SpaceX constantly around the clock, coming …

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Original South Korean LK99 Superconductor Researchers APS March 4, 2024 Presentation Withdrawn

The original South Korean researchers of the LK99 room temperature and room pressure superconductor appears to have a withdrawn abstract. This could mean the presentation is withdrawn. UPDATE The abstract and talk were restored. There was a fake withdrawal by someone pretending to be lead researcher Hyun-Tak Kim. The abstract of Hyuntak Kim APS march …

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Germany Has Passed Japan for Third Largest World Economy

Official data has reports Japan economy in 2023 was $4.2 trillion in 2023, while Germany’s was $4.5 trillion. The U.S., the world’s largest economy, is expected to grow 5.8% to $26.94 trillion. China’s economy, the world’s second-largest, is forecast to shrink 1.0% to $17.7 trillion. Germany tripled from the 1990s to today. The Japan and …

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