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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. Nor was 3M the first company to popularize magnetic media— that was Ampex , which commercialized the tape recorder in the late 1940s.

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IKEA US plans to sell solar panels starting Fall 2022

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With the initiative, members of the IKEA Family customers loyalty program have the opportunity to purchase home solar solutions through IKEA’s retail stores. The move would make solar solutions more accessible to homeowners since IKEA is a popular store for their house needs. billion in 2020, reported Grand View Research.

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The Battery Revolution Is Just Getting Started

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Not only will batteries be needed for our phones, laptops, power tools, cars, ships, and planes, but also to store energy from renewable sources. He also said that the same sort of performance increase would not happen for devices that needed to store energy. Within each of those cells is a chemical paste that stores the charges.

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Toyota Rumored to Debut Performance Automatic Transmission for GR Models Next Month

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This may just be more publicized speculation from Japan’s Magazine X. Our guess is that they will be similar to the 8-speed automatic transmissions the company is already fielding on mainstream models. That said, we still like the sentiment and are eager to see what the company has in store.

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Tesla patent outlines system to actively monitor improper seatbelt use

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One such example was demonstrated by Consumer Reports recently when the magazine decided to show exactly how drivers could trick Tesla’s Autopilot driver-monitoring systems. . Credit: US Patent Office. Tesla acknowledged the issue of drivers not wearing their seatbelts properly in the patent’s background. .

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MAN CEO: “impossible” for hydrogen to compete with BEVs

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But one place you won’t hear that argument is the c-suite at MAN Truck & Bus, where MAN CEO, Alexander Vlaskamp claims that his company doesn’t see hydrogen as a viable fuel for transportation. The MAN, himself MAN CEO, Alexander Vlaskamp; via Expansión. Today you cannot buy hydrogen for less than 13 or 14 euros,” he says.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

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On the official Tesla website, his last blog post was on August 24, 2018, when he explained his decision to keep Tesla a publicly-traded company. The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. Believing in Technology for a Better Future.

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