Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2024

BASF, a German chemical manufacturer, has a somewhat similar corporate history and logo design to fellow thick-Helvetica enthusiast 3M. One strange element of the Tartan track story is the fact that the original formulation used mercury, making it much more dangerous than it needed to be. based on Pfluemer’s magnetic-tape invention.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

ElliQ ] Tech Panel: The progression of robotics since Shakey the robot has been remarkable. DARPA ] Tech Panel: In 2004, DARPA launched interest in self-driving vehicles with a Grand Challenge. Riding on the success of MOLA, the Goddard team develops new lidar instruments for Earth, the Moon and Mercury. CMU RI ]

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

Eventually the linings [of devices] break, and when they're rained upon, the very toxic materials [they contain] — mercury, lead, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium — come out. or hold corporate data for ransom. Sadly, it could also be sent to a country where they don't have the right tools or expertise to dismantle old electronics.

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