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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide

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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Hybrids and electrics need maintenance, too Electric and hybrid vehicles are not just a trend; they’re the future of automotive technology. It pays to know how to make some changes and repairs.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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From video doorbells to robot vacuums, automated lighting, and voice assistants, smart home technology has invaded consumers’ homes and shows no sign of disappearing anytime soon. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. A light human health sensor would be no use to biologists trying to keep a tracker on a bison for the rest of its life. Solar won’t work for nocturnal animals or creatures in low-light environments.

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Tesla Autopilot’s emergency vehicle response feature is addressing a deadly problem no one wants to talk about

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The premise of the SDMO law is simple: Upon noticing an emergency vehicle’s sirens or flashing lights on the side of the road, drivers are required to move away from the emergency vehicle by going into the next lane. A DIY Solution. If that is not possible, drivers must slow down to reduce the chances of an accident happening.

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Security With a Spectrometer

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My editor at IEEE Spectrum is convinced that in the future smartphones will have spectrometers to probe the world around them [True-Ed.]. As a bit of background, this spectrometer measures largely visible wavelengths of light and some in the infrared. It would also have to be something I’d consistently have on my person.

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Electric Cars are the way of the Future

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Does anyone remember natural gas lighting in houses? I believe the current paradigm of personal transportation is much like this. How about oil? They were once a big hit, just like our oil-based engines in our cars are today. They went away for one simple reason.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

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Back To the Future Success Story. Regardless who buys it, the Maverick is a success already for Ford and is a key piece in the company’s future. On the base XL there is no power in the bed, but stepping-up to the XLT and Lariat means there will be the opportunity to power generators, lights and other equipment from back there.

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