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That 500 wh/kg battery was not solid state iirc. And it had many of the same electrolyte drawbacks as other Li batteries (fire...

It 'may' stick in, but also remember that the new race has gone in ahead of it, so that bore has the new race working against it, and...

You want your driver working like Figure A, pushing on the top of the race, not the bearing surface. The old school trick is use the old...

In 2024 Nordic Nano was seeking 20m funding to build its pilot line. Shortly after donut labs invested in them for an undisclosed amount...

True, but the time and proof of concept that propelled ASMR was done by a small group of people. Only after that scale hit. They had the...

Usually here in the US the "core R&D" is the problem. The old cow giving reliable milk is easier for a slew of bureaucrats to understand...

The super cap idea has been speculated across the industry. If it meets specifications they claim, I suppose the distinction between a...

You never know. Growing up I always wanted a powered skateboard. There were clunky solutions back then with small 2T engines and...

Agreed. Most of the previous solutions I have seen have been mechanical drive systems of some sort or another and that alone adds weight...

From the first time I started thinking about motorcycle engineering I wanted an engine in the wheel hub of both wheels. It is still my...

The deposit is refundable (unless of course they become insolvent, but how could that ever happen?). Here is some more info (.pdf...

I wonder if those Verge/Donut guys have considered using that Donut motor for the front wheel on a motorcycle for all wheel drive. The...

Interesting. Dendritic growth is a subtle problem in many electronic environments. I am more familiar with it in PCBs than batteries but...

Maybe the over hype is real, but even if the charging cycles are 10,000 instead of 100,000, it's still an impressive improvement over...

💯 agree. $100.00 US ok maybe worth the risk. Almost $4k US you better show me pictures of my bike on the production line and when it is...