Out of Juice: Tesla and Other EV Drivers Learn Physics as Batteries Die in the Cold

As arctic temperatures descended on the United States during much of the past week, causing the mercury to plummet to temperatures as low as -50° F (-46° C) in parts of the United States, many drivers had trouble starting their automobiles, as is typical in such frigid weather.
The inhospitable weather, however, was a reminder of how EVs are extremely different animals from traditional internal-combustion engine vehicles in ways some EV …

AppleCare Replacement Device Lawsuit: Thousands of iPhone Users Now Receiving Millions from Apple

Apple began to issue a second round of payments relating to what had been a long-running class action lawsuit over its policy in replacing devices, including iPhones, under AppleCare. The company reached a $95 million settlement and began sending out payments in 2022.
However, a second round of payments is now being sent as some recipients of checks from the first round never deposited their checks.
These payments come on the heels …

At Senate Long Covid Hearing, Patients and Researchers Take Center Stage

Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, which as an acronym spells “HELP,” Long Covid patients, the mother of a teenage Long Covid patient, and lawmakers with Long Covid came together on Thursday on one issue that both Republicans and Democrats can agree on: How to advance Long Covid patient care. The hearing, entitled Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care, took place at …

‘Brace for Impact.’ New York City Honors First Responders, Capt. Sullenburger, on 15-Year Anniversary of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’

Today, January 15, 2024, marks the 15th anniversary of what became known as the Miracle on the Hudson and New York City took the opportunity to recognize the crew of the troubled flight as well as rescuers.
US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320 that, after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, struck a flock of Canada Geese northeast of the George Washington Bridge.
With both engines …

Demystifying the Deicing of Aircraft: How It Makes Winter Flying Safer

Today, January 12, is the start of a busy 3-day holiday weekend and a coast-to-coast winter storm has already cancelled over 2,500 flights as of noon EST.
For those lucky enough to depart, whether on time or delayed, there will likely be one additional step after the door is closed and the aircraft pushes back. Indeed, just as a collective sigh of relief can be heard throughout the cabin, the captain makes …

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2024: Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed

This coming Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States.
Dr. King, a Baptist minister and activist, was a leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He is widely recognized for having advanced civil rights through non-violent actions and civil disobedience.  King’s father, Martin Luther King Sr., was an early civil rights leader who survived his son’s death and …

The First Covid Death Was Four Years Ago Today

On January 11, 2020, Chinese state media reported what is considered to have been the known death what we then referred to as an illness caused by the novel virus and now refer to as SARS-CoV2. At the time of this person’s death, the virus had infected merely dozens of people.

As of January 11, 2024, the world had recorded 701.62 million officially reported cases, although the actual number is …