Iran: Warisheh Moradi writes defiantly from prison, as her case is postponed again
– Warisheh Moradi is an Iranian journalist and women’s rights activist who has been imprisoned since December 2021. – She was detained for her social media posts promoting feminism and women’s rights. Authorities accused her of propaganda against the Islamic Republic and insulting the country’s leaders. – Her case has been repeatedly postponed, with the […]
Cheap manganese powers EV battery to jaw-dropping 820 Wh/Kg, no decay
Researchers in Japan developed a lithium-ion battery that uses manganese in the anode instead of nickel and cobalt which are typically used. Manganese is a more sustainable and cheaper alternative to nickel and cobalt which are expensive and rare materials. Testing showed the manganese-based battery achieved an impressive energy density of 820 watt-hours per kilogram, […]
Thought-to-text chip smaller than Neuralink achieves 91% accuracy
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new brain-machine interface chip called MiBMI that is much smaller than Neuralink’s chip but achieves a high accuracy for converting thought to text. The MiBMI consists of two thin chips measuring just 8mm2 total, much smaller than Neuralink’s 23x8mm chip. It also uses less power. In tests, the MiBMI […]