https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and U.S. auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs in a major restructuring aimed at generating cash to spend on innovation. https://phys.org/news/2018-11-gm-jobs-response-future.html Business Tue, 27 Nov 2018 02:28:18 EST news462508091 The West-of-England-based FLOURISH driverless car research and development project has today released its mid-project trials report detailing its latest findings and what they mean for the future deployment of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on the UK road network. https://phys.org/news/2018-10-flourish-user-focused-driverless-car-latest.html Hi Tech & Innovation Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:02:06 EDT news459583317 The newest electric car start-up vows it will learn from Tesla's mistakes by echoing Apple's iPhone moves and designing—but not building—its vehicles, with its sights set more on the economy market. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-electric-cars-apple-tesla.html Business Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:40:01 EDT news440346697 Electric car startup Faraday Future said Monday it had signed a lease for a new assembly plant in California and reaffirmed its intention to start deliveries in 2018. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-electric-car-startup-faraday-future.html Energy & Green Tech Mon, 07 Aug 2017 10:49:45 EDT news421321777 Electric car maker Lucid Motors said Tuesday it will build a manufacturing plant in Arizona that will begin production in 2018 as it looks to compete in the fast-growing market for luxury electric vehicles. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-electric-car-factory-arizona-workers.html Energy & Green Tech Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:57:08 EST news399661023 Despite not actually having a car in production, the firm Faraday Future has headline-writers gushing about its "Tesla-killing supercar" – an all-electric car that looks like the Batmobile. https://phys.org/news/2016-01-electric-batmobile-reveals-chinese-supercar.html Business Mon, 11 Jan 2016 08:40:01 EST news371723123 The automotive future according to a new electric car maker looks an awful lot like a Corvette crossed with the Batmobile. https://phys.org/news/2016-01-faraday-reveals-sleek-sporty-concept.html Energy & Green Tech Tue, 05 Jan 2016 03:33:28 EST news371187186 Future cars and trucks will be tested in a virtual environment long before the first vehicle prototype is built. UMIT Research Lab at Umeå University plays a key part when the vehicle manufacturers Scania and Volvo Cars and the simulation companies Algoryx Simulation and Modelon join forces to develop technology for the next generation of vehicle system simulators. https://phys.org/news/2015-02-future-vehicles-virtually-prototype-built.html Engineering Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:20:19 EST news344078408 The Obama administration said Monday it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn each other of potential danger in time to avoid collisions. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-govt-require-cars.html Hi Tech & Innovation Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:09:20 EDT news327582550 Toyota unveiled its ambitions for high-tech health care Tuesday, displaying experimental robots that the auto giant says can lift disabled patients from their hospital beds or help them walk. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-toyota-machines-sick-elderly.html Hi Tech & Innovation Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:08:14 EDT news239342879 (PhysOrg.com) -- By looking to Mother Nature for solutions, researchers have identified a promising new binder material for lithium-ion battery electrodes that not only could boost energy storage, but also eliminate the use of toxic compounds now used to manufacture the components. https://phys.org/news/2011-09-powered-seaweed-polymer-algae-battery.html Polymers Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:01:19 EDT news234708474 The people of Japan may be some of the most energy conscious in the world, and now Panasonic, with the help of eight partner companies, is looking to make them even greener. The project, which would as much re-building as it would be building, aims to turn on of Panasonic's former factory sites into a green smart town. https://phys.org/news/2011-06-panasonic-sustainable-smart-town-japan.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:00:01 EDT news226325217 Deftly using a pair of tweezers, Scott Geib pulls apart the insides of a yellowish, wormlike critter - the larva of a tree-devouring pest called the Asian long-horned beetle. Something in the insect's gut allows it to make short work of wood, but what? https://phys.org/news/2009-03-wood-energy.html Energy & Green Tech Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:38:40 EST news155140600