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Fisker Weighs U.S. Manufacturing After Regulatory Change

The company plans to introduce its vehicles to the American market beginning next year.

U.S. Wins New EV Plant; Eerie Glow in Pacific; Airline Moves Execs to Baggage | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 80

Also on the podcast, lumber made out of recycled plastic, EVs won't qualify for credits, Lordstown to deliver Endurance this year, bioplastics market ramps up and precision ag exposes new threats.

August 15, 2022

Duke researchers have developed a gel-based cartilage substitute to relieve achy knees that’s even stronger and more durable than the real thing. Clinical trials to start next year.

Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing

It can be pressed and pulled with more force than natural cartilage, and it's three times more resistant to wear and tear.

August 12, 2022

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Defense Supplier Settles Over Fake Test Claims

The parts are used on everything from the AH-64 Apache and V22 Osprey to the UH-60 Black Hawk.

August 12, 2022

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 22, 2019. South Korea's president will pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with a year left on his sentence for bribing a president as part of a massive corruption scandal that toppled her government, the justice minister announced Friday, Aug. 12. 2022.

Samsung's Lee, Other Corporate Giants to Get Pardoned

Samsung's leader was convicted for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

August 12, 2022

The Machine Common Sense robot walks across slippery leaf-covered steps using only proprioceptive feedback and no vision system to help it maneuver.

Machines Are Learning Common Sense

It's an effort to prepare robots for real-world scenarios.

August 11, 2022

EV Battery Factory on ‘Life Support’

August 15, 2022

How Top Automakers Made Out in Major EV Order

August 11, 2022

Bezos, Gates Hunting for Buried Treasure to Power EVs

August 11, 2022

Special Ops Plane Started as a Crop Duster

August 10, 2022

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Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

August 4, 2022

BAE Systems to Deliver Advanced Ballistic Missile Seekers

The interceptors engage ballistic missiles and destroy warheads with kinetic force.

August 16, 2022

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Raytheon Claims Second Successful Test for Hypersonic Missile

The latest tests put the companies on track to deliver an operational prototype system to the U.S. Department of Defense.

August 16, 2022

SpaceX Awarding $25,000 for Hacking Starlink

This comes after someone hacked Starlink on a homemade device.

August 16, 2022

Kim M. Smith, leader of the Utah Deaf Hospital Rights movement and president of the Utah Association of the Deaf, brushes her hair away from her hearing aid as she poses for a portrait Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at Alta View Hospital in Sandy, Utah.

Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall in U.S.

The new over-the-counter status won't apply to devices for more severe hearing loss.

August 16, 2022

Polestar Electric Roadster Concept Planned to Enter Production

The hard-top convertible will be built on Polestar’s bonded aluminum platform.

August 16, 2022

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Next U.S. Energy Boom Could Be Wind Power in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. has just two operating offshore wind farms.

August 16, 2022

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Company Charged in Worker Death After Repeated Injuries

It was standard practice to bypass installed safety features.

August 16, 2022

Home Depot store, North Miami, Fla., May 14, 2021.

Home Depot Posts Record Profit, Revenue

Demand remained strong despite soaring prices and mortgage rates.

August 16, 2022

1 Dead, 9 Injured After Autonomous Test Car Veers Into Traffic

It caused a series of collisions involving four vehicles.

August 16, 2022

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Stratasys to Buy Covestro’s Additive Manufacturing Business

The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter of 2023.

August 16, 2022

Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks at a Press Conference on Pfizer and Partners Announce Accord for a Healthier World at the 51st annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and said he is experiencing very mild symptoms. He said Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, that he started taking Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill treatment and is isolating while he recovers.

Pfizer CEO Tests Positive for COVID-19

Scientists say the vaccine still offers solid protection against hospitalization and serious illness.

August 16, 2022

GM Recalls 484K Big SUVs Due to Seat Belt Issues

The company says it’s not aware of any crashes or injuries caused by the problem.

August 16, 2022

This undated image provided by Boom Supersonic shows Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft. American Airlines says it has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. American announced the deal Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 with Boom Supersonic.

American Airlines Places Deposit on 20 Supersonic Planes

It has been nearly 20 years since the last supersonic passenger flight by Concorde.

August 16, 2022

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Frozen Pizza Recalled After Metal Found

The recall affects Home Run Inn-brand sausage pizza.

August 15, 2022