During its fourth-quarter earnings announcement, Tesla unveiled the long-rumored refresh for its Model S sedan. CNET reports: On the outside, the Model S has a new front bumper with slightly different intakes, a tweaked rear diffuser and new 19- and 21-inch wheel designs. All of the exterior trim is now finished in black to match the Model Y, but the paint…
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After 19 Years, the ISS Receives Its Very Last NASA Science Rack
“One of the longer chapters of the International Space Station has come to a close,” writes Engadget. “NASA has sent the last of its 11 ExPRESS (Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station) science racks to the orbiting facility, 19 years after sending the first two.”
They don’t look like much, but they provide the power, storage, climate control and…
Germany Scorned Air Conditioning — Then Came the Heat Wave
Germans have always looked down on America’s fondness for artificially chilled air as wasteful, unnatural and wimpy. Rather than install climate control in buildings and subways, schools and offices will simply close if it gets too hot. Now, the increasing frequency of triple-digit highs have forced a national reckoning. From a report: Germany’s Trade Association for Air Conditioning said that last…