There are plenty of radios you can buy that pick up MW and SW bands if that’s what you’re into. Or, you can follow [mircemk]’s example, and whip one up yourself instead. The build employs an ESP32 as ...

The birth of a new General Motors Co. car still begins with a sketch. But after that, the Detroit automaker is leaning into artificial intelligence to supercharge development. What once took months of ...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s GM’s motto when it comes to its parts sharing strategy found across its portfolio, with many of its various nameplates sharing platforms, engines, and other ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. General Motors is pushing artificial intelligence into a part of the car business that has ...

BMW says its sixth-generation electrical architecture was developed from a blank slate, allowing it to evaluate all available options. This resulted in scrapping the previous battery pack’s densely ...

Horse Powertrain has revealed a new hybrid motor that uses ultra-thin amorphous steel to reach a claimed 98.2% efficiency and slightly reduce overall fuel consumption. The Amorphous Motor achieves ...

Pretty much every project I've done just lately has required me to test out some servos and experiment with their positions before they go into the assembly. I usually make a quick servo tester on a ...

Filing taxes is a pain. Here’s how H&R Block DIY and Assisted performed against other services I tested. I've been through the wringer with my taxes the past couple of years. Last year, I was a ...

Making a servo tester using an Attiny85 micro chip, Attiny45 also works for this project. This diy servo tester is as good as any other servo tester, the difference is that it can be programmed to do ...

The long, squiggly lines that the humans cling to, one-handed, suggest a structure woven together of grass and vine, a far cry from the rigid, portable variety we’ve come to improve and rely on ...

TL;DR: Automakers on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to redesign electric powertrains to use fewer rare-earth elements after repeated supply shocks from China. Instead of relying on permanent ...

I'd be willing to bet that more German cars are made in the Deep South than many of their drivers even realize. For decades now, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have made strong use of American labor, turning ...