Nicholas Brown has written for LDA, CleanTechnica, Gas2, the Texas Instruments blog, and Green Building Elements. He has a keen interest in science, technology, and the energy industry.
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By Nicholas Brown – Follow me on Twitter. QuickSwap — a decentralized finance product, is a fork of the popular Uniswap decentralized exchange (DEX), except it runs on the Polygon network (formerly Matic Network). Running on a Layer 2 scaling solution like Polygon enables it to achieve low fees and complete trades in a matter…
This guide covers the basics of rust and provides simple, easy rust removal tips to restore rusty old car parts, appliances, and tools.
The Reserve Bank Of Australia (Australia’s central bank) is launching an Ethereum-based Central Bank Digital Currency project as a proof-of-concept to explore the tokenization of a wholesale national currency. The digital currency would be used by wholesale participants to fund, settle, and repay tokenized syndicated loans. Ethereum is one of the first decentralized platforms to…
If you’d like to turn off iCloud on your iPhone or iPad, you can do so with a few clicks in the Settings area. Tap the ‘Settings‘ icon (there is a gear on it) on your app or home screen, then tap ‘iCloud‘ in the sidebar at the left (it is highlighted blue). Next, tap…
SIM swapping is a risk that endangers users of SMS two-factor authentication (SMS 2FA). SMS two-factor authentication is normally used to add a layer of security to your accounts so that you will have to receive a one-time password (OTP) via SMS and enter it while logging in. We’ve reached a point where it is…
There are countless invasive apps collecting sensitive information from you via your phone. If you’re sick of that, there are more privacy-friendly alternatives. Just bear in mind that I can’t guarantee the following apps are private, I am simply using my best judgement to pick the least invasive apps. I always recommend checking the permissions…
California’s governor Gavin Newson signed an executive order to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars in California by 2035. More specifically, 100% of light duty car sales are to be zero emissions vehicles by 2035, and 100% of medium and heavy duty vehicles are to be zero emissions by 2045. This refers to in-state sales.…
The 2020 Volkswagen Arteon has now obtained the status of an IIHS top safety pick, and an improved headlamp design helped it get there. There are 6 ‘crashworthiness’ ratings that must all be ‘Good’ in order for a car to become an IIHS Top Safety Pick. The 2019 Arteon fell short of being a top…
Solid-state battery technology has been merely discussed for many years as a candidate for electric vehicles. However, Mercedes-Benz is now going to deploy it in electric city buses, one of the industries which has been seeing electric vehicle adoption over the past decade. Solid-state batteries have the potential to offer longer lifespans and higher capacity…
Ford engineer Eric Loeffler sat down with Muscle Cars & Trucks for an interview to discuss the upcoming 2021 Ford Bronco. In their discussion, they discuss emissions regulations — a key reason for the decision to omit a V8 engine option for the upcoming Bronco. Emissions reduction targets have been tightening around the world for…
It is now a well-established fact that your location is being tracked by tech companies. However, location tracking is not quite as simple as getting your coordinates from your GPS chip. It can be, but tech companies can do much more than that by tying together many bits and pieces of data that they gather…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced the new 2021 RAM 1500 TRX — their most powerful pickup truck. FCA claims that it is the fastest and most powerful mass-produced truck in the world, thanks to the supercharged 6.2L Hemi engine. FCA calls it ‘the apex predator of the truck world’, and the name TRX appears…