Electric power steering refers to a mechanism that uses electric power to steer the wheels of a vehicle. The most notable difference between electric power steering and hydraulic power steering is the power source. Electric power steering systems are driven by an electric motor. In some cases, electric power steering systems (EPS) use a reversible…
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If you’re shopping in an electronics store for surge protection and see several different surge protectors varying widely in size and price, welcome to the club! There are different types of surge protection and some are more advanced than others. An Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) is a device that keeps line voltage (the voltage at…
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There have been several different types of electric motors in use for decades, and all of them drive mechanisms or something similar. What sets stepper motors apart from brushed DC motors? Brushed DC motors are designed to rotate their shafts continuously and are used in applications where they are not required to make precise movements…
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Ford Motor Company has debuted the electric version of its new F-150 pickup truck. The truck, dubbed the F-150 Lightning is a redesigned battery electric vehicle (BEV) that takes advantage of its electric powertrain and storage in multiple ways. The new F-150 has a front trunk (often called a ‘frunk’), and it can power your…
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Android 12 will enable users of some devices (including Google Pixels) to use their phone to unlock their cars. The technology uses Ultra-wideband radio (UWB) technology and supports Near-field Communication (NFC) so that users can tap their phone on their cars to unlock them. Apple implemented the hardware to support this feature in iPhones and…
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Apple has been leading the pack on user privacy for smartphones and tablets for years, and App Tracking Transparency (ATT) in iOS 14.5 is one of the most prominent examples of that so far. Despite offering a significantly higher security and privacy standard than Android, iOS users would still benefit from having a permissions screen.…
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Users of eufy smart home cameras (eufyCams) have been seeing the camera feeds of strangers, even in other countries. The controls of affected cameras are also accessible. eufyCams allow users to access their camera feeds anywhere in the world over the Internet. This feature (in any brand of camera) obviously poses a privacy and security…
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Block.one, the company that built the EOS.IO blockchain platform is launching a cryptocurrency exchange named Bullish. Bullish will run on the EOS.IO blockchain. The exchange project is backed by prominent investors including Peter Thiel, Mike Novogratz, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard. The $10 billion Bullish EOS exchange will offer market making, lending, and yield-generating portfolio…
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Satellites have limited processing capabilities due to the various technological constraints of operating in space. Space agencies such as NASA have been trying to increase on-board image processing, as opposed to transmitting it to Earth for processing. Having a satellite process its own data on-board is ideal because it won’t be subject to the latency…
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A man rode in the back seat of a Tesla car with no driver in the seat, and was involved in an accident. The driver denies any wrongdoing. The purpose of this article is to explain the difference between full self driving cars and autopilot, and why it is important. Full self-driving cars can drive…
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Gas stations across the United States experienced gasoline shortages due to the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline. The shortages resulted in some gas stations running out of gasoline, while others were packed with long lines of customers waiting to buy gasoline. Unsurprisingly, the shortage prompted gasoline hoarding. It was a ransomware attack. Ransomware typically encrypts the…
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The secretaries of Interior and Commerce have announced the approval of an offshore wind farm project named Vineyard Wind. Vineyard Wind farm will be 800 MW (800,000 kW) and it will be located 12 nautical miles offshore from Martha’s Vineyard. The project, which is the United States’ first major offshore wind power project is expected…
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