A Direct wafer 6 x 6 solar cell at the CubicPV facility in Bedford, MA on August 5, 2021. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images In 1839, German scientist Gustav Rose went prospecting in the Ural Mountains and discovered a dark, shiny mineral. He named the calcium titanate “perovskite” after Russian mineralogist Lev […]
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When it comes to finding the coolest and/or weirdest EVs in China for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, I’ve never shied away from work vehicles. Whether that’s tiny electric fire trucks or an ice cream van shaped like a 60s VW bus, odd little work vehicles somehow have extra charm. […]
The four-bedroom house that Ray and Beth Nygren had lived in for 20 years in Auburn, Wash., measured about 2,400 square feet. The two-bedroom apartment that awaited them in a nearby independent- and assisted-living complex was less than half that size. They were moving — “maybe a little reluctantly,” said their daughter, Bonnie Rae Nygren […]
Assets of prescription digital therapeutics maker Pear Therapeutics have been broken up and sold at auction for $6.05 million after the company filed for bankruptcy in April. According to the court filing, Pear’s assets were split between four bidders: Digital therapeutics company Click Therapeutics, Harvest BIO, sleep tech company Nox Health Group and health technology […]
