The battery race comes to Norway – there might yet be hope for Europe, and for a greener future without risky dependencies on China ~transport Article 11 votes
$30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process ~transport Article 293 words 32 votes
Norway's Northern Lights project is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle ~enviro climate change energy Article 6 votes
Steel reinvented: inside the world’s first plant to burn no fossil fuels [tour] ~enviro energy.renewable Video 12:28 12 votes
China is hoovering up market share in electric vehicle-friendly Norway, posing significant competition to Tesla and other Western auto giants ~transport Article 13 votes
Managers say they are having trouble finding candidates for nearly 400,000 US manufacturing and technical jobs ~finance business Article 37 votes
I tried to make something in America (The Smarter Scrubber experiment) ~engineering Video 48:53 50 votes
Ever wondered what it takes to mass-produce a new consumer product? I went inside the factories behind one of the most exciting tools I've seen — the new eufyMake E1, 3D-texture UV printer. ~engineering Video 41:13 19 votes
Sweden passes bill on providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors – new law will enter into force later this year ~enviro Link 10 votes
Volvo's greatest car, the P1800s, and how the Brits almost killed it ~transport Video 13:51, published Jun 3 2024 5 votes
Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have? ~life work Article 2060 words 45 votes
How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town ~finance business Article 4927 words, published Mar 11 2025 13 votes
EV battery startup Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden – firm unable to ‘secure the necessary financial conditions to continue in its current form’ ~transport Article 544 words 9 votes
Investigation: We tried to buy American chips as a Russian defense manufacturer - it worked ~tech Article 3096 words 21 votes
What really happened on the deadly Jetline roller coaster accident at Gröna Lund in Stockholm? ~engineering Video 15:21, published Feb 15 2025 4 votes
Sweden's green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes – growing calls for increased state support to help Sweden maintain its position in future technologies ~tech Article 1282 words 12 votes
Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world's third-largest automaker ~transport Article 993 words 57 votes
Sionic Energy unveils 100% silicon anode battery with high energy density ~enviro Article 1063 words, published Dec 10 2024 11 votes
$10 billion in government loans announced for United States EV charging network, battery production ~transport Article 458 words 13 votes
After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say ~space Article 977 words 10 votes
Moment Energy plans to mass-produce grid storage from used EV batteries ~enviro recycling Article 1348 words 7 votes
Gridlock: why it can take eleven years to connect solar farms to the UK network ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1223 words 8 votes
Solid-state batteries enter pilot production, costs expected to drastically drop ~enviro energy.renewable Article 582 words, published Oct 31 2024 30 votes
Volkswagen plans major cutbacks in Germany: 'We cannot continue as before' ~transport Article 429 words 23 votes
Non-college educated White men used to be ahead in the American economy. Now they’ve fallen behind. ~finance economics.socio Article 2084 words 31 votes
Paralyzed man unable to walk after maker of his powered exoskeleton tells him it's now obsolete ~health Article 609 words, published Sep 27 2024 44 votes
Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide. ~enviro pollution energy climate change Article 400 words 10 votes
A successful commercial icebreaker program: Le Commandant Charcot ~transport Article 1874 words 5 votes
Battery giant Northvolt to cut 25% of workforce in Sweden as part of a major cost-cutting drive – roughly 1,600 employees, including 1,000 positions at its factory in Skellefteå ~finance business Article 13 votes
Beyond the politics of nostalgia: What the fall of the steel industry can tell us about the future of America ~humanities.history Link 16 votes
Swedish battery company Northvolt has announced it would be laying off a large part of its workforce and selling or consolidating several sites as the electric vehicle market slows down ~transport Article 525 words 11 votes
Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is thirty times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to study ~enviro Article 1201 words 18 votes
Volvo Cars has abandoned its plan to become a fully electric car manufacturer by 2030 due to weakening consumer demand for pure electric vehicles ~transport Article 602 words 42 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
What's up with solid state batteries? A conversation with Siyu Huang of Factorial Energy. ~tech Article 9082 words 12 votes
Novo Nordisk is to invest more than $4bn in US manufacturing as it battles to keep up with booming demand for its obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic ~health medicine Article 543 words 9 votes