Electric cars and power storage systems need trusted batteries, but spotting problems early is tricky. A new chip from Texas Instruments aims to change that. It monitors up to 26 battery cells at once, giving engineers a detailed picture of how each cell behaves. Instead of waiting for a battery to
A brand-new festival called Downtown Dish pops up this Saturday in Austin’s downtown core. Instead of sitting indoors, attendees get to wander between food stalls, live entertainment, and pop-up vendor booths. Local organizers have already been teasing snapshots of the vendors on social media, givin
People throw away all kinds of things. A man found a heavy safe left on a sidewalk with a note saying the owner forgot the combination. He moved it to his garage and spent hours cracking it open. Inside sat fifty thousand dollars in old hundred-dollar bills. He planned to keep it, but his neighbor s
Columbia plans a costly upgrade that will swap out almost 54, 000 electric meters and about 53, 000 water meters for new digital versions. The goal is to stop the old system’s slow hand‑reading, broken devices and hidden leaks by letting data travel wirelessly to the city’s computers. The plan sa
In Boyle Heights, a new art show opened last Friday at Espacio 1839. The space was alive with music, the smell of leather and bright soccer shirts hanging on racks. People crowded in because the shop was full, and a new exhibit called “El Fútbol Es del Pueblo” was on display. The exhibition has m
The Watershed Resource Conservation Center invites people to a free workshop at the Fayetteville Public Library on Wednesday from 8:45 a. m. to 4 p. m. Participants will learn how to spot native and invasive plants, practice removing the unwanted ones, and hear about plans to protect riverbanks. Sig
The Chesapeake Bay isn't just a big body of water on Maryland's side—it's a living classroom telling us about the planet's health. For centuries, people here built their lives around its tides, from watermen who knew when fish would run to families who relied on its bounty. But now, the bay is sendi
Around 65 million people worldwide have dealt with long COVID, while another 17 to 24 million struggle with other lingering effects after infections. Doctors often suggest these patients keep an eye on their symptoms and adjust their activity levels carefully. Wearable devices like fitness trackers
Cotton can grow in many places, but salty soil is a big problem. The plant first feels the salt as water pressure changes and then later deals with too many ions inside its cells. Cotton’s reaction is a teamwork of sensors on the cell wall, channels that let ions in or out, and calcium signals that
The town of Munster is taking small steps toward possibly welcoming data centers to a former golf course site. Developers want to adjust current plans to include these facilities, which store and manage huge amounts of digital information. Right now, the area is set aside for tech and research busin
