Nissan Ariya comes with a couple of uniqueness -name and design. To the Yorubas of Southern Nigeria, the name Ariya sounds very familiar. In the Yoruba language, it means celebration. But what Nissan did was to take Arya, a Japanese unisex name and add a vowel after ‘r’. For boys, its origins are from ancient…
Tuesday marked a moment in history, as the first time a flying electric motorboat raced a flying sailing yacht. Both designs use hydrofoils that provide superior speed and energy efficiency over conventional boats. The race points to a future where most boats, sailing or motorized, will fly above the water. Racing wingtip-to-wingtip, the Swedish-built electric…
Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are a key component in a multitude of electronic and energy storage devices. Essentially, if heat is generated and needs to be transferred (e.g. to a heat sink) then a TIM is typically needed. The form and composition of TIMs vary greatly across applications and markets with most large material suppliers also manufacturing TIMs….
In a recent study conducted by Zutobi Drivers Ed, it was found that South Africa is the world’s most unsafe country in which to drive. The study based their findings on various factors such as the number of deaths on the roads, maximum speed limits, and the number of people who wear a seat-belt, to…
