Author: Lily Evans
Downforce is still an important factor, but these days you can't go very far if there's too much air resistance. If you can deliver a car that is very strong in a straight line, the rewards are huge. Much of Max Verstappen's success has been built on him either not being able to overtake at the front or being able to easily break through the pack due to his inherent top speed advantage. Also read: But achieving the right downforce/drag levels on a track isn't as easy as it used to be. backward The wing design meant the flaps were…
HOLLAND — A group of four students from the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District's CareerLine Technology Center won an award of excellence at last month's Regional Skills USA Diesel Equipment Technology Competition.The contest was held on February 23rd at Lansing Community College. A student in CTC's Diesel/Heavy Equipment Mechanics program earned top three places in the Diesel Technology Contest, and another student earned second place in the Heavy Equipment Operator Contest. Zachary DeKliger of Allendale High School won the diesel technology contest, and homeschool students Gavin Grifhorst and Jacob Moore both took second place. Zeeland student Tristan Oberweg took second…
HOLLAND — A group of four students from the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District's CareerLine Technology Center won an award of excellence at last month's Regional Skills USA Diesel Equipment Technology Competition.The contest was held on February 23rd at Lansing Community College. A student in CTC's Diesel/Heavy Equipment Mechanics program earned top three places in the Diesel Technology Contest, and another student earned second place in the Heavy Equipment Operator Contest.Zachary DeKliger of Allendale High School won the diesel technology contest, and homeschool students Gavin Grifhorst and Jacob Moore both took second place. Zeeland student Tristan Oberweg took second place…
The word “undervalued” doesn't apply to many tech stocks these days, especially after rising prices. Nasdaq Composite The index has soared 46% over the past year. And it's true that you'll have to pay much more for quality business today than you would have paid in early 2023. That's the price investors have to pay for brightening Wall Street sentiment. As billionaire Warren Buffett pointed out in 2008, “If you wait for the robins, the spring is over.” Still, there is always relative value in the market, especially when the investment horizon spans decades. Let's take a look at two…
Blacksburg – By the time the final horn sounded, Virginia Tech and Duke had met for the third time in a row, trailing by one goal. In this instance, the Blue Devils had the advantage, with the Blue Devils winning 9-8 at Thompson Field on Saturday afternoon. The Hokies showed resilience from the start, overcoming a four-goal deficit in the second quarter. However, Duke held the one-point lead during the halftime break until the final 30 minutes, preventing Tech from winning back-to-back games against the Blue Devils. Tech took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter, but Duke fought…
It’s hard to flip through animal videos on social media without coming across the hexagonal buttons made by FluentPet, a start-up determined to help animals talk to humans. The company’s patented product allows animals to “talk” by pressing individual buttons, each of which produces the sound of a single word or phrase, like “play” or “outside.”The end result, at least in the context of TikTok and Instagram, has been an endless stream of videos in which animals string together several words in a similar cadence to Apple’s Siri, assuming she’d been dropped in water first. The platforms are now heavily…
For those attending the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot created images of black and Asian Nazi soldiers was a stark reminder of the power artificial intelligence could give tech giants. It was considered a warning.Google CEO Sundar Pichai said last month that gaffes, including images of ethnically diverse Nazi troops, forced him to temporarily stop users from creating photos of people. In response, the company called the errors made by its AI app Gemini “totally unacceptable.” Social media users mocked and criticized Google for historically inaccurate images, including one showing a black female…
For those attending the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot created images of black and Asian Nazi soldiers was a stark reminder of the power artificial intelligence could give tech giants. It was considered a warning.Google CEO Sundar Pichai Last month, the company was slammed as “completely unacceptable” for mistakes made by its Gemini AI app, and was forced to temporarily stop users from creating photos of people due to gaffes such as images of ethnically diverse Nazi troops. Ta.Social media users mocked and criticized Google for historically inaccurate images, including one showing a…
Although China is not known to be a major consideration in ASML's expansion plans, experts and social media users in the country appear to be projecting their grievances onto the European company. 03:30TSMC, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, opens its first factory in JapanTSMC, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, opens its first factory in JapanXiang Ligang, founder of Beijing-based communications information portal CCTime.com, said ASML's consideration reflects disappointment over the poverty of business in China.”The Dutch government bowed to US pressure and stopped ASML's export of deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems to China. This was a blow not…
Plaski Technical College's Advanced Manufacturing Program received a $1,784,016 grant from the Arkansas Department of Commerce's Office of Skills Development to modernize the Advanced Manufacturing Program. The Arkansas Department of Commerce's Office of Skills Development and the University of Arkansas Board of Regents, on behalf of UA-Pulaski Tech, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to fund upgrades to UA-Pulaski Tech's training facilities. The university's main campus is located in North Little Rock. A 2022 review of the university's advanced manufacturing program included recommendations for reconfiguring CNC and machining. Upgrade educational facilities. Work closely with employer partners on implementation of…