A new scientific discovery could be a death blow to traditional lithium-ion batteries

Reuters/Gaston Brito Department of Energy scientists said last week that they had discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor. It could be a final blow to the lithium-ion batteries, which have been used for decades.  Batteries are seen as the last frontier for electric vehicles to become mainstream.  A team of researchers from the Department of Energy […]

Tesla’s newest Supercharger stations are the largest in the US and offer a futuristic spin on the traditional rest stop

Tesla is opening up two of its largest-ever Supercharger stations in California, featuring 40 Superchargers in Kettleman City and Baker. The Kettleman City location also has an ultra-modern private customer lounge. The two new stations will serve heavily traveled routes between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Tesla on Wednesday announced its newest, largest […]

REVEALED: The traditional cooking skills that are DYING out – how many can you do?

Researchers found that a number of age-old kitchen skills are on the wane – including making real cheese sauce, ‘proper’ stuffing and home-made batter. Other cooking techniques on the decline include making white sauce from scratch and rustling up your own salad dressing,  Many also do not know how to make fresh stock instead of […]

An Emmy Win for The Handmaid’s Tale Paints a Dystopian Future for Traditional TV

Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale won the Emmy award for Best Drama Series on Sunday night, the first time that a streaming service has snagged the show’s top award. In many ways, this is a surprising news peg (Hulu?!) for an unsurprising story (the rise of streaming television). Hulu is a distant third behind Netflix and […]

All-new Mack Anthem is the future of traditional big rigs

Semi-trucks exist on a whole other plane of the automotive landscape. Their purpose is totally different than anything else on the road, and therefore have a whole host of distinct requirements and priorities. Still, these trucks and their owners have many of the same issues and concerns as the typical Toyota Camry or Honda CR-V […]

Don’t believe the headlines — traditional retailers are thriving online

GUEST: If you think the sky is falling for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, it’s understandable. There is a daily drumbeat of negative news about retailers filing for bankruptcy and closing stores, and the phrase “Retail Apocalypse” has its own Wikipedia entry. Amazon took approximately 46 percent of US ecommerce growth in 2016, according to data published […]

Traditional Indian food, survival race and more: Things to do this week

Book Have you got what it takes to tackle the Bear Grylls Survival Race? Test yourself with the demanding adventure course that returns to London’s Trent Park on September 30 and October 1, challenging people of all abilities and ages to put their fitness to the test while overcoming obstacles in desert, arctic, jungle and […]

Why investment from traditional sports is so important to esports in 2017

GUEST: Activision Blizzard recently announced the new owners of seven teams in the Overwatch League. Among those who have ponied up big bucks to become involved is New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. In May, the NBA announced 17 of its teams were jumping on the esports bandwagon and creating an NBA 2K esports league […]

Musical, designer clothes and traditional British fish: Things to do this week

TRY Buying designer fashion without blowing the mortgage can be a tricky business, but the search has just become easier thanks to Cocosa. This members-only luxury shopping club is an online doorway to leading catwalk brands such as Versace, Radley and Louis Vuitton, plus high-street stars Warehouse, Hobbs and Monsoon. To sign up for exclusive […]

This chart show how drastically young Americans are cutting traditional TV from their lives

It’s no secret that cable companies are struggling as Americans cut the cord and make the jump from TV subscriptions to online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. As this chart from Statista shows, Americans between 18 and 24 years old are among the biggest cord cutters. The group has cut their TV usage by 12 hours […]