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Image for representation (Image: Reuters)A Bengaluru-bound Air India flight from Mumbai had to return to the city after take-off on Thursday morning after one of its two engines shut down.A Bengaluru-bound Air India flight from Mumbai had to return to the city after take-off on Thursday morning after one of its two engines shut down. The DGCA stated that the Air India flight was forced to turn back after a technical failure occurred minutes after the aircraft departed at 9.45 am. Reports citing sources close to the…

Even as the electric vehicle (EV) industry is finding its feet in India, automakers are offering a range of engine and fuel technologies. As gas prices soar, consumers are also thinking differently about the cars they drive and the fuels they use. ET takes a look at the pros and cons of various engine technologies that are being offered by automakers — battery-operated electric vehicles (BEV), mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and hydrogen powered…

Ford is developing a new technology that would allow vehicle owners to rev their engines remotely, perhaps by using a key fob, according to a patent application spotted by 7th Mustang and other Ford enthusiast sites. The patent was filed on November 3rd, 2020, and published on May 5th, 2022, according to Ford Authority. According to the application, the technology would allow vehicle owners to rev their engines using an “input device operated by the user” and without having to push down on the accelerator. The…

Scientists are hopeful that solid-state thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells with no moving parts can achieve higher efficiencies at higher temperatures when it comes to converting heat into electricity – and lead the way to power grids based entirely on renewables.  One such TPV cell has now hit a new world record of 40 percent efficiency, researchers report. That's better than the steam turbines traditionally used to turn heat into electricity, which typically max out at 35 percent and have upper-temperature limits too.TPVs…

As part of the ongoing enablement of AMD’s next generation RDNA 3 GPUs, the company has released a series of patches for Linux that reveal details about the company’s upcoming video engines, the Video Codec Next version 4.x. For now, VCN 4.x supports decoding of virtually all modern codecs, but for some reason AV1 encoding is not supported.AMD's VCN 4.0 engine appears to support H.264/MPEG 4 AVC, H.265, VP9, AV1, and JPEG decoding, but only H.264 and H.265 encoding. For now, VCN does not appear to support AV1 encoding as…

Mahindra XUV300 2022: Mahindra entered the mid-size SUV segment in India with the launch of the XUV 300 in 2019. Three years later, the XUV 300 2022 is among the best-selling cars in the segment. Despite being a bit pricey at the top end, the SUV managed to carve out its niche in a highly competitive segment that features the likes of Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon and Hyundai Venue. While it was initially introduced with just the manual gearbox, Mahindra launched the automatic transmission in later updates. The…

Tata Nexon 2022: Tata Nexon is one of the most successful vehicles in the Indian market. Launched in 2017, the SUV has very quickly garnered a huge customer base. The homegrown automaker recently reported its achievement of making more than one lakh units in less than eight months. The figures and reviews point in only one direction that Tata’s creation is performing exactly what was expected from it. Tata, as it seems, has hit the bullseye when it comes to understanding the psyche of Indian buyers. Offering a vast range…

Tata Altroz 2022: Despite being launched in a year that was marred with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tata Altroz carved out its own place in the premium hatchback segment in India. Two years later, it’s among the best-selling cars in a segment that also features the likes of Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20, Toyota Glanza and Maruti Suzuki Baleno. Built on Tata’s new ALFA platform, Altroz is among the safest cars in the segment and has a 5-star Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) safety rating. It is…

Do you remember the last time you thought about something you couldn’t remember? It probably wasn’t that long ago, maybe even today. We often wonder, “Why has my memory gotten worse?” This question usually comes when we notice that we have to “google” even the most seemingly obvious things and facts, unfortunately, leaving our memory. What is it – global memory impairment? Should we look for ways to develop our memory? Is it worth worrying about? And is there a scientific name for this phenomenon? Let’s explore these…

Electric scooters that hum daintily along may be all well and good, but on some occasions a rider might be extremely keen for a pedestrian to know that a scooter is barreling toward their behind. As a rider, you could call out or honk a horn if you have one. Or you could fire up Segway-Ninebot’s new Engine Speaker to give the impression that a Ferrari 812 Superfast has just mounted the sidewalk. While the Engine Speaker can happily blast out your top tunes delivered via a smartphone’s Bluetooth connection, it can…