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Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williamsreckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle batteries. To do so, he has been collecting wood chips from sawmills around the world.At a test plant in New Zealand’s picturesque Marlborough wine region, Williams and his team feed the wood chips into machines that turn out a form of synthetic graphite. He says the engineered material is as pure as synthetic graphite made from fossil fuels, which is mostly produced in China…

Collecting resources and building isn’t a foreign concept to Fortnite players. A major part of the game, unless you’re in zero build, is smacking trees, walls, rocks, and basically everything with your pickaxe to get materials to build basic walls and structures to give you an edge in battle. Lego Fortnite has its own crafting and building system, but doesn’t work in quite the same way. Planks in particular are the most essential building material in the game, but you can’t get them by simply whacking a tree.…

To our shame, few of us outside China know much about the country’s classical poetry. It doesn’t help that the way the names of leading poets are transliterated has changed so often. Many writers included in Ezra Pound’s groundbreaking collection Cathay, published in 1915, are unrecognisable by name today. Only a generation or so ago we called one of China’s greatest poets Li Po; nowadays we know him as Li Bai. And Li Bai’s friend and contemporary, the magnificent Du Fu, was until recently called Tu Fu in the west;…

Tesla’s Cybertruck, the futuristic electric truck that has captivated millions of fans around the world, is supposed to launch at the end of November. However, due to various production issues and challenges, the release date has been pushed back several times.But one man in Vietnam was not willing to wait any longer. He decided to create his own version of the Cybertruck using his woodworking skills and materials. And he did an amazing job.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO…

OnePlus is known for offering different textured panels on its flagship smartphones and this year's OnePlus 12 with a wood texture finish might have already leaked online, giving us an early look. The leaked render indicates a design similar to the OnePlus One Walnut Wood edition. OnePlus 12 will launch on December 4 during the company's 10th-anniversary celebration in China. It is already up for pre-reservations in the country. The upcoming smartphone is confirmed to run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3…

A well-known tipster has just revealed something really interesting about OnePlus’ upcoming flagship. The OnePlus 12 will either have a wood texture on its back, or a wood texture case, one or the other. This information comes from Digital Chat Station, one of the most prominent Chinese tipsters. He’s usually spot on, so we really don’t have a reason not to believe him. His post was not the clearest, though. The OnePlus 12 is expected to include a wood texture backplate or case He said the following: “OnePlus 12 has a…

OnePlus is known for offering different textured panels on its flagship smartphones and this year's OnePlus 12 with a wood texture finish might have already leaked online, giving us an early look. The leaked render indicates a design similar to the OnePlus One Walnut Wood edition. OnePlus 12 will launch on December 4 during the company's 10th-anniversary celebration in China. It is already up for pre-reservations in the country. The upcoming smartphone is confirmed to run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3…

There’s been a lot of buzz around the OnePlus 12, the brand’s upcoming flagship phone. Following multiple leaks, OnePlus also confirmed the launch and started teasing the device. A new leak now reveals a wood texture design for the OnePlus 12. This could be a back finish for the upcoming flagship phone. OnePlus 12 wood texture backOnePlus 12 has been spotted with the wood texture back finish. The image was shared by leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo. The translated text reads, “OnePlus 12 this time has a classic wood…

OnePlus has always enjoyed playing with textures for its phones' rears, and it looks like the OnePlus 12 will come with a surprise up its sleeve. According to prolific (and often right) Digital Chat Station, the upcoming flagship smartphone will be available in one version that will have a wood texture back. Or maybe it's a wood texture case, machine translation is ambiguous, and the picture itself sure doesn't help make things clear either. It's also up for debate if it's going to be actual wood, or just plastic or…

Credit: Deep Rajwar from Pexels A third of the world's forests are cut for timber. This generates US$1.5 trillion annually. But wildfire threatens industries such as timber milling and paper manufacturing, and the threat is far greater than most people realize. Our research, published today in the journal Nature Geoscience, shows…