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An influx of used EVs could drive down prices

Part of what has held back electric cars has been the cost. But an influx of used vehicles over the next three years could bring prices down dramatically. In 2025, just 123,000 leases on EVs expired. That is expected to more than double to 300,000 in 2026, and double again to

Tech

Amaia Played A Chair Flute On Tiny Desk

Last year, Turnstile made Tiny Desk history by being the first performer to stagedive . Now, Amaia is making history by being the first to play the chair flute (chlute?). The Spanish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist mostly performed tracks from last year's Si Abro

Music

More activity means less response in active materials

For some time, researchers have assumed that solid materials could gain more useful properties by making their microscopic components more active. Now, a team led by Jack Binysh at the University of Amsterdam has found that this idea doesn't always hold.