Kristin Shaw

Why don’t cars have bulky bumpers anymore?

On: March 2, 2025

A big shift in federal regulations for bumpers started with the 1973 model year. Image: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Images If you’ve ever driven a bumper car at an amusement park, you’ve probably noticed its eponymous feature: the bumper. Designed to absorb impact, the rubber bumpers protect recreational bumper carContinue Reading

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series

By: Kristin Shaw

On: February 9, 2025

In: Science & Nature

In 2021, NASCAR unveiled its Next Gen platform that included a number of rule changes from the previous iteration. Now fully symmetrical and using composite body panels instead of metal, the latest NASCAR vehicles are more like the street versions of the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang, and the ToyotaContinue Reading

Kristin Shaw

Why don’t cars have bulky bumpers anymore?

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series

“I was working with David Gilmour and I said, ‘I can’t work out how to play this.’ He couldn’t either’”: Phil Manzanera tried to relearn one of his classic riffs after it was sampled by Kanye West and Jay-Z – and even the Pink Floyd hero could

‘It’s become a personality brand now’: Why Tesla’s brand perception is in a tricky spot as sales slump

“I was working with David Gilmour and I said, ‘I can’t work out how to play this.’ He couldn’t either’”: Phil Manzanera tried to relearn one of his classic riffs after it was sampled by Kanye West and Jay-Z – and even the Pink Floyd hero could

‘It’s become a personality brand now’: Why Tesla’s brand perception is in a tricky spot as sales slump

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