Huawei's new model is superior to Tesla's Model Y

The US Army made a coronavirus vaccine that works against all variants, astronomers spotted a colossal black hole eruption that’s 16 full moons wide Dec 24, 2021 [View on browser]( Good morning, and to everyone celebrating, Interesting Engineering wishes you a merry Christmas and happy holidays. On to what's new in the world, Huawei is claiming that its latest electric vehicle is better than Tesla's Model Y, and the U.S. Army has a novel coronavirus vaccine that works against all variants. Additionally, astronomers have discovered a colossal black hole eruption that's 16 full moons wide. Can we say these are Christmas miracles? You be the judge. This is The Blueprint. Happy reading. INNOVATION [China's Huawei Says Its New Model Is Superior to Tesla's Model Y]( [Huawei.]( The EV industry is getting more competitive. Huawei [has released further details]( on a new vehicle it claims not only rivals, but even surpasses, Tesla's Model Y. - Meet the Aito M5. It’s a hybrid vehicle that runs on both electricity and fuel, and deliveries of the new vehicle will start around mid-February. The post-subsidy cost for the Aito M5 will be $39,063 (around 250,000 Yuan), which is surprisingly cheaper than Tesla's Model Y, at $44,072 (approximately 280,000 Yuan). Impressive. Huawei wants [cars to feel like smartphones]( to consumers: Naturally, each of the new electric cars from Huawei features a touchscreen capable of adjusting a multitude of functions, including the essentials, like watching films or listening to music. The forthcoming vehicle will also feature double-layered and sound-proof glass. Beat the Model Y? And with Huawei claiming that it offers peak power and driving range that are better than the Model Y, the electric car race between the two companies seems to be more fiery than ever. [Read More]( HEALTH [The US Army Made a Coronavirus Vaccine That Works Against All Variants]( [Coronavirus.]( Researchers at the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch (EIDB) of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) [developed a vaccine that can be used against]( all variants of the SARS virus and those that might emerge in the future. - How? The team used a new vaccine technology called "Self-assembling Protein Nanoparticles". It consists of a small particle with multiple faces, each capable of carrying a part of a spike protein that the host's immune system can latch onto and prepare against. Scientists attached spike proteins from multiple coronavirus strains on the Spike Ferritin Nanoparticles (SpFN), creating a pan-SARS vaccine candidate. Results from the preclinical studies in non-human primates showed that the SpFN when administered in two doses 28 days apart offered protection from the COVID-19 virus, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants, and [SARS-CoV-1 that caused an outbreak in 2002 and 2003](. Getting ahead of future threats. Results from Phase I clinical trials in humans that began in April 2021 are expected later this month and will be compared to COVID-19 vaccines that have already been approved. [Read More]( SCIENCE [Astronomers Spotted a Colossal Black Hole Eruption That's 16 Full Moons Wide]( [A giant black hole.]( Astronomers have captured [a most unsettling image of radio emissions]( the closest actively feeding supermassive black hole to our planet. And, from our vantage point on Earth, the supermassive black hole's unconscionably large eruption spans the width of sixteen full moons. Sixteen! - The image depicts radio emissions of large amounts of material ejected from the black hole at speeds approaching that of light, with gigantic balls of plasma stretching out more than one million light-years from the center of its home galaxy, Centaurus A. Reading the image. You can see radio plasma from the black hole emitted in blue, and it seems to be interacting with very hot gas that's emitting X-rays in orange, with cold neutral hydrogen apparent in a purple that feels somehow ominous. The red shows H-alpha spectral lines that we observe when hydrogen loses electrons. To capture the haunting image, the astronomers used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope, located in Western Australia, where radio interference is slim to none, and [the view of the sky is awe-inspiring](. But there's more to the image than radio emissions: It also includes X-ray and optical observations. [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS When you look out into space, you're looking back in time, and that can often be an overwhelming experience. How does looking at space make you feel? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Amazed. It’s too beautiful.]( [Scared. It’s too vast.]( [Indifferent. It’s just images.]( [Bored. I prefer looking at Earth.]( Yesterday’s Results We asked you what the future holds for drones. And according to more than half of you, they will soar higher than they ever did before. Also, we'd like to thank the 22 percent of you who appreciated our knock-knock joke. Drones will rise! 52% Knock-knock. Who's there? The drone police. 22% It will be scary. And noisy. 17% I already have my drone pilot license. Catch up. 8% QUOTE OF THE DAY “ Disagreement is necessary in deliberations among mortals. As the saying goes, the more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us is right. ” Steven Pinker in 'Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters' [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [The Reasons Why Some Rocket Launches Fail Terribly]( Mistakes in space launches can be fatal. [The Reasons Why Some Rocket Launches Fail Terribly]( TODAY IN HISTORY On this day 53 years ago, three Apollo 8 astronauts became the first humans to orbit the moon, and the world got a Christmas Eve message from on high. “Please be informed there is a Santa Claus,” one of the astronauts radioed NASA. AND ANOTHER THING... - An American aerospace engineer [has a bizarre idea for getting us to space]( It's called Nuclear Salt Water Rocket, and it replaces traditional chemical propellant with salts of plutonium. - Raw turkey, rogue baubles and pine needles, everywhere – [here's how not to have a traditional Christmas in space](. (BBC) - Three solar projects, which will generate around 1,000 megawatts, in California [mark a massive shift to renewable energy]( and they could power nearly 274,000 homes. - Did you know road salt is wreaking havoc on our drinking water? Thankfully, [there are several interventions]( municipalities could use to stop the problem in its tracks. (Popular Mechanics) - A Japanese professor has created [a prototype "lickable" TV screen]( capable of imitating food flavors. Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. - As you uncork that bottle and raise your glass, take time to toast physics and chemistry along with the holiday season. [Here’s the science behind champagne bubbles](. (Knowable Magazine) - If your family finds some model trains under the Christmas tree this year, they maybe got inspired by [the coolest planes, trains, and cars that you need to know about](. [Share to Win]SHARE TO WIN [All products]( Share The Blueprint! 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