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Hyundai’s new tech lets you parallel park cars like a crab

Hyundai's new tech lets you parallel park cars like a crab
May 8 2023 Share

Hyundai Mobis has just released a demo car showcasing the e-Corner system, which, by the looks of it, will revolutionise parking – and possibly help those of us who never quite got the hang of parallel parking.

The e-Corner System technology enables all four wheels of a vehicle to turn 90 degrees and thus allow the car to perform parallel parking in any tight space.

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‘It rotates the front wheels inside while rear wheels turn outside to perform a 360-degree idle turn and make a 180-degree turn to retreat from a dead end’, Interesting Engineering state to describe the operations of the tech. 

Such technology has never been mass produced anywhere in the world and is considered the key mobility technology for ‘electrification and autonomous driving’. 

I mean, just look at the wheels turning and picture such vehicles parallel parking across Maltese roads. Such parking is called ‘crab driving’, where all four wheels turn perpendicular to the curb. 

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New national record of 44.98 seconds in 4×100 relay

New national record of 44.98 seconds in 4x100 relay
May 8 2023 Share

Competing in the Firenze Spring Festival Relays, four Maltese female athletes – Claire Azzopardi, Janet Richard, Charlotte Wingfield and Carla Scicluna – set a new national record of 44.98 seconds.

This was the first time Malta registered anything below 45 seconds, with the previous record, now broken, being a time of 45.37 seconds. 

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The Maltese women 4×100 relay team had smashed the record last April, meaning that the new record was achieved in less than a month and just ahead of the GSSE 2023, set to be held in Malta. 

 

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Claire Azzopardi took to social media to celebrate the achievement, with an Instagram story showing her break the news to her teammates as the latter jump in joy. 

Well done girls! 

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Local beekeeper shows moment he captures swarm of bees

Local beekeeper shows moment he captures swarm of bees
May 8 2023 Share

Local beekeeper and president for the Federation for Hunting & Conservation (FKNK) Lucas Micallef shared a snippet from when he captured a swarm of bees from a nearby plant in his vicinity. 

 

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The video shows him placing their new home – a large box used for keeping the insects and acts as a hive – beneath a plant which has a massive cluster of bees hanging together. 

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Donning protective gear to avoid any nasty stings as he momentarily disrupts their peace, he shakes the swarm off the plant so that it finds new abode in the beehive box. 

Such boxes are especially designed to safeguard specific bee swarms and keep their community intact when they transfer into a new home. 

 

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Micallef is, of course, well-trained in such activities, so don’t try this yourself without the proper training or gear. Bees are very protective of their family and home!

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Maltese photographer documents King Charles III coronation day

Maltese photographer documents King Charles III coronation day
May 8 2023 Share

Local photographer and videographer Albert Camilleri was in the United Kingdom on the newly crowned King Charles III’s big day this weekend, and documented the atmosphere around the historic moment live. 

This was the first coronation many got the opportunity to witness as Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest serving monarch in history with over 70 years under her belt. 

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Camilleri captured various moments from the coronation day – from the parades, the jubilant crowd as well as some military jets zooming through the air as they left a colourful streak to symbolise the UK flag. 

Now we’ll let Albert’s work do the talking for us. Did you follow King Charles the III’s coronation this weekend?

 

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