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Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog![]() New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth. India's capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world's most polluted cities. Each winter, vehicle and factory emissions couple with farm fires from surrounding states to blanket the city in a dystopian haze. Acrid smog this month contains more than 50 times the World Health Organization recommended limit of fine particulate matte ... read more |
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
South Korea completes ITER vacuum vessel sector deliveryParis, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 South Korea has concluded its delivery of four vacuum vessel sectors for the ITER fusion reactor, marking a major milestone in the international project underway in Cadarache, France. These componen ... more
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
Nanoink and space printing technologies pave the way for space-based electronics productionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Researchers from Iowa State University have taken their innovative printing technologies to the skies - literally. Led by Shan Jiang, associate professor of materials science and engineering, and Ha ... more |
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MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agentsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Fields ranging from robotics to medicine to political science are attempting to train AI systems to make meaningful decisions of all kinds. For example, using an AI system to intelligently control t ... more |
Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. ... more
Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastropheBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 A landmark appeal published simultaneously in 14 scientific journals urges governments and industries worldwide to prioritize microbiological research across six key areas that could combat the grow ... more
Mini smart city drives design of safer automated transportationIthaca NY (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The city resembles any number of urban centers - that's the point. It has blocks of residential houses and commercial businesses, landscaped parks, roads, roundabouts, and traffic lights. There is a ... more
At climate talks, painstaking diplomacy and then angerBaku (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 After three sleepless nights of back and forth among negotiators, all it took to seal a contentious global deal on climate finance was the hammering of a gavel. And just as quickly, the denunciations began. ... more |
Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopenMiddletown, United States (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The planned reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is praised as a boon for Pennsylvania and a boost for AI, but it is loathed by residents still haunted by a near-catastrophic meltdown there in 1979. ... more ![]() |
World approves UN rules for carbon trading between nations at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks Saturday, a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets. ... more
Nvidia CEO says will balance compliance and tech advances under TrumpHong Kong (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Saturday that his company will balance legal compliance and technological advances under the incoming administration of Donald Trump, and nothing will stop the global advancement of artificial intelligence. ... more
What forcing Google to sell Chrome could meanNew York (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser to limit the company's market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant. ... more
Amazon invests another $4 bn in AI firm AnthropicSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Amazon is doubling its investment in Anthropic to $8 billion in a deepened collaboration on artificial intelligence, the companies said Friday. ... more |
Russian ruble hits lowest level against dollar since March 2022Moscow (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 The Russian ruble slumped on Friday to its lowest level against the US dollar since March 2022, a day after Moscow fired a hypersonic missile on Ukraine and Washington sanctioned a key Russian bank. ... more
Greece pushes green transition on its fragile islandsNaxos (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Greece this week signed a clean energy deal with the EU in a bid to fast-track the green transition on its fragile islands threatened by overtourism and climate change. ... more
US restricts food, metal imports on Uyghur forced labor concernsWashington (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 The United States said Friday that it is barring imports from dozens more China-based companies - ranging from businesses in the metals to food industries - citing worries over forced labor. ... more
Western leaders on their guard with China ahead of Trump returnBeijing (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping pitched his country as a font of stability at the G20 summit this week as a second Trump term looms, but analysts say wary Western nations are likely to hold Beijing at bay. ... more |
Robot flies like a birdBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Have you ever considered why airplanes require a vertical tailfin for stability? While removing the vertical tailfin could make planes significantly more energy-efficient, achieving this has been a ... more
Tunable ultrasound propagation in microscale metamaterialsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Acoustic metamaterials - architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves through a medium - have been studied extensively through ... more
AMSL Aero completes first free flight of Vertiia eVTOLSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 AMSL Aero, a leader in zero-emission aircraft innovation, has successfully conducted the initial free flight of Vertiia, marking Australia's debut in passenger-capable, emission-free long-range elec ... more
Rapid expansion of wildland-urban interface linked to wildfire risks worldwide study findsSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2024 The rapid spread of human development into natural landscapes has significantly expanded the wildland-urban interface (WUI), increasing wildfire risks globally, a recent study indicates. A tea ... more |
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Engineers develop additive for affordable renewable energy storageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 Advancing the promise of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, University of Wisconsin - Madison researchers have designed a water-soluble chemical additive to improve bromide-based aqueous ... more |
MIT, Harvard and Mass General lead 408 MW green energy pushBoston MA (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 MIT is co-leading an effort to enable the development of two new large-scale renewable energy projects in regions with carbon-intensive electrical grids: Big Elm Solar in Bell County, Texas, came on ... more
Photon qubits advance quantum computing without error correction techniquesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The intersection of AI and quantum computing is reshaping scientific exploration, with quantum technology emerging as a pivotal tool in drug discovery and material science. A team led by Dr. Hyang-T ... more
Powering future electric vehicles with smarter and safer battery technologySydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 A comprehensive review from Jamia Millia Islamia University and collaborating institutions explores critical challenges and emerging advancements in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. The stu ... more
New initiative empowers Native American women with solar trainingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 Native American women across the country are gaining access to hands-on training in photovoltaic panel installation aimed at empowering them to establish solar systems in their communities and homes ... more |
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