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Atomic dance gives rise to a magnet![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Nov 10, 2023 Quantum materials hold the key to a future of lightning-speed, energy-efficient information systems. The problem with tapping their transformative potential is that, in solids, the vast number of at ... more |
South Africa deploys military to tackle illegal mining Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 South Africa is to deploy 3,300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said on Thursday. ![]() London (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Human Rights Watch has expressed deep concern over the UAE hosting upcoming United Nations climate talks, saying the country's rights record and surveillance apparatus create a "chilling effect" for activists. ![]() Brasilia (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 22.3 percent in the year through July, hitting a five-year low, officials said Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government fights to curb destruction of the world's biggest rainforest. ![]() Riyadh (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that policies to address climate change should not "crush the bones" of countries grappling with energy poverty, ahead of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai. ![]() | ||||||
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South Africa deploys military to tackle illegal mining Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 9, 2023 South Africa is to deploy 3,300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said on Thursday. ![]() Tempe AZ (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 Solestial, Inc. has been awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA"). The winning proposal ti ![]() San Francisco (AFP) Nov 8, 2023 James Spratt recalls dashing home from school as a teenager to band together online with friends to do battle in "Call of Duty", the global video game juggernaut that never gets old. ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2023 The future of flight looks very exciting, and the public is helping NASA see it more clearly. For more than a century, NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, have ![]() |
Corporations fall short on implementing green agendas: report Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 Corporations are increasingly committed to green agendas, but a new report on Tuesday reveals that only one in 20 of over a thousand publicly listed companies have a detailed strategy for how they will reach their greenhouse gas targets. ![]() Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic re ![]() Ottawa (AFP) Nov 7, 2023 Canada will miss its 2030 target for cutting carbon emissions unless it quickly steps up efforts, concluded an audit released Tuesday by the environment commissioner. ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Nov 7, 2023 The Interior Department has announced 15 new renewable energy projects across the West, including major investments in solar and battery storage projects, power transmission lines and geothermal energy development. ![]() | ||||||
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AI maps icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Nov 10, 2023 In a groundbreaking development, researchers from the University of Leeds have unveiled a neural network that can swiftly and accurately chart the expanse of large Antarctic icebergs in satellite im ... more |
US China policy chief meets Beijing's top borders official Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 The top US official on China policy has held "constructive and candid" talks with the Chinese borders chief in Beijing, the State Department said Friday. ![]() Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2023 A top official at one of China's biggest state-owned banks is under investigation for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party announced Saturday. ![]() Jakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2023 An Indigenous tribe in Indonesia is at risk of losing vast swathes of ancestral forest after a court threw out its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, rights groups say. ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2023 Crew time is a valuable resource on the International Space Station and its value only increases for future space missions. One way to make the most of crew time is using robotic technology either t ![]() | ||||||
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