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Listen to the latest science news, with Benjamin Thompson and Nick Petrić Howe. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 In this episode: 00:44 Cooling antimatter with a laser focus Antimatter is annihilated whenever it interacts with regular matter, which makes it tough for physicists to investigate. Now though, a team at
TAMPA, Fla. — Intelsat reported a 7% drop in revenue for 2020 after declines in multiple business units, underlining the importance of C-band clearing proceeds for the satellite operator’s recovery efforts. The company recorded $1.91 billion in 2020 revenue, compared with $2.06 billion for 2019, as COVID-19 hammered mobility and other markets. Adjusted EBITDA, or
In this article AMZN MSFT Soldiers wearing the IVAS system, a modified version of the HoloLens 2. US Army The Pentagon announced that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than 120,000 custom HoloLens augmented-reality headsets for the U.S. Army. The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Microsoft
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg protests with her placard reading “School strike for climate” as part of her Fridays for Future protest in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm on October 9, 2020. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — A statue of the climate activist Greta Thunberg that has been
The Australian Academy of Science said that heatwaves will be twice as much and several properties will be uninsurable if global heating reaches 3C (Photo : Getty Images) Global Warming According to Australia’s leading researchers, Global heating of 3C would be more than twice the number of yearly heatwaves in some parts of Australia, leave
JESLED US Direct (99% positive lifetime feedback) via Amazon is offering its 520-lumen Solar-powered Outdoor LED Light for $14.99 Prime shipped with the code BUAWMZ8L at checkout. This is down 50% from its normal going rate, while similar models on Amazon can go for around the same price as today’s lead deal, though you’ll lose
Enegix Energy is moving forward with plans to build a $5.4 billion facility off the coast of Brazil called Base One. And that’s news because the company claims that Base One will be the world’s biggest individual CO2 reducer by generating more than 600 million kg of green hydrogen per year by the time it’s
Oil tanks at an oil processing facility of Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian state-owned oil and gas company, at the Abqaiq oil field. Stanislav Krasilnikov | TASS via Getty Images The chief executive of the world’s biggest oil company on Wednesday said he believes the firm will still be able to meet dividend payout expectations
The Biden administration’s climate envoy John Kerry has reiterated US commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, but not yet specified which substances will be included in its pledge.Credit: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty The administration of US President Joe Biden has pledged 2050 as its deadline for net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions. Earlier, China declared 2060 for its own net-zero
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s decision to continue the National Space Council has won approval, and relief, from the space industry, who see it as the latest sign that the White House is not contemplating major changes to space policy. A National Security Council spokesman said March 29 that the council would continue in the
In this article AMZN Rally organized by Workers Assembly Against Racism in support of Amazon workers of warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama rights to unionize at Union Square across of Whole Foods Market owned by Amazon. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images The National Labor Relations Board on Monday rejected Amazon‘s request to install a
From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry. To achieve net-zero economy-wide emissions by 2050 and limit global warming, industrial emissions must drop while still
Scientists dug deep into the hypothesis that carbon dioxide from volcanic eruptions in India contributed to killing off the dinosaurs. If you inquired from Joe Blow on the street how the dinosaurs vanished, he would most probably say an asteroid cleared them out, but the truth is a bit more complicated than that. (Photo :
The “long-term” partnership announced today is between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and self-driving startup Aurora. The two plan to jointly develop globally-leading autonomous transport solutions at scale, beginning with North America. The partnership announced in a press release today is said to span several years, with the goal of combining technologies to develop and deploy on-highway
Zach is tryin’ to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director, chief editor, and CEO. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert. He has presented about cleantech at conferences in India, the UAE, Ukraine,
Pallid-winged grasshoppers flock to a light a short distance from the renowned Las Vegas Strip in Nevada in 2019. Credit: Bridget Bennett/AFP/Getty Animal behaviour 30 March 2021 Bright lights drew a plague of grasshoppers to ‘Sin City’ Clouds of insects swarmed to the gaudy glare of a gambling hotspot at night. Share on Twitter Share
WASHINGTON — The private venture that purchased a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to low Earth orbit has finalized the crew for that mission, scheduled to launch as soon as September. The Inspiration4 mission, which describes itself as the “world’s first all-civilian mission to space,” revealed the crew that will accompany its sponsor, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman,
In this article SPOT TWTR FB MSFT People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the morning that the music streaming service Spotify begins trading shares at the NYSE on April 3, 2018 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Spotify is moving into live audio. The company said Tuesday it
Welders work on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve pipeline on June 1, 1980, in West Hackberry, Louisianna. Begun under President Ford to reduce the threat of oil embargoes, the SPR crude oil is stored in huge underground salt caverns along the Gulf of Mexico, a natural choice due to the proximity of many refineries and distribution
In this article VOW3-DE Ashlee Espinal | CNBC German automaker Volkswagen will not be changing the name of its U.S. operations to Voltswagen of America after all. The news, which appeared to leak out on its U.S. media site Monday and was formally announced in a press release Tuesday, was part of an elaborate April
A space technology company in southern Nevada, US, is suing NASA, claiming the space agency owes it more than $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.3 crores) for work done during months of space station air performance tests last year. A NASA public affairs official did not immediately respond Monday to a message about the Bigelow Aerospace
Hank reaches the fourth and final of the four fundamental interactions in physics: electromagnetism. In this part, he teaches us about the electrostatic force, which builds up a charge in an object and can travel in the form of an electron stream. Stay tuned for Part II, where we will finish up the series with
The scarlet macaw was exported live from humid forests to desert communities in South America almost 1,000 years ago. Credit: Carlos Capriles Farfán Archaeology 30 March 2021 Why mummified tropical parrots are buried in one of the world’s driest deserts Scarlet macaws and other birds plucked from distant jungles lived out their lives as pets
Startups at all stages of maturity working with space technology or space data are eligible to apply WASHINGTON — Amazon Web Services is launching a space accelerator program for startups, the company announced March 30. AWS is teaming up with the U.K.-based venture investment firm Seraphim Capital to select the first 10 startups for the four-week
In this article AAPL INTC Apple WWDC 2021 Apple Apple announced on Tuesday that its annual developers conference will be held on June 7. Like last year, it’ll be online-only due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The event runs through June 11 and is free for developers to attend. WWDC, as the event is known,
When I returned to the office after having my first child, I noticed for the first time that all of the offices and conference rooms either had windows or non-locking doors, which left me without any safe spaces for pumping. Fortunately, I work for a supportive company that requested modification from building management to convert
Recent research suggests the immeasurable majority of animals known as ‘wild dogs’ in Australia are literally pure canines or dingoes that are mostly dingo when it comes to their genetic makeup. Researchers gathered the outcomes from DNA tests of more than 5,000 wild canids across Australia and discovered that only about 1% were really dog-dominant
Tesla is building a new Tesla Semi production line at a new building near its Gigafactory Nevada plant, and it plans to produce five electric trucks per week, according to sources familiar with the matter. Over the last few weeks, we have been trying to gauge the situation regarding Tesla Semi production after some vague
The Indian state of Gujarat has awarded 500-megawatts of solar power in the first auction after the announcement of new import duties on solar modules. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited issued a 500-megawatt solar power tender in January. The capacity was awarded to five companies. NTPC was awarded 150 megawatts, Sprng Energy 120 megawatts, Coal
In this article ORSTED-DK The Block Island Wind Farm, photographed in 2016, is located in waters off the east coast of the United States. DON EMMERT | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. wants to expand its offshore wind capacity to 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, a move the Biden administration hopes will generate thousands
Visitors look at a scale model of the Thirty Meter Telescope at India’s Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore.Credit: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty We are heartened to see a chapter on public engagement in science and technology in India’s draft Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2020 (see go.nature.com/3k7g6hf). We sincerely hope there is the
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic revealed its latest suborbital spaceplane March 30, a vehicle that looks similar to its existing SpaceShipTwo but incorporates significant structural improvements. The company unveiled the first of what it calls the “Spaceship III” line of vehicles, called VSS Imagine. The vehicle, built at Virgin Galactic’s facility in Mojave, California, is ready
By Allison Kubo Hutchison Noah Friedlander, San Francisco from the Marin Headlands in March 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0 As you walk the pavement of your city, the buildings rising around you, the impact of a city on the landscape is clear. It changes the skyline and the view. But how does it change the ground
In this article 1810-HK 175-HK ZE594-CN NIO XPEV 9888-HK Xiaomi’s headquarters in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has announced plans to launch an electric vehicle business and invest $10 billion over the next 10 years. The company will set up a
The Biden administration is working to significantly expand offshore wind energy along the US east coast, declaring that it is taking measures toward authorizing a major wind farm off the coast of New Jersey as part of a proposal to produce enough electricity to fuel over 10 million homes by 2030. (Photo : Pixabay) Job
In a new video, we get a rare look at Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software at work through what it can actually see as it navigates city streets. You can watch the impressive video below. Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving package in beta with a few thousand customers
To further protect the interest of domestic module manufacturing companies, the Indian government has imposed fresh import duties on solar cells and modules. The Minister of New and Renewable Energy recently announced the imposition of a basic customs duty on solar cells and modules. Solar cells imported into India will attract a 20% duty while
My work focuses on a side of Ireland that few visitors ever see: the temperate rainforest of Killarney National Park, a 10,200-hectare reserve near the southwest coast. The climate here — usually damp and, by Irish standards, relatively warm, with temperatures in autumn afternoons typically edging beyond 10 °C — creates ideal growing conditions for all
TAMPA, Fla. — Inmarsat is launching legal action over the Dutch government’s plan to auction 3.5 GHz spectrum, which the British satellite operator uses for maritime safety services. The London-based company said it will seek a judge’s ruling on the potential illegality of the plan to sell the spectrum to terrestrial 5G providers next year.
In this article TSLA Christopher Lee and his 2021 Tesla Model Y Christopher T. Lee Last week, after paying for brand new Tesla electric cars, Southern California residents Tom Slattery, Christopher T. Lee and Clark Peterson told CNBC they were gobsmacked to find the company had charged them twice, taking tens of thousands of dollars
Well before Jan. 20, when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office, they made it clear they would start their terms with a clear policy agenda that addressed seven areas: COVID-19 climate change racial equity economic recovery health care immigration restoring America’s global standing All of these policy areas
Vocalis Health is an Israel based AI healthtech company that says it has developed a new software that can analyse a person’s voice and use that to detect if they have COVID 19 or not. According to the company, vocal biomarkers from people’s recorded voices can be used to screen, detect, monitor and predict health
A farmer in Ethiopia harvests teff, a cereal. Small farms tend to have more-diverse landscapes than do sprawling industrial operations. Credit: Andia/Universal Images Group/Getty Environmental sciences 29 March 2021 Small farms outdo big ones on biodiversity — and crop yields Large-scale farms account for most of the global food supply, but smallholdings protect species and
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX gears up for another test flight of a Starship prototype, the Federal Aviation Administration is facing new scrutiny from Congress for how it handled SpaceX’s violation of its launch license on an earlier test flight. SpaceX had planned to launch its SN11 Starship vehicle March 29 from its Boca Chica, Texas,
In this article AAPL 1810-HK GOOGL Xiaomi Launched the Mi 11 Ultra smartphone at an event on Monday, March 29. The Chinese smartphone giant is hoping the Mi 11 Ultra will help it push into the premium segment of the market. Xiaomi GUANGZHOU, China — Xiaomi launched a slew of new smartphones on Monday, with
Nature is full of crazy creatures that defy all logic, and nothing is more astonishing than animals that can live to be older than humans. Some of the oldest animals in the world have lived since the time of Charles Darwin, and some survivors that may have been around during the time of the last
Tesla is turning on the recruiting machine in Texas as it adds about 50 new jobs based out of Gigafactory Texas, including many jobs related to local battery cell production. The automaker has lot going on right now when it comes to adding production capacity. It has Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, two brand new
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