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Sep 5, 2022

Prehistoric petroglyphs cover the walls of Tamgaly

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In Kazakhstan’s Tamgaly gorge, 3,500-year-old rock art provides clues about the society that created them.

Sep 5, 2022

Future of robots

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Sep 4, 2022

“One of a Kind” Massive Triple Star System Detected

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Earlier this year, researchers revealed the discovery of an extraordinarily compact “one-of-a-kind” system of three stars. A partnership between two young researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen is currently focusing on how this unusual combination of a binary set of stars and a revolving larger star can form.

The star system is made up of a binary set of stars, two stars that orbit each other, and one more massive star that orbits the binary.

“As far as we know, it is the first of its kind ever detected”, Alejandro Vigna-Gomez says. “We know of many tertiary star systems (three star systems), but they are typically significantly less massive. The massive stars in this triple are very close together – it is a compact system. The orbital period of the binary (~1 d) is the same as that of the rotation of Earth (1 day). The combined mass of the two of them is twelve times the mass of our Sun – so rather big stars. The tertiary star is approximately 16 times the mass of our Sun, so even bigger! The inner orbit is circular in shape with close to six revolutions of the tertiary star around the binary per year. Pretty fast, when you consider the size of them – unsurprisingly, the system is very luminous, so at first they were detected as a stellar binary”.

Sep 4, 2022

Largest ever offshore windfarm is fully operational

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The UK is truly a world leader in offshore wind and the completion of Hornsea Two is a tremendous milestone for the offshore wind industry.


This week, the massive Hornsea 2 project became fully operational off the coast of the UK.

Sep 4, 2022

UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022“ data-reactroot=”

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That drought is set to worsen with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the WMO projected on Friday, fearing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are already going through their worst drought for 40 years.

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Sep 4, 2022

Meyer Burger secures silicon wafers from European production

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Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with the Norwegian manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin.

Sep 3, 2022

Leadership expert: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ‘derailing right in real-time’

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Leadership expert and former Medtronic CEO Bill George ripped Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a wide-ranging interview with Yahoo Finance Live (video above).

“Facebook and Mark are not grounded in values, so he is all over the map,” the corporate insider said in a scathing assessment of Zuckerberg’s leadership as CEO.

George, known for his very successful stint as Medtronic’s CEO from 1991 to 2001, is the author of new leadership book “True North: Emerging Leader Edition.” In the book, George and co-author Zach Clayton study top executives such as GM CEO Mary Barra and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to see what has made them successful leaders.

Sep 3, 2022

Twitter is ready for the long-awaited edit button. ‘This is happening!’

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The eagerly anticipated feature button may allay some of Twitter’s long-standing concerns.

Sep 3, 2022

Intel Labs Introduces New Approach to Neural Network-Based Object Learning

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Researchers at Intel Labs, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology and the Technical University of Munich, have introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning. The new approach specifically targets future robotics applications like robotic assistants that interact with unconstrained environments, which are present in situations such as logistics and healthcare.

The new research can prove crucial for improving the service or manufacturing capabilities of our future robots.

The research paper titled “Interactive continual learning for robots: a neuromorphic approach” was awarded “Best Paper” at the 2022 International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Sep 3, 2022

Making EVs without China’s supply chain is hard, but not impossible—3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

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The immediate challenge is to produce batteries in the U.S., but the longer challenge will be to secure supplies of critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt.