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.
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UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022“ data-reactroot=”
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.
La Nina’s cooling effect also did not stop 2021 from being one of the seven hottest years on record.
Leadership expert: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ‘derailing right in real-time’
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.
Intel Labs Introduces New Approach to Neural Network-Based Object Learning
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.
New contra-rotating turbine design produces double the energy of the world’s largest turbine
Source: World Wide Wind.
Their VAWTs employ two sets of contra-rotating blades to produce double the output of today’s biggest turbines, the company says.
James Webb Telescope captures its first images of an exoplanet
Exoplanets are rarely seen in images.
In a first for the James Webb Telescope, astronomers from the joint NASA/ESA/CSA cooperative used the space-based telescope to bring back images of an exoplanet. Exoplanets are planets orbiting other suns than our own, helping us to understand if we are unique in the universe or if other Earth-like planets exist.
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The images of the exoplanet are seen through four different light filters. They show a gas giant, a planet with no rocky surface that could not be habitable. The light filters show how the infrared telescope’s gaze is easily capturing images of planets out beyond our solar system. These images lead the way toward future observations that can reveal a broad range of information never before seen on exoplanets.