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Sep 6, 2022

Scientists successfully turned thin air into green hydrogen for 12 days

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Scalable technology can work in relative humidity of four percent too.

An international collaboration of researchers has successfully demonstrated the production of green hydrogen directly from the air, a press release said.

Solar and wind installations are picking up steam as the world looks toward greener energy sources. Although energy is generated in an emission-free way in these methods, energy storage requires large batteries, which do not fit into the idea of sustainable living.

Sep 6, 2022

China launches mysterious new spy satellite

Posted by in category: space

It was the country’s 35th successful rocket launch this year.

China’s space agency, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) continues its impressive launch cadence for this year with its latest launch. The agency launched a mystery spy satellite that may gather military intelligence for the country, a report from Space.com reveals.

The satellite, called Yaogan 33, launched atop China’s Long March 4C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 7:44 pm (23:44 GMT) on Friday, September 2.

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Sep 6, 2022

Asteroids near Earth: are we in danger?

Posted by in category: space

Are near-Earth objects a threat to Earth?

An asteroid is a metallic or rocky body that orbits the Sun within the asteroid belt, a region of space between Mars and Jupiter.

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Sep 6, 2022

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving now costs $15,000, but lawmakers argue it doesn’t live up to its name

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

The price has increased by $3,000, but Tesla’s FSD is still a work-in-progress.

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta option now costs a hefty $15,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter late last month that it would increase the option’s price by $3,000.

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Sep 6, 2022

Survival of the most informed: The journey to innovation begins with data

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business

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While business transformation has always been critical to staying relevant and competitive, global disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic created an urgency to accelerate innovation to keep pace with market conditions and changes in customer demand. In fact, many digitally transformed companies have not only survived — they’ve thrived.

According to a 2021 McKinsey Survey, top-performing companies now obtain a larger share of their sales from products or services that didn’t exist just one year ago. These companies are making more aggressive plans to differentiate themselves with technology, and some are preparing to reinvent their value proposition altogether.

Sep 6, 2022

Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells

Posted by in categories: chemistry, computing, engineering, solar power, sustainability

A relatively new kind of semiconductor, layered atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the way that leaves move energy from the sun over relatively long distances before using it to fuel chemical reactions. The approach may one day improve the efficiency of solar cells.

“Energy transport is one of the crucial steps for and conversion in solar cells,” said Bin Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in electrical and computer engineering and first author of the study in the journal Optica.

“We created a structure that can support hybrid light-matter mixture states, enabling efficient and exceptionally long-range .”

Sep 6, 2022

SpaceX Starlink user who took $600 internet dish on Greek sailing vacation says the service was ‘surprisingly good’ despite outages

Posted by in categories: internet, space

Starlink user says Starlink’s connectivity was “surprisingly good” despite some outages when the yacht turned or surrounded by masts in a harbor.

Sep 6, 2022

Solar Probe Hit by Massive Plasma Blast on Its Way to the Sun

Posted by in category: futurism

Solar Orbiter was hit by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun, and it has the receipts to prove it.

Sep 6, 2022

When Was the Last Time You Had a Really Good Strawberry Grown by a Robot?

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability

No fields, tractors or back-breaking work: This may be how fruits and vegetables are sustainable in the future.

Sep 6, 2022

Jeff Bezos Says Most People Won’t Be Able to Live on Earth

Posted by in categories: habitats, space travel

Jeff Bezos thinks the Earth will be like a protected national park in the future — and maybe even a hot cosmic tourist attraction.

The Amazon and Blue Origin founder spoke at the 2021 Ignatius Forum last Wednesday about the future of space travel. During the discussion, he made the eyebrow-raising comment that most people won’t even be born on Earth one day and that it might even turn into a tourist destination for space colonizers, according to RealClearPolitics.

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