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Jan 4, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope: Sun shield is fully deployed

Posted by in category: space

The unfurling of the observatory’s giant sun shade is a major milestone for the $10bn mission.

Jan 4, 2022

Electric Vehicles made up majority of new car sales in Norway in 2021

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Nearly two-thirds of all new car registrations in Norway in 2021 were electric vehicles (EVs), an industry body said Monday, a figure unmatched in the world.

Jan 4, 2022

Facebook Hosted Three Huge Concerts in the Metaverse and They Seriously Flopped

Posted by in category: virtual reality

Meta announced a slate of big name virtual reality concerts set to take place entirely in the metaverse last month — and nobody seemed to notice.

Jan 4, 2022

China, US, UK, France and Russia pledge to avoid nuclear war

Posted by in categories: existential risks, military, nuclear energy

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Five of the world’s largest nuclear powers pledged on Monday to work together toward “a world without nuclear weapons” in a rare statement of unity amid rising East-West tensions.

“A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” said the joint statement, which was issued simultaneously by the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France. “As nuclear use would have far-reaching consequences, we also affirm that nuclear weapons — for as long as they continue to exist — should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war.”

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Jan 4, 2022

A New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Speed Up Our Rush for More Solar Power

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

With a solar input capability of 3000W.

Jan 4, 2022

North Korea launches ‘unidentified projectile’

Posted by in category: futurism

into sea.


South Korean and Japanese officials spot Pyongyang’s first launch in 2022, but details are unclear.

Jan 4, 2022

AI could repair the damage done

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

First, AI can be taught to forget. This means that not only can AI identify who knows what about a topic, but it can also contextualize that information and recognize when information becomes outdated and redundant, meaning it can ‘forget’ unuseful data as needed. Second, using non-sensitive information drawn from existing tools, AI is able to see through silos. It can use all kinds of information to draw conclusions at scale, creating in one integrated platform a live map or ‘knowledge network’ of who knows what within an organization.

In short, using data, AI can build a network of knowledge and expertise in real time. When searching for answers, everyone can then access the most accurate, up-to-date information or the best expert, at that specific point in time, to help instantly.

Before the zettabytes of data grow to yottabytes, it’s time to embrace AI’s role in tackling data overload. With AI, we can start leveraging data in the way businesses and employees demand: to empower connection, problem-solving, collaboration, and finding the answers we need.

Jan 4, 2022

49.9 MW solar farm with biodiversity enhancements

Posted by in categories: employment, habitats, solar power, sustainability

BayWa r.e., in partnership with Grüne Energien, has received planning permission for the development of the Rag Lane Solar Farm project near Bristol, UK.


Construction of the 49.9 MW solar project in South Gloucestershire is planned to commence at the beginning of 2023, with grid connection expected in the second half of 2023. When complete, Rag Lane will deliver approximately 52 GWh/year of clean renewable electricity for distribution to the national grid, the equivalent to the annual electrical needs of approximately 15,000 family homes.

BayWa r.e. is committed to ensuring maximum benefit to the local community and environment in the development of Rag Lane. As part of the construction of the project, BayWa r.e. will provide biodiversity enhancements to the local area including the reinforcement and planting of 1.7 km of new hedgerows as a haven for wildlife, as well as ecological connectivity and improvements to the public footpath that runs across the site.

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Jan 4, 2022

New smart mailbox is built for drone deliveries

Posted by in category: drones

Indiana-based startup DRONEDEK has developed a smart mailbox that can automatically receive and protect goods from delivery drones.

Jan 4, 2022

Is precision public health the future — or a contradiction?

Posted by in categories: futurism, health

The definition of precision public health is sprawling and variable: for most researchers in the field it includes a sweep of data-driven techniques, such as sequencing pathogens to detect outbreaks and turbo-charging data collection to monitor harmful environmental exposures. It also encompasses an ambition to target interventions to specific people who need them.


Some public-health researchers are embracing data and technology to target small groups with precise health interventions. Others fear that these tactics could fail millions.