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PVH USA to equip 200MW Texas project with advanced solar trackers

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
PV Hardware USA (PVH USA), a prominent supplier of advanced solar trackers, structures, and control solutions for large-scale solar power plants, has announced a collaboration with Moss, the nation's leading solar contractor. PVH USA will deliver over 200 MW of its AxoneDuo Infinity solar trackers to Moss for an upcoming solar project in Texas. This project marks a significant achievement

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Edison, Framatome, and Politecnico di Milano partner for nuclear energy research

Paris, France (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Edison, Framatome, and Politecnico di Milano have formalized a collaboration to advance scientific and technological research and training in nuclear energy. This agreement will leverage the combined technical expertise of the three entities to foster innovation and development within the nuclear sector. The partnership will focus on joint projects, including internships, master's and doct

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Serbia government greenlights disputed lithium mining project

Belgrade (AFP) July 16, 2024
The Serbian government on Tuesday gave permission to restart operations at a disputed Rio Tinto lithium mining project, days after a court ruling overturned measures to halt the project. "The government... takes measures to restore the legal order to the state that existed before the adoption of the regulation that was declared unconstitutional," read a statement published by the Serbian gov

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Researchers utilize recycled silicon anodes to enhance lithium-ion battery efficiency

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have crafted low-cost micro-sized silicon anodes from recycled photovoltaic waste, thanks to an innovative electrolyte design. Their important research, published in Nature Sustainability on July 16, paves the way for more sustainable, cost-effective, and high-energy-de

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COP29 host tells rich nations to break climate stalemate

Paris (AFP) July 17, 2024
The hosts of this year's UN climate summit urged governments Wednesday to start compromising to break a deadlock over how to help poorer countries tackle global warming. The COP29 summit in gas-rich Azerbaijan in November is supposed to produce a global agreement on how rich nations should help fund climate investments in developing countries, but negotiations have stalled. Developing st

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Neutrino interaction rates measured at record high energies

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
A research team including members from the Laboratory for High Energy Physics at the University of Bern has achieved a significant milestone by measuring neutrino interaction rates at unprecedented energies using CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This advancement offers potential insights into the long-standing question of why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe. Neutrin

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Costa Rica announces win against Canadian gold miner over cancelled concession

San Jose (AFP) July 16, 2024
Costa Rica said on Monday that an international tribunal had ruled in its favor in a dispute with Canadian mining company Infinito Gold over the 2010 cancellation of a gold concession on environmental grounds. "The government of the republic is pleased to inform the country that Costa Rica has won the case brought by Infinito Gold," the presidency said in a statement. The company had tak

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Poisoned by arsenic, and with no way out, Peruvians live in fear

Huarmey, Peru (AFP) July 16, 2024
Sayuri Moreno found out while pregnant that her body was contaminated with arsenic, but could not afford doctors' advice to avoid breastfeeding and leave her home in a mining area in northern Peru. The 37-year-old is one of 120 residents of the Huarmey slums in the Ancash department who were found to have high levels of arsenic in their blood when 140 people were tested last year, according

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Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate-nanocarbon hybrid material

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Industrial emissions are one of the main sources of climate change-inducing carbon dioxide (CO2). While adopting renewable and clean energy alternatives is one option for mitigating these carbon emissions, carbon capture technology is another solution to control CO2 emissions. In big CO2-emitting industries, such as cement, oil refineries, and thermal power plants, carbon capture technology can

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Study shows majority prefer AI for redistributive decisions

London, UK (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
A recent study has indicated that people favor Artificial Intelligence (AI) over humans when making redistributive decisions. As technology increasingly becomes part of both public and private decision-making processes, it is crucial to understand public perception, satisfaction, and the need for transparency and accountability in algorithmic systems to ensure their acceptance and effectiv

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No New Physics Found in Higgs Boson Properties Study

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2024
The Higgs boson, discovered over a decade ago in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detectors, remains elusive, with its properties still not fully understood. Recent progress comes from a collaboration between the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), RWTH Aachen University, and the Max Planck Institute for Physics, providing new insights into its origins.

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Hydrogen-Powered Flight Nears Reality with New Technological Advancements

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 15, 2024
The potential for hydrogen-powered flights opens up significant opportunities for fossil-free travel, with rapid technological advancements propelling this vision forward. Recent research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden indicates that nearly all air travel within a 750-mile (1200 km) radius could be serviced by hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045. Moreover, a new heat exchanger un

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Scientists Advocate Major Study on Geoengineering for Glaciers

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2024
A group of scientists has published a significant report on glacial geoengineering-an emerging field exploring whether technology could halt the melting of glaciers and ice sheets due to climate change. This white paper marks the first public effort by glaciologists to evaluate potential technological interventions that might address catastrophic sea-level rise scenarios. Although it

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New analysis of Cassini data yields insights into Titan's seas

Ithica NY (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
A new study of radar experiment data from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has yielded fresh insights related to the makeup and activity of the liquid hydrocarbon seas near the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn's 146 known moons. The key takeaway: Using data from several bistatic radar experiments, a Cornell University-led research team was able to separately analyze and esti

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Astrobotic's VOLT rover passes key Lunar surface tests

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Astrobotic has advanced its efforts to create a lunar power grid by beginning a summer-long test campaign for its VSAT Optimized for Lunar Traverse (VOLT). The VOLT rover, designed to traverse the Moon's surface, features a vertical solar array to harness solar energy for charging various lunar assets such as habitats, rovers, and scientific instruments, particularly at the lunar south pole.

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HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site

Paris, France (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
HyPrSpace, a pioneering startup in hybrid propulsion technology, has completed the first bench test of its hybrid rocket engine at the DGA Missile Tests site in Saint-Medard-en-Jalles (Gironde). This milestone is a significant step in validating HyPrSpace's patented hybrid propulsion system and showcases the transition from theoretical models to practical, full-scale applications. The Term

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Redwire to supply additional roll-out solar arrays for Thales Alenia Space satellites

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a prominent player in space infrastructure, has announced a new order to provide more Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space's Space Inspire* satellites. These satellites are part of Thales Alenia Space's latest geostationary telecommunications satellite line. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), i

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SwRI and UTD collaborate on space sensor testing

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) are working together to test an advanced sensor aimed at measuring neutral gas velocities in the Earth's upper atmosphere. The project, under the leadership of Dr. Joo Hwang from SwRI and Dr. Phillip Anderson from UTD, is funded by the new SwRI/UTD Seed Projects for

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TeraNet enhances Space-to-Earth data transfer with laser comms

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 17, 2024
The University of Western Australia's TeraNet, a network of optical ground stations focused on high-speed space communications, has successfully captured laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit. This achievement signals a potential 1,000-fold increase in communication bandwidth between space and Earth. Led by Associate Professor Sascha Schediwy from the UWA node at the Int

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Planet Labs Secures Pilot Contract for AI-Enhanced Satellite Data

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2024
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a top provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced a seven-figure pilot contract with an international defense ministry for its PlanetScope data, now enhanced with SynMax's AI-based Theia solution. Together with SynMax, a Houston-based satellite analytics and intelligence company, Planet is offering an advanced maritime domain awareness (MDA) solution fo