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Новости за 19.12.2024

Huffingtonpost.co.uk 

Spiders Love Christmas Trees ― Here's How To Spot (And Banish) Them

’Tis the season to be jolly, right?

Well, that’s what I thought too ― until I heard from Sophie Thorogood, a pest prevention specialist at Pest-Stop, who said that it’s “not uncommon to find spiders in Christmas trees.” Oh, good.

It’s especially likely if your tree has been standing outside for a long time (perhaps locked away in a shed), she added.

That’s because “Trees provide excellent hiding and nesting spots, along with a potential food source like other insects and their... Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Quantum AI startup SandboxAQ valued at $5.3 billion after $300 million fundraising

The investers include New York-based investment firm Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price, and Breyer Capital. The funds will be used to facilitate the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems for computation. In 2022, SandboxAQ was spun off from Alphabet to become an independent startup, with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt serving as chairman.

Energy-daily.com 

Stora Enso reports impairments of 724 mn euros

Helsinki (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
Finnish-Swedish forestry group Stora Enso said Wednesday it will record impairments totalling some 724 million euros ($760 million) in its fourth quarter, citing weaker demand and increased costs. The company said the impairments were mainly a result of it predicting a weaker cash flow in the long-term from its packaging divisions in China and western Europe and its wood products division i

Energy-daily.com 

Frontgrade Gaisler leads European effort for advanced space semiconductor technology

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Under a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), Frontgrade Gaisler is spearheading an initiative to secure European leadership in advanced semiconductor technologies for space applications. The program focuses on developing cutting-edge Ultra Deep Sub-Micron (UDSM) nodes, including technology as advanced as 7nm, to support next-generation space missions.

Energy-daily.com 

Washington, Beijing renew stalled scientific cooperation agreement

Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
Washington and Beijing, locked in a fierce economic and political rivalry, renewed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement for five years on Friday following criticism by detractors, including US Republicans, that China is being given an advantage. The signing is part of an effort to stabilize relations just weeks before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, who h

Energy-daily.com 

Aeromon achieves ISO 17025 accreditation for advanced emissions monitoring and flare efficiency analysis

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Aeromon has secured ISO 17025 accreditation, becoming the first internationally recognized provider of site-level methane quantification and flaring efficiency analysis. This milestone sets a global standard for emissions monitoring, offering operators and regulators precise, traceable, and real-time data. Aeromon's fully accredited emissions measurement service operates as a test laborato

Energy-daily.com 

Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises: UN

Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024
Overconsumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting crucial ecosystems such as coral reefs at imminent risk of destruction, a landmark UN report said Tuesday. The assessment by the UN's expert biodiversity panel lays bare the complex interplay between nature loss, global warming, and threats to water, food and health - and the role of

Energy-daily.com 

EU countries back stricter rules to curb microplastics pollution

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 17, 2024
EU countries on Tuesday backed plans to curb plastic pollution by toughening rules for companies using the pellets that constitute the building blocks of most plastic products. The microscopic pellets, called nurdles, are the base material used in most of the world's plastic production, from car bumpers to salad bowls. About the size of a lentil and made from fossil fuels, the pellets of

Energy-daily.com 

Anger as Amsterdam allows 'ugly' solar panels on historic canal houses

Amsterdam (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
Amsterdam's world-famous canalside houses will soon be allowed to have visible solar panels on their roofs, much to the dismay of local heritage groups, who say they will be an eyesore. The Dutch capital's tall, thin historic houses dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries are poorly insulated and energy hungry. Solar panels are already allowed on roofs of protected buildings, so long

Energy-daily.com 

Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year

Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history. Despite calls to halt humanity's burning of the filthiest fossil fuel driving climate change, the energy watchdog expects global demand for coal to hit record highs for the third year in a row. Scientists have warned tha

Energy-daily.com 

Climate chemistry model finds "non-negligible" impacts of potential hydrogen fuel leakage

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
As the world looks for ways to stop climate change, much discussion focuses on using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, which emit climate-warming greenhouse gases (GHGs) when they're burned. The idea is appealing. Burning hydrogen doesn't emit GHGs to the atmosphere, and hydrogen is well-suited for a variety of uses, notably as a replacement for natural gas in industrial processes, power generat