Australia needs renewable energy fast—but building it is only half the battle
Australia's energy transition has never been more urgent.
Sep 4, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
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Energy & Green Tech
TRISO fuel testing informs advanced reactor performance
Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have completed mechanical property measurements on irradiated HALEU TRISO fuel particles, marking another step in ORNL's development and ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say
Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears that the dangers of artificial intelligence are not being taken ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI digital twins struggle to predict human behavior, creating 'funhouse mirror' distortions
While many fear artificial intelligence will replace humans, using AI to take over some human roles has benefits. Companies can use the technology to conduct surveys and polls, while behavioral scientists can run experiments ...
Engineering
Clean steels help reveal unique mechanisms of hydrogen induced cracking
Steel pipelines used for oil and gas transportation remain the backbone of energy infrastructure. Hence, there is heavy focus on their integrity and resistance to degradation in corrosive conditions. Sour corrosion, a dangerous ...
Automotive
US safety regulator probes Tesla's Cybercab
U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an inquiry into Tesla's driverless Cybercab, questioning how the company concluded that a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors meets federal safety rules.
Sep 4, 2026
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Computer Sciences
'Safe query space' lets AI fix SQL errors without starting over
"Find the best-selling product from last year." When an AI system attempts to answer a question like this by querying a company database, even a single reference to a nonexistent item can cause the query to fail. Until now, ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Engineering
New manufacturing method makes heat-resistant materials in days, not months
A novel approach for making carbon-carbon composites could replace the slow, labor-intensive manufacturing process that has constrained the material's availability and driven up its cost.
Sep 4, 2026
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Automotive
Volkswagen says it is cutting 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade
German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest restructuring ever in the global auto industry.
Sep 4, 2026
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Automotive
Musk launches steering-wheel-free taxi service in bet riders lose 'no control' fears and hop inside
Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, on Thursday, betting that Americans will overcome their fears of rides with "no control" and hop inside.
Sep 4, 2026
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