US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million
The United States set another record for the number of air travelers since the pandemic set in, although passenger numbers remain far below 2019 levels.
May 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Empowering citizens for successful energy transitions
The terms "co-creation" and "co-production," which denote the possibility for laypeople to participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives, have been gaining popularity. A new IIASA-led study explored options ...
May 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable energy sources: Toward large-scale thermal storage systems
High-temperature technologies enable electrothermal storage systems for large amounts of energy from renewable sources. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and the industry partner ...
May 3, 2021
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Internet
Germany smashes online child porn network with 400,000 members
German police said Monday they had shut down "one of the biggest darknet child pornography platforms in the world" and arrested four of its members in a series of raids in mid-April.
May 3, 2021
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Business
Verizon to sell Yahoo, AOL for $5 bn to private equity firm
Verizon announced Monday it was selling faded internet stars Yahoo and AOL to a private equity firm for $5 billion, ending the online media ambitions of the telecoms giant.
May 3, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Smart finger ring with integrated RFID chip
House key, wallet, health insurance card, hotel key card—a smart finger ring could replace all these in the future. Produced by a 3D printing process, the ring has an integrated RFID chip, tamper-proof, sealed and invisible. ...
May 3, 2021
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Internet
A decision on suspended Trump Facebook account this week
Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook in a decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes.
May 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Installing solar panels over California's canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs
Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region's climate is warming, a severe multi-year drought is underway and groundwater supplies are being overpumped in many locations.
May 3, 2021
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Software
Researchers promote usability for everyone, everywhere
According to Michael Twidale, professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, bad usability can be an irritation for everyone but "especially awful" for the underprivileged. ...
May 3, 2021
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Robotics
Disinfection robot: Value created by linking up to building data
The disinfection robot BALTO—named after a sled dog who carried urgently needed vaccines to a highly inaccessible region of Alaska a hundred years ago—is capable of disinfecting door knobs and similar objects. It does ...
May 3, 2021
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