A look inside Amazon's new Minnesota facility: Prayer rooms, ablution stations and 'Chutes and Ladders'
Amazon knows its workforce.
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Business
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Business
Report: Musk proposes going ahead with deal to buy Twitter
Trading in shares of Twitter was halted after the stock spiked on reports that Elon Musk would proceed with his $44 billion deal to buy the company after months of legal battles.
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Micron to bring microchip plant to upstate New York
Micron, one of the world's largest microchip manufacturers, announced Tuesday it would open a semiconductor plant in upstate New York, promising a long-term investment of up to $100 billion and a plant that could bring 50,000 ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
How to ensure the world's largest pumped-hydro dam isn't a disaster for Queensland's environment
To quit coal and move to renewables, we need large-scale energy storage. That's where pumped hydro comes in. Queensland's ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
On the way toward CO2-neutral aviation
Traveling by airplane without emitting additional CO2—this would be possible with synthetic fuels produced from water and ambient air with the help of renewable energy. However, huge quantities would be required. A new ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Business
Why blockchain could mean fewer hassles for students and workers proving their credentials
Microcredentials—attestations of proficiency in a specific skill or knowledge base that are certified by an authority—can provide evidence of a person's skills to employers.
Oct 4, 2022
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Software
Online tool offers industry easier way to track carbon footprint
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an online tool that offers industrial plants an easier way to track and download information about their energy footprint and carbon emissions.
Oct 4, 2022
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Engineering
Coating research aims to improve aircraft de-icing
Engineers at UBC Okanagan have been collaborating with researchers from the University of Toronto to make a significant breakthrough in de-icing technology.
Oct 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Using microwaves for low-cost production of alkali metallic phosphate nanocomposites for use in sodium-ion batteries
A team of researchers at Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute in Egypt has developed a fast and inexpensive way to synthesize alkali metallic phosphate nanocomposites for use in sodium-ion batteries. In ...
Energy & Green Tech
Charting a course for marine energy, and the country, to decarbonize the grid
As climate change alters the planet, it is causing massive changes to our oceans. Because these waters absorb excess heat and energy from our atmosphere, the ocean has soaked up 90% of the heat generated from greenhouse-gas ...
Oct 4, 2022
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