Steve Jobs wrote a check to Radio Shack in 1976. Now it's up for auction
It's a pristine piece of Silicon Valley history—and it comes with a famous autograph.
Dec 6, 2023
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Engineering
24/7 solar towers could double energy output
If you want to improve the output of solar energy systems, why not also run them at night? That's the question researchers in Qatar and Jordan addressed as they successfully devised a system that promises to more than double ...
Automotive
Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth
Despite new electric vehicle market share and sales hitting a record in the U.S. this year, EV growth is starting to slow and fall short of the auto industry's lofty ambitions to transition away from combustion engines.
Dec 6, 2023
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Engineering
Newly developed floating trash interceptor cleans up river
To reduce marine debris, which causes serious environmental pollution in the sea, researchers at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) have developed a technology for reducing floating debris ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Business
'We're hitting new limits.' North Carolina quantum computing bullish on a coveted breakthrough
When Jungsang Kim came to Duke University in 2004, he wasn't sure he'd live long enough to witness quantum advantage: the elusive moment when a quantum computer outperforms a classical computer to solve a real-world problem.
Dec 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers use wood materials to create reliable organic solar cells
One of nature's most common organic materials—lignin—can be used to create stable and environmentally friendly organic solar cells. Researchers at Linköping University and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Engineering
Two-system model combines desalination and energy storage
Cornell engineers have refined a model that not only cultivates green energy, but also desalinates ocean water for large, drought-stricken coastal populations.
Dec 6, 2023
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Business
Record passengers as airline industry recovers from pandemic
Airlines should carry a record number of passengers next year as the sector puts the COVID-19 pandemic behind it, the industry's top trade association said Wednesday, although profitability remains a concern.
Dec 6, 2023
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Automotive
Volkswagen to reduce workforce as it chases profits
Volkswagen said Wednesday it would cut its workforce over the coming years as the German auto giant seeks to boost its profitability and reboot a faltering shift to electric cars.
Dec 6, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law
The European Union will seek to thrash out an agreement on sweeping rules to regulate artificial intelligence on Wednesday, following months of difficult negotiations in particular on how to monitor generative AI applications ...
Dec 6, 2023
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