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Business

Google faces new UK lawsuit over online display ads

Google faces a fresh UK lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominance in online display advertising, the claimants announced Thursday, in the latest antitrust action against the US tech giant.

12 hours ago

Energy & Green Tech

Digital twin innovation cuts energy costs in water purification

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are charting a new course in water purification to reduce energy consumption and costs while ensuring safe drinking water.

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Consumer & Gadgets

On-body tech could expose users to new privacy and safety risks

Compared to the possibilities offered by on-body interaction techniques such as wearables, smartphones and computers are increasingly beginning to look like technologies of the past. But what risks arise when mini-computers ...

Automotive

Do higher gas prices lead to increased usage of electric cars?

How do increased gas prices affect the usage of hybrid cars? A new research article in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists studies how drivers of plug-in hybrid cars respond to fuel prices ...

Engineering

Cooling without pumps: New measurement data for modular reactors

Passive cooling systems for nuclear power plants operate without pumps or electricity: They rely solely on physical effects such as density differences to dissipate heat. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have ...

Energy & Green Tech

Copper cold plates could slash data-center energy usage

Mechanical engineers have designed a more effective and energy-efficient technology for cooling computer chips. Published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the researchers used a mathematical algorithm and advanced 3D printing ...