Hundreds of flights axed as German airport staff strike
Tens of thousands of travelers faced flight delays and cancelations Friday as workers at eight airports in Germany went on strike for better pay.
Feb 17, 2023
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Tens of thousands of travelers faced flight delays and cancelations Friday as workers at eight airports in Germany went on strike for better pay.
Feb 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
They were long derided as old-fashioned symbols of grinding poverty, but mud and straw houses are making a comeback in Hungary as a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to concrete.
Feb 16, 2023
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The internet sites of several German airports were disrupted on Thursday after what may have been a hacker attack, German news agency dpa reported.
Feb 16, 2023
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Thursday profits soared to a record level in 2022 despite supply chain problems limiting its ability to raise production.
Feb 16, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Soaring energy costs are a major factor in Australia's cost-of-living crisis. The conventional wisdom is people will reduce their energy use in response to rising prices—and this may be the case for the most vulnerable ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Concerns are mounting among policymakers and utility companies amid the impact of severe weather on the nation's electrical grids. In recent months, electrical grids in Texas have been tested to the point of near failure. ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with volumes exceeding the 2019 level at the end of the year, a UN aviation body said Wednesday.
Feb 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
With its high-carbon footprint, air travel challenges the goal set by many countries of stabilizing global mean temperature by the middle of the 21st century. The aviation sector could achieve net-zero carbon emissions by ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Engineering
Mohammad Asadi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, has published a paper in the journal Science describing the chemistry behind his novel lithium-air battery design. The insights ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratized flying and serves US presidents.
Jan 31, 2023
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The Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by the Earth's gravity. It has a mass of about five quadrillion metric tons. Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. Air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around 1%. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect), and reducing temperature extremes between day and night.
There is no definite boundary between the atmosphere and outer space. It slowly becomes thinner and fades into space. An altitude of 120 km (75 mi) marks the boundary where atmospheric effects become noticeable during atmospheric reentry. The Kármán line, at 100 km (62 mi), is also frequently regarded as the boundary between atmosphere and outer space. Three quarters of the atmosphere's mass is within 11 km (6.8 mi; 36,000 ft) of the surface.
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