Nvidia unveils higher performing 'superchips'
Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as it seeks to consolidate its position as the major supplier to the AI frenzy.
Mar 19, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineers use moisture to pull carbon dioxide out of the air
In a corner of Kelsey Hatzell's lab sits a small jar filled with a material that has an ability far beyond what its nondescript appearance would suggest: a way to capture and release carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
LATAM flight 800 'just dropped' in mid-flight, injuring dozens—what happened, and how to keep yourself safe
On Monday, LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney to Auckland experienced what officials are describing as a "technical fault" that meant the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "just dropped" without any warning.
Mar 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
In New York City, heat pumps that fit in apartment windows promise big emissions cuts
For 27 years, the heat in Regina Fred's Queens apartment building came from a noisy steam radiator that she couldn't control and sometimes didn't come on at all, leaving her shivering. Sometimes, the radiators ran so hot ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it's wiping out gains in energy efficiency
New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so require more energy for heating and cooling, wiping out potential gains in energy efficiency, according to our new research. The increasing energy demand is inconsistent ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Automotive
Electric school buses are gaining traction in Bay Area schools
It was seven years ago that Matthew Belasco started worrying about the health of students riding the bus at Pittsburg Unified in California. As he watched hundreds of youth pile onto the big yellow vehicles each day, his ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Electrification of society is putting major demands on supply security, say researchers
Power cuts can be caused by heavy snow and icing, as well as lightning strikes and strong winds bringing down power lines. Together with more extreme weather events, Norway is also facing a major power supply deficit. So ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
How an endangered hawk could topple plans for WA's largest wind farm
What began as the largest wind project ever proposed in Washington—the Horse Heaven Hills wind farm—will likely soon be cut to a fraction of the original vision.
Feb 22, 2024
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Engineering
Energy Strategy 2050: The potential of millions of Swiss rooftops
Five million rooftops in Switzerland—more than half of the nationwide total—are suitable for generating power. A review of two solar photovoltaic development strategies has shown that combining the two approaches could ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
'Green' or 'blue' hydrogen—what difference does it make? Not much for most Australians
Hydrogen can play a key role in Australia's energy transition by giving us additional ways of storing and moving energy around. As the world shifts towards cleaner energy production, there's a push to make hydrogen production ...
Feb 19, 2024
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