Japan's Toyota promises more electric models, investment
Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully electric models by 2030, its president, Akio Toyoda, said Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2021
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Internet
What is the metaverse? A tech CEO who is helping build it explains
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, got a lot of attention when it renamed itself to reflect its focus on the "metaverse." But Meta is hardly the only firm building the immersive digital world that could be the ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Green transition will be less painful if we avoid repeating 1970s western policy errors in the oil market
Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced record profits for the first nine months of the year, and is forecasting even stronger results for the fourth quarter. This is thanks to the very high price of natural gas, which ...
Nov 30, 2021
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How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy
It cost A$49 million to add 12.5 kilometers of extra lanes to Western Australia's Kwinana Highway, south of Perth's CBD. That's not unusual. On average, building a single lane of road costs about about A$5 million per kilometer.
Nov 22, 2021
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Business
Digital tech is the future, but new report shows Australia risks being left in the past
Digital technologies are now at the heart of our everyday lives, as anyone who has swapped their office for a videoconferencing screen, or downloaded a contact-tracing app, knows only too well.
Sep 21, 2021
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Engineering
How energy-generating wastewater treatment can handle China's urban population boom
From 2016 to 2020 around 100 million people have moved from the countryside to China's cities. This massive migration to cities means wastewater treatment plant numbers have multiplied to meet demand. At the beginning of ...
May 20, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
To cool tomorrow's buildings, power sector must grow
Temperatures are rising. Eight of the warmest 10 recorded years of globally averaged temperature have occurred after 1998. Coupled with that increase is a growing demand for electricity to cool buildings. A new study published ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Business
Lufthansa posts record annual loss, sees long recovery
German flag carrier Lufthansa said Thursday it lost a record 6.7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel and left aircraft grounded.
Mar 4, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Does 'Goal 7, Energy for All' need a rethink?
Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Yet according to new research by Copenhagen Business School the poor planning ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple may bring Force Touch to Macbook's Touch Bar
It appears Apple is planning an interesting touch for a future generation of its most powerful notebook, the Macbook Pro. In a recently disclosed patent application, Apple has indicated it will introduce Force Touch to an ...
