Young people hate making phone calls—could it be hurting their careers?
Ironically, younger generations are using smartphones for anything but actual phone calls.
Jun 28, 2024
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Telecom
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Energy & Green Tech
Coal-free in 14 years as renewables rush in: New blueprint shows how to green the grid—without nuclear
Coal will no longer be burned for power in Australia within 14 years. To replace it will require faster deployment of solar and wind, storage, new transmission lines and some firming gas capacity.
Jun 26, 2024
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Engineering
Harvesting unused micro-vibration to generate electricity
Energy Harvesting is a green technology that captures (or "harvests") wasted energy and converts it into electricity. The ubiquitous vibrations that surround us are one of the promising sources for energy harvesting. In particular, ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia needs large-scale energy production—three reasons why offshore wind is a good fit
On the weekend, an area 20km off the Illawarra coast south of Sydney became Australia's fourth offshore wind energy zone. It's the most controversial zone to date, with consultation attracting a record 14,211 submissions—of ...
Jun 23, 2024
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Business
Meteoric rise of South Korea's webtoons powers Nasdaq IPO
When Bae Jin-soo quit his well-paying job at one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates to write stories, his parents were so upset they kicked him out of the house.
Jun 18, 2024
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Telecom
Why are people sending voice messages? Communications expert explains phenomena
Sometimes a text isn't enough, but a phone or video call would be too much.
Jun 12, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New quantum random number generator achieves 2 Gbit/s speed
The reliable generation of random numbers has become a central component of information and communications technology. In fact, random number generators, algorithms or devices that can produce random sequences of numbers, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Solar investment outstrips all other power forms: IEA
More money is pouring into solar power than all other electricity sources combined, with investments set to reach half a trillion dollars this year, the world's top energy research body said Thursday.
Jun 6, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Should we worry about wasting renewable energy? Why 'spilling' excess power is expected—and efficient
In Australia's electricity system, more and more energy from sunlight and wind is being "spilled"—or not converted to electricity.
Jun 4, 2024
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Engineering
Some countries could meet their total electricity needs from floating solar panels, research shows
Floating solar photovoltaic panels could supply all the electricity needs of some countries, new research has shown.
Jun 4, 2024
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