Researchers develop new percussion method to detect pipeline elbow erosion
A University of Houston engineering research team is pioneering a new method, based on percussion, to detect pipeline elbow erosion.
Nov 20, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
AI threatens millions of South Korean jobs, central bank says
Nearly four million jobs in South Korea are at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence technology over the next two decades, a central bank study released on Thursday said.
Nov 16, 2023
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Business
DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping to narrow the delivery app's losses
DoorDash powered past sales and earnings expectations in the third quarter, saying a growing mix of stores and faster service is drawing customers in the U.S. and abroad.
Nov 1, 2023
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Engineering
As surging threats teeter electrical power grids, scientists offer insights to make them more resilient
Power grids—the web of electrical networks that sprawl across countries and continents—are under stress. Extreme weather events and volatile energy demands often push the system to the brink. Although these high-impact ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Automotive
Vietnam's VinFast struggles to sell electric cars at home
Vietnam's VinFast has grand ambitions of selling its electric vehicles in the United States and Europe to compete with the likes of Elon Musk's Tesla, but it is struggling to find buyers for its cars at home.
Oct 18, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy transition at risk from commodity market fragmentation: IMF
Growing geopolitical fragmentation since the invasion of Ukraine has hit commodity markets, threatening to slow the transition to renewable energy as the world looks to combat climate change, the International Monetary Fund ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
More than 1.1 billion African people unlikely to have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies by 2050
A new Loughborough University study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
Sep 25, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Team develops eco-friendly high-efficiency photocatalysts that convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel
The team led by Professor In Soo-Il in the Department of Energy Engineering at DGIST has developed a high-efficiency photocatalyst capable of converting carbon dioxide (CO2), a major contributor to global warming, into the ...
Sep 20, 2023
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On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it's 40% of heat loss
Climate change and energy costs mean we need to rethink how we design and build our homes. The updated National Construction Code has lifted the required energy performance of new housing from 6 stars to 7 stars (10 stars ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Hardware
A lightweight wearable device helps users navigate with a tap on the wrist
Scientists at Rice University in Houston, Texas have developed a fabric-based wearable device that "taps" a user's wrist with pressurized air, silently helping them navigate to their destination. The study, published August ...
Aug 29, 2023
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