US central bank unveils alternative to Facebook's Libra
Noting security concerns posed by Facebook's digital currency Libra, the Federal Reserve on Thursday revealed details of its own instant payments system.
Aug 6, 2020
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Business
Noting security concerns posed by Facebook's digital currency Libra, the Federal Reserve on Thursday revealed details of its own instant payments system.
Aug 6, 2020
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Business
The European Commission has asked the EU financial authority to probe whether German regulators were at fault in the build-up to the spectacular collapse of payments provider Wirecard.
Jun 26, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The quest to find viable alternatives to fossil fuels in energy production has experienced a recent revolution as scientists search for materials that do not require precious metals to produce active and stable reactions.
May 6, 2020
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General Motors is recalling about 162,000 full-size pickup trucks worldwide for a second time because of faulty brake control software that was installed in a recall from last year.
Feb 7, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells, which is crucial for the use of this pioneering technology—this is the topic of a paper published in the journal Nature Energy by an international research team, ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Robotics
Gathered inside a small shed in the midst of a peaceful meadow, my colleagues and I are about to flip the switch to start a seemingly mundane procedure: using a motor to shake a wooden board. But underneath this board, we ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Switch between three cameras. Get up as close or go as wide as you want. Get your "professional" compliments without having had to lug accessories, as your magic wand was the sleek device right in your pocket. Oppo is taking ...
Energy & Green Tech
A newly discovered structure of a sodium-based material allows the materials to be used as an electrolyte in solid-state batteries, according to researchers from Penn State and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). ...
Apr 10, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can offer high light-conversion efficiency with low manufacturing costs. But to be commercially viable, perovskite films must also be durable and not degrade under solar light over time. EPFL ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
EPFL scientists achieve the highest yet reproducibility for perovskite solar cells combined with a boundary-pushing 21.1% efficiency at normal operating conditions.
Mar 17, 2016
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