In this article AFR-FF AF-FR VALE VALE-BR ULVR-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT As the 2020s progress, discussions about climate change, the environment and issues related to equality and diversity are at the forefront of many people’s minds. The corporate world is no exception, with banks, energy producers and a host of other major
Hear the latest from the world of science, with Nick Petrić Howe and Benjamin Thompson. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 In this episode: 00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiring In the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an outsized influence on their future career. Now, using a
SpaceX will apply for an exemption from US sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, owner Elon Musk said on Monday. “Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran,” Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter. Musk had initially announced that
Part of a hydrogen-powered train photographed in Germany on Aug. 24, 2022. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed support for hydrogen during her State of the Union address on Sept. 14 Carmen Jaspersen | AFP | Getty Images The European Commission on Wednesday approved up to 5.2 billion euros (roughly $5.2 billion) in
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet. Amazon Amazon announced the latest versions of its Fire 8 tablets Wednesday. The four new models are the Fire HD 8 at $99, the Fire HD 8 Plus at $120, and the Fire HD 8 Kids and the Fire HD
PARIS — Arkisys, a Southern California startup developing robotic infrastructure for on-orbit commerce, announced plans Sept. 21 for a spaceflight demonstration of a key technology. In 2023, Arkisys plans to launch Applique, a universal interface adapter designed to connect any spacecraft payload, using a variety of common interface standards and protocols. Funding for the mission comes
Well folks, this is it. The final entry to our “What Would Dolly Parton Do? 9 To 5 in the Climate Tech Sector” series. And this week, I wanted to sneak a peek at the other side of the startup ecosystem: venture capital (VC) firms. As we all know by now, to make the cut,
Extreme drought has caused water levels in China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, to drop by almost 10 metres between June and August.Credit: Shen Junfeng/VCG via Getty Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly
According to a study, growing trees appear to be difficult in urban areas like cities. Trees could offer cities many advantages as the planet warms up by removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing much-needed shade in the summer. However, a recent study found that urban environments are already hostile to several tree species and
Police departments around the country have been going electric quickly. You might think that means more cops in Teslas and electric trucks, but many departments are seeking out electric two-wheelers for patrol use. The latest example happens to be on a fleet of Harley-powered Serial 1 electric bikes. Harley-Davidson motorcycles are the traditional motorized two-wheelers
From cutting down on shower time, driving slower and fining shopkeepers for not closing their doors, Europeans are embarking on a target of reducing energy usage in time for winter, and some citizens have taken to social media to share their experiences. For example, German Christopher Hipp offered tips on Twitter on how to defrost
Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at an Economic Club of Washington luncheon in Washington on October 18, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff said the cloud software company has much more to do in the area of cybersecurity following an attack at Uber involving Salesforce’s
PARIS — SpinLaunch, a company developing a launch system that uses a centrifuge as a first stage, raised $71 million to continue work on that system and a line of satellites. SpinLaunch, based in Long Beach, California, announced Sept. 20 it raised the funding in a Series B round led by ATW Partners, with the
Uniper has received billions in financial aid from the German government as a result of surging gas and electric prices following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The German government on Wednesday agreed to the nationalization of utility Uniper as it strives to keep the industry afloat in the
The rabbit-sized mammals called rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) sing to woo their mates. Vlad Demartsev at the University of Konstanz in Germany and his colleagues had noticed that their songs seemed to have a beat. The typical hyrax song has an ‘isochronous’ rhythm, which means that notes are spaced at regular intervals. (Some human songs
What was that giant swoop on Venus? And SpaceX continues to move forward. Learn more about Akatsuki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsDj-KJe65s Learn more about the SpaceX Explosion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_avyRlTUOs Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out
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A facemask capable of sending mobile alerts if pathogens are present in the surrounding. It is what Scientists created, and it can detect common respiratory viruses, such as influenza and the coronavirus. The project research was presented to the journal Matter on September 19, 2022. According to the study, the face mask can detect viral
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