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Taking greenhouse gas analysis on the road, er, rails

Research-grade air quality sensors are costly—around $40,000. For cities trying to monitor their greenhouse gas emissions, the cost may limit the number of sensors they can install and the data they can collect......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 17th, 2020

Indirect emissions the key to agricultural emissions reduction, research suggests

Focusing on the direct emissions from the Australian agricultural sector is not the most effective way in dealing with the industry's greenhouse gas emissions, research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

CEOs of Nvidia, suppliers highest-paid leaders in 2023 compensation analysis

The median CEO compensation across auto industry sectors in 2023 declined 2.5 percent year over year to about $11.3 million......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Ford ups Bronco Sport"s off-road chops with steel bumpers, Sasquatch package

Ford designers said they wanted to "close the capability gap" between the Bronco Sport and larger Bronco for customers who hunt or camp......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

The Quantum Mechanics of the Greenhouse Effect

Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. The finding may explain climate change better than any computer model......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 25th, 2024

Addressing the environmental impact of hematology care

An In-Focus analysis in The Lancet Hematology calls for greater understanding of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to inform effective and prudent health practice in hematology care......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Feds’ probe of hard braking in Cruise robotaxi crashes ends after recall

Software updates stopped Cruise robotaxis from brake-checking other road users. Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi seen in San Francisco in 2023. Later that year, Cruise paused operations, resuming them in May 2024. (credit: David Paul.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

Fed’s probe of hard braking in Cruise robotaxi crashes ends after recall

Software updates stopped Cruise robotaxis from brake-checking other road users. Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi seen in San Francisco in 2023. Later that year, Cruise paused operations, resuming them in May 2024. (credit: David Paul.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

First analysis of soil near the moon"s south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that time, the rover has been meandering around the surface of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

Fiery Tesla Semi crash in California draws NTSB probe

The Tesla Semi ran off the road on Interstate 80 near Emigrant Gap, Calif., around 3 a.m. Aug. 19. No one was injured, but the vehicle caught fire and ignited nearby brush, closing the freeway in both directions for several hours......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2024

Study shows effective regulation and monitoring is key to tackling emissions of a super-greenhouse gas

New research has revealed factories globally are not properly destroying one of the most potent greenhouse gases emitted from the production of fluoropolymers like Teflon, and refrigerants......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Research shows reducing future global flooding hinges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions

Pioneering research forecasts that worldwide flooding is likely to be significantly worse in future decades if countries fail to meet official pledges to cut carbon emissions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

The overshoot myth: We can"t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C

Record breaking fossil fuel production, all-time high greenhouse gas emissions and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water, we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with any sense of urgency. Under.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

"Masters of shape-shifting": How darkling beetles conquered the world

Large-scale genomic analysis of darkling beetles, a hyper-diverse insect group of more than 30,000 species worldwide, rolls back the curtain on a 150-million-year evolutionary tale of one of Earth's most ecologically important yet inconspicuous creat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

New research analyzes "Finnegans Wake" for novel spacing between punctuation marks

Statistical analysis of classic literature has shown that the way punctuation breaks up text obeys certain universal mathematical relationships. James Joyce's tome "Finnegans Wake," however, famously breaks the rules of normal prose through its unusu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

‘Everything is a subscription now’ includes the Anova sous vide cooker

The world just went a little further down the road of everything becoming a subscription, with the news that the companion app for the Anova sous vide cooker will now cost $2/month or $10/year … more….....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Rewilding Scottish Highlands could help the UK hit 30x30 conservation goal

Up to a quarter of Europe could be suitable for rewilding, a new analysis has revealed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Own proactively detects and stores data changes in Salesforce

Own released Continuous Data Protection for Salesforce customers, further strengthening its product offering to include recovery and analysis capabilities. Own Continuous Data Protection provides a turn-key solution that delivers significant value to.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-detection instrument launches

Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition's first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenbe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

GMC puts more off-road luxury in freshened Yukon SUV

The updated Yukon SUV, expected to go on sale by the end of the year, includes a new AT4 Ultimate trim that combines more premium amenities with capability on rugged terrain......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

Open Road Capital adds five dealerships in two deals

Retail auto investment firm Open Road Capital and Jesse Hord bought four New York dealerships, while Open Road expanded on the West Coast in a new partnership......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024