The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen
Ordinary diesel trucks could be converted to a hydrogen-diesel mix, according to researchers in Australia......»»
Hexagonal magnetic defects could lead to energy-efficient neuromorphic computing
Artificial intelligence applications are experiencing a boom and expected to be mainstream technologies in the near future. However, these applications run on classic computing hardware and are extremely power-hungry......»»
Community sports need provincial "assist" to thrive, says report
Whether it's a children's soccer league run by parent volunteers or an adult hockey team whose players spend as much time socializing as shooting pucks, amateur sports play a vital role in enhancing community engagement and public health......»»
Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs might run into cooling trouble
Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs reportedly have a different hot spot location, which could have implications for existing CPU coolers......»»
Column: Toyota Motor"s king of hybrids reputation is paying off
Toyota Motor North America came up just shy of half of its September sales being hybrid, PHEV, BEV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That figure was under 20 percent in the same month just two years ago......»»
Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine
Researchers have been working on mRNA flu vaccines since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we may get one for bird flu first......»»
Logic with light: Introducing diffraction casting, optical-based parallel computing
Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power efficiency but has yet to be realized due to constrai.....»»
Column: Toyota Motor"s king of hybrids reputation paying off right now
Toyota Motor North America came up just shy of half of its September sales being hybrid, PHEV, BEV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That figure was under 20 percent in the same month just two years ago......»»
Formula E’s Race to Get the Whole World Electrified
Since launching in 2014, the world’s premier EV racing series has made huge technological leaps and gained hundreds of millions of fans. But CEO Jeff Dodds won’t rest until every new car is electric......»»
The biodiversity jukebox: How sound can boost beneficial soil microbes to heal nature
In a race against time, scientists are exploring new ways to restore natural systems. Alongside traditional methods such as planting trees, reducing pollution and reintroducing native species, a surprising new tool is emerging: sound. Ecologists can.....»»
London Standard"s AI-generated review, by late art critic Brian Sewell, exposes a significant philosophical threat
For the first issue in its new weekly print edition, the London Standard has run an experiment in the form of an AI-generated review of the National Gallery's Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers exhibition, written in the style of late art critic Brian Sewell.....»»
Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
The volume of Switzerland's glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%, scientific experts reported Tuesday......»»
Researchers develop first banana plant resistant to TR4 and black sigatoka
Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both fusarium tropical race 4 (TR4) and black sigatoka, two of the most destructive diseases for bananas......»»
Did Clint Eastwood’s new, and possibly final, movie just enter the 2024 Oscar race?
Nicholas Hoult plays a conflicted man serving as a juror on a murder trial in the trailer for Clint Eastwood's Juror #2......»»
EU eyes more research to reclaim global science lead
The European Union's chief on Tuesday warned that the continent was "losing ground" in the global technology race and must boost research spending to "turn the tide"......»»
Westinghouse’s new nuclear microreactor could power tomorrow’s AI data centers
Westinghouse is building 5 MW nuclear reactors for AI data centers that can run for nearly a decade without refueling......»»
Ex-VW Winterkorn"s diesel scam trial suspended due to ailing health
The criminal charges against Winterkorn include fraud, market manipulation and unlawful false testimony before a parliamentary committee......»»
Six children hospitalized, driver arrested after hit-and-run crash in Dallas
Six children hospitalized, driver arrested after hit-and-run crash in Dallas.....»»
Here"s how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it—an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts......»»
Road rage suspect tried to run over multiple people during wild rampage in Mass. town, police say
Road rage suspect tried to run over multiple people during wild rampage in Mass. town, police say.....»»
Researchers witness nanoscale water formation in real time
For the first time ever, researchers have witnessed—in real time and at the molecular-scale—hydrogen and oxygen atoms merge to form tiny, nano-sized bubbles of water......»»