Under-pressure New Zealand sets out carbon-zero plan
New Zealand put forward a raft of carbon-cutting plans Wednesday, ranging from reduced car usage to making ebikes more accessible to meet its target of becoming carbon-zero by 2050......»»
How to check how much RAM you have on Windows and Mac
Knowing how much memory, or RAM, that your PC has can help you better plan which applications to install and use. Here's how to find out......»»
"Everyone sits out": Yangon parks offer heat wave relief
As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city's parks, the coolest place to spend an evening during yet another power blackout......»»
Tesla"s plan for affordable cars takes page from Detroit rivals
Tesla has said it will use a current platform and production lines to produce what it called "more affordable" models by early next year......»»
US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much
Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s. Enlarge (credit: US EIA) On Thursday, the US Department of Energy released its preliminary estimate for the nation's carbon emissions in.....»»
New process quickly transforms livestock manure into biochar
A technology has been developed to quickly convert livestock manure, a significant issue in animal farming, into valuable "black gold" rich in carbon within a day......»»
Feds greenlight return of grizzly bears to Washington"s North Cascades
The National Parks Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service filed a decision April 25 outlining a plan to capture three to seven grizzlies from other ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains or interior British Columbia and release them in the North Cascade.....»»
The best Power Armor in Fallout 4 and where to find each set
Power Armor will turn you into a walking tank in Fallout 4. That kind of power doesn't come easy -- or equally. Here are the best sets and where to find them......»»
Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: High-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate
Capacitors are crucial components in electronic devices such as smartphones and computers. They are made of dielectric materials that polarize on the application of the voltage. Currently, barium titanate (BaTiO3) is the most widely used material for.....»»
Hyte made me fall in love with my gaming PC all over again
Hyte's impressive Nexus Link ecosystem will force you to think differently about how you plan and build your gaming PC......»»
Scientists combine a spatially distributed sediment delivery model and biogeochemical model to estimate fluxes by water
Water erosion is the most active process controlling soil formation and evolution, which can affect the redistribution of carbon between terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric ecosystems. Erosion-induced organic carbon dynamic process should not be mi.....»»
Tesla"s freshened Model 3 Performance is a crazy fast, 510-hp bargain
Tesla adds adaptive suspension, improved sport seats and carbon-fiber interior accents. The performance trim is also the only Model 3 eligible for the $7,500 EV credit, making it a bargain......»»
EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants
Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions. Enlarge (credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete) Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of rules that target pollution from f.....»»
Synthesis of two new carbides provides perspective on how complex carbon structures could exist on other planets
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have gained new insights in the field of high-pressure carbon chemistry: They synthesized two new carbides—compounds of carbon and another chemical element—with unique structures. The results may provide.....»»
The UK"s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test
The Scottish government's decision to row back on its 2030 climate pledge illustrates the crux of any target: it's easy to set one with a big political flourish, but harder to follow through with a careful plan to achieve it......»»
Asbury Q1 net income slips 19%; $4.2 billion in revenue sets record
Asbury Automotive Group produced $147.1 million in net income during the first quarter, down 19 percent from a year earlier as falling profit margins offset rising vehicle sales and revenue......»»
Verizon upgrades Home Device Protect to cover almost all devices, 2nd residences, more
Verizon is out with an update for its Home Device Protect plan that repairs or replaces an unlimited number of devices from computers, game consoles, smart home devices, TVs, and now robot vacuums, healthcare devices, and more. The service also now c.....»»
US announces sweeping cuts to power sector carbon emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis......»»
Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that removing carbon from the atmosphere is now essential to fighting climate change and limiting global temperature rise. To support these efforts, Salk Institute scientists are harne.....»»
Plan to kill Catalina Island deer using sharpshooters in copters is opposed by LA County
A plan to kill all the mule deer on Catalina Island using aerial sharpshooters from helicopters was strongly opposed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on April 23......»»
Scientists develop novel liquid metal alloy system to synthesize diamond under moderate conditions
Did you know that 99% of synthetic diamonds are currently produced using high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) methods? A prevailing paradigm is that diamonds can only be grown using liquid metal catalysts in the "gigapascal pressure range" (typi.....»»