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Water scarcity drove steam power adoption during Industrial Revolution, new research suggests
A new reconstruction of 19th-century Britain's water resources has revealed how limited access to waterpower during the Industrial Revolution helped drive the adoption of steam engines in Greater Manchester's Cottonopolis.... Read more
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Software in science is ubiquitous yet overlooked, researchers say
Software is omnipresent in science, and yet it is overlooked everywhere. At a time when scientists (and many others) are talking about code, algorithms or artificial intelligence, software appears in the discourse as just another semantic subtlety. Many facets of software, such as questions about user licenses or file formats,... Read more
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Capturing carbon with energy-efficient sodium carbonate−nanocarbon hybrid material
Industrial emissions are one of the main sources of climate change-inducing carbon dioxide (CO2). While adopting renewable and clean energy alternatives is one option for mitigating these carbon emissions, carbon capture technology is another solution to control CO2 emissions.... Read more
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Serbia greenlights disputed lithium mining project
Serbia's government on Tuesday said operations can restart at a disputed lithium mining project, days after a top court ruling overturned a 2022 cancellation of its permits.... Read more
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Video: Producing heat energy from captured carbon
A geotechnical engineering team led by Rick Chalaturnyk in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Engineering has teamed up with Alberta's first conventional geothermal power project to explore how to use carbon dioxide instead of water to pump heat up from deep below the Earth's surface.... Read more
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Amazon Prime Day is a major cause of injuries for warehouse workers, Senate review says
Amazon's popular Prime Day sales event has been "a major cause of injuries" for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant's facilities across the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders.... Read more
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Kaspersky will shutter US operations after software is banned by Commerce Department, citing risk
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it's shutting down all of its operations in the United States, just weeks after the Commerce Department banned the use of the company's software in the country.... Read more
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Stellar year for the solar market, at home and abroad
The year 2023, according to National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) analyst David Feldman, was a year of historic proportions in the solar power industry.... Read more
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Hong Kong is testing out its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned extra steps to block access
Hong Kong's government is testing the city's own ChatGPT -style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, its innovation minister said after OpenAI took extra steps to block access from the city and other unsupported regions.... Read more
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UK judge asks prosecutors to consider charges in bitcoin inventor case
A UK judge said Tuesday he will ask prosecutors to consider perjury and forgery charges against an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym used by the creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin.... Read more
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Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff
British regulators opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday into Microsoft's hiring of an AI startup's key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market.... Read more
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'Extreme boosting' AI model can cut through social media 'noise'
Social media offers a treasure trove of data for researchers to understand how organizations and individuals use the technology to communicate with and grow their base of followers. However, manually analyzing the content can be time consuming or, in some cases, simply impossible due to the volume of data. While... Read more
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Machine learning framework maps global rooftop growth for sustainable energy and urban planning
A novel machine learning framework developed by IIASA researchers to estimate global rooftop area growth from 2020 to 2050 can aid in planning sustainable energy systems, urban development, and climate change mitigation, and has potential for significant benefits in emerging economies.... Read more
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Online experiment reveals people prefer AI to make redistributive decisions
A new study has revealed that people prefer artificial intelligence (AI) over humans when it comes to redistributive decisions.... Read more
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Giving drones wrap-and-grip wings to allow them to land on poles and tree limbs
A team of engineers and roboticists at EPFL in Switzerland has designed and built a gliding drone that can use its wings as a gripping tool to perch on a vertical object. In their project, reported in the journal Communications Engineering, the group created a drone inspired by animals such... Read more