Decades after the invention of electricity and significant investments in its generation around the world, one would expect a consequential decline in the demand and usage of traditional sources of energy such as charcoal, which are directly obtained from forest resources. However, our research shows that in some African economies, charcoal demand continues to surpass
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When we make a nice meal or dine out at a restaurant, a whole host of things run through our mind: Did I cook the chicken all the way through? Do the vegetables need more seasoning? Should I order dessert? As concerns about the environment and climate change grow, many of us are now also
After an eight-year struggle, embattled Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki has finally received some validation. His 600-page proof of the abc conjecture, one of the biggest open problems in number theory, has been accepted for publication. Acceptance of the work in Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) — a journal of which Mochizuki
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on physics around the world, construction at the ITER experimental fusion reactor in France is still ongoing, albeit with limited personnel. (Courtesy: ITER) The physical sciences have not evaded the disturbance of daily life as a result of COVID-19 – the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is sweeping
FILE PHOTO: Hurricane Dorian is shown from the International Space Station more than 200 miles above the earth as it churns in the north-western Caribbean near the United States mainland in this photo taken September 2, 2019. Christina Koch/NASA/Handout via REUTERS HOUSTON (Reuters) – The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could see a greater than average
The technology that runs our companies these days is staggering in its complexity. We have moved from a monolith to a microservices world, from boxes to SaaS, and while that has added agility to the enterprise, it has come at the cost of a metric f-ton of services and software platforms required by every team
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean telescopes that comb the skies seeking answers about some of the universe´s most fundamental questions have confirmed they, too, have fallen victim to the mass disruption brought about by the new coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Workers of Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA) and visitors gather around a special vehicle as it loads
Currently, live views from the International Space Station (ISS) are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node
WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit announced April 2 it has identified an airport in Japan as a potential site for launch operations, joining airports in the United States and Great Britain as hosts for the air-launch company. Virgin Orbit said that, working with ANA Holdings and Space Port Japan Association, it selected Oita Airport on the
The transition to clean energy is akin to the entire world participating in a symphony. Each player has a critical role, timing is essential and all parts must come together deftly in order to execute this masterpiece. But this is no idle exercise in orchestration. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that
Boris Johnson (R) and conservationist David Attenborough attending an event to launch the COP26 climate summit. The summit has now been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus. Jeremy Selwyn | AFP | Getty Images A major UN climate change conference due to take place in November has been postponed until 2021 because of the
When Neil Ferguson visited the heart of British government in London’s Downing Street, he was much closer to the COVID-19 pandemic than he realized. Ferguson, a mathematical epidemiologist at Imperial College London, briefed officials in mid-March on the latest results of his team’s computer models, which simulated the rapid spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 through
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast we look back on the life of the prodigious condensed-matter physicist Philip Anderson, who died age 96 on 29 March. We also have an exclusive interview with Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy at the University of Bath, Carole Mundell, who talks about her research on gamma-ray bursts. Mundell is also Chief
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Tesla just reported that it delivered approximately 88,400 in the first quarter of 2020. Tesla stock rose more than 10% after hours on the news. Analysts had expected about 79,900 as of Wednesday, according to a survey by FactSet. Breaking it down by model, Tesla reported
LONDON/OAKLAND/BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle? Entrepreneurs Matthew Toles and Joseph Toles, co-founders of the company Slightly Robot, show smartbands, the Immutouch,
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded satellite component supplier Space Micro a $3 million contract for a laser communications terminal designed to transmit data at a rate of 100 gigabits per second. The award stems from Space Micro’s presentation at Air Force Space Pitch Day in November. During
Amid the white noise of COVID-19 pandemic coverage last week, news about the $80 million funding round for alternative protein company Nature’s Fynd offered a bright beacon of positivity. While the financing revelation was delayed a week because of the crisis, the sizeable round extends the steady growth of funding for this particular niche of
A pumpjack operates above an oil well at night in the Bakken Formation on the outskirts of Williston, North Dakota, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wednesday’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Colorado-based Whiting Petroleum is a grim omen of things to come, experts say, as oil prices face
NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green answers the question “Why are we going to the Moon?” Comment on this video using #AskNASA with your questions for upcoming episodes! He addresses key questions about our plans to explore the Moon and Mars, including where we will most likely find water on the Moon. Jim shares his extensive
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