THE Easter holiday weekend descended into violence across the US with a spate of deadly attacks and three mass shootings. Around 100 people were injured in the carnage and at least 10 killed – with South Carolina hit by two major attacks. A shooting at an Airbnb in Pittsburgh resulted in the deaths of two […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dropped an immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Stand-in captain Rashid Khan led Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL 2022 points table with a comprehensive win over Ravindra Jadeja-led Chennai Super Kings.
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 - Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts. Their new demonstrations show that it converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency - a performance better than that of traditional steam turbines.
The heat engine is a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell, similar to a solar panel's photovoltaic cells, that passively captures high-energy photons from a white-hot heat source and converts them into electricity. Читать дальше...
Ashley Belanger | School of Engineering - Boston MA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022 On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible. This is the second article in a five-part series highlighting the most promising concepts to emerge from the competition, and the interdisciplinary research teams behind them.
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IN its 2022 version, the Sonata's hybrid roof allows the car to add about 3-4 miles (up to 6 km) every day with an average sun exposure of about 6 hours. Depending on the amount of sunlight, this additional mileage can total up to 1300 km throughout the year. On average, according to the South Korean manufacturer, the roof boosts the car's energy efficiency by about 7%. The presence of a solar roof also makes it possible to considerably reduce the occasions of finding oneself with a completely discharged battery. Читать дальше...
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 - When it comes to the future of intelligent robots, the first question people ask is often: how many jobs will they make disappear? Whatever the answer, the second question is likely to be: how can I make sure that my job is not among them?
In a study just published in Science Robotics, a team of roboticists from EPFL and economists from the University of Lausanne offers answers to both questions. By combining the scientific and technical literature... Читать дальше...
Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022 - China's Shenzhou XIII mission crew have completed all of their tasks and will return to Earth, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said on Thursday night that the astronauts - Major General Zhai Zhigang, Senior Colonel Wang Yaping and Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu - will leave the Tiangong space station in due course. Their reentry capsule will touch down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
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The buzz about Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s sly black comedy might have faded since its genre-busting debut, but some key characters and plot twists kept us along for the ride for four seasons.
Percival Pickens is one pesky little pest. (Try saying that five times fast!)
Читать дальше...Thousands of unionized California grocery store workers have a new contract.
Stock market live updates: The broader markets also opened in the red. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were down up to 1.4 per cent.
Four soldiers injured as Maoists attack security forces camp at Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Two weeks separate football fans from the most anticipated offseason event of the year: the NFL draft. Around this time is when exhaustion sets in. People are tired of reading scouting reports and mock drafts. They want the action to start. Sometimes it’s fun to alleviate some of that tension by looking at the process […]
The Ministry of Defence called the attack tyrannical and warned that no country should provoke Afghanistan
In a stock split, existing shares split but the underlying value remains the same. As the number of shares increases, the price per share goes down.
Kendall Jenner chose Japanese-inspired sandals by The Row to promote her 818 Tequila brand at Revolve Festival 2022.
The Washington Capitals clinched a playoff spot on Sunday night, meaning all eight teams in the Eastern Conference playoff field are now set.
Sharks rookie Thomas Bordeleau made his NHL debut in the team's 5-4 overtime loss to the Wild on Sunday.
Umran Malik added a few degrees to the sweltering heat at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai with a four-wicket burst, including an excellent three-wicket maiden final over. Aiden Markram later finished off in style with a towering six over long-off to help Sunrisers Hyderabad outclass Punjab Kings by seven wickets, and register their fourth win on the trot.
The Essendon Bombers have sunk to a new low with a 48-point loss to Fremantle that has left analysts and fans blasting the club and the players for surrendering too meekly in 2022.