These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity Experimental cells that combine silicon with a material called perovskite have broken the efficiency record for converting solar energy—and could eventually supercharge how we get electricity. 09/28/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link
As it happened: UK's last coal-fired power station set to close Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station - the UK's last coal-fired power station - will shut next week Since 1967, it has produced enough energy to make more than one billion cups of tea per day Our live ... 09/26/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
UK Says Goodbye to Coal Soar, is set to close, marking the end of the country's 142-year reliance on coal for electricity and a significant shift towards renewable energy sources. 09/26/2024 - 6:00 am | View Link
Britain’s last coal-fired power station set to close in landmark moment The UK first started using coal for electricity in 1882 and on September 30 Britain will end its reliance on the fossil fuel. 09/25/2024 - 12:01 pm | View Link
Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas The rapid shift in our electricity system calls for a huge increase in the workforce needed to construct, operate and maintain it. Urgent action on building up this workforce is needed. 09/25/2024 - 9:34 am | View Link
The Harvard astrophysicist says AI could future-proof human civilization, but not without getting the training data right.
Sometimes the thought of Avi Loeb being an extremely advanced AI has crossed my mind. It’s the only way I can explain that a man so prolific in his research, so busy with teaching, trips, and conferences, replies so swiftly to email.
You have the opportunity to take the wheel in your career. It starts with believing that you can.
Throughout my career as a founder and CEO, I’ve always prioritized mentoring and advising young professionals, providing them with the tools they need to break into a new industry successfully. Whether they are looking for their next role or are entry-level employees, my conversations with them are typically centered on the desire to find new ways to unlock their potential while at the same time navigating challenges like imposter syndrome that can be discouraging.
Researchers found that food donations correspond to a 33% increase in profit margin.
All major supermarkets and retailers that sell groceries, such as Kroger, Walmart, and Costco, give large amounts of food to food banks and pantries. In 2022, retailers donated close to 2 billion pounds of food across the United States, which amounted to $3.5 billion that year.
It starts with reexamining the human decision-making process.
When people tell the story about how AI changed the world, language models will be remembered as an important precursor to what came next: AI agents.
With powerful waves on top of it, a hurricane’s storm surge can cause catastrophic damage.
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, and break up dunes and levees that normally protect coastal areas against storms.
Balancing both office and remote work presents the most promising path forward.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sparked debate on the future of work in his ountry this week when he ordered public service employees back to the office.