Quantum computers may prove far more powerful than any conventional supercomputer when it comes to performing the kinds of complex physics and chemistry simulations that could lead to next-generation batteries or new drugs. However, it may take many years before practical and widespread quantum computing becomes reality. Now a new study
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Jan Rosenow, a program director at the Regulatory Assistance Project, has published a commentary piece in the journal Joule regarding the prospects of using hydrogen to heat homes. In his paper, he suggests that multiple research groups have found that the idea is not feasible. Scientists around the world continue to
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In a world where so much information is so readily available to students, educators and student assessors must constantly fight against plagiarism. The time and effort required by an examiner potentially faced with hundreds of essays to check for such problems however small are huge. Semi-automated tools exist for identifying
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Following the effects of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, food prices in Nigeria have soared to a 17-year high. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the current inflation rate in Nigeria rose to 20.52% in August, the highest since October 2005. A recent market survey has shown that
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The world's first all-electric passenger plane took to the skies for the first time to reach an altitude of 3,500 feet during an 8-minute flight in Washington. After years of development by Eviation Aircraft, the inaugural flight of the zero-emissions plane that's powered by two 640-kilowatt electric motors went off without
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Nigeria, pushing through the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and other players, aims to take the annual utilisation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to over 3 million metric tons within five years, rising from the 1.7m MT recorded last year. The Group Executive Director, Downstream, NNPC Ltd, Engr. Adeyemi
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The long-awaited reveal of Elon Musk’s robot army comes to an end Friday when the Tesla mogul will uncloak the prototype at its annual AI Day on Friday. Dubbed “The Tesla Bot”, or “Optimus”, the 5’8”, 125-pound robots are designed to complete “dangerous, menial or boring tasks,” starting on Tesla’s own
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken the proverbial road less traveled for the persons living with disability in the country. The commission deployed 84 assistive Information Technology projects at different locations in Nigeria to support people with special needs, while supporting policies that enable disadvantaged members of the society
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Royal Dutch Shell is set to purchase African solar provider, Daystar Power, as it expands its global renewables footprint and seek to work towards its carbon emission reduction policy. The company which has operated in Nigeria for over six decades supports the ambitious goal to tackle climate change laid out in
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Experts in the public policy think-tank – Nextier SPD – has declared that the biggest culprits responsible for the financial losses incurred by Nigeria due to crude oil theft, are the nation’s political and economic elite. The experts also said that the award of pipeline protection contracts to non-state actors is
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