Geocells are three-dimensional, expandable panels made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyester, or other polymeric material. During installation, the interconnected strips expand to form flexible, three-dimensional cellular structural walls where backfill materials such as sand, earth, stone, etc., are placed and compacted. It creates a free-drainage system that holds the filling materials and
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The world's on-again, off-again richest man Elon Musk casually dropped a contrarian opinion about climate change today. 'Global warming risk is overblown in the short term,' Musk tweeted, 'but significant in the long term'. The entrepreneur's fortune skyrocketed on the back of ecologically conscious ventures: from the electric vehicles and energy storage systems manufactured
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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has said that the commission will support indigenous oil and companies with the right policies and regulations to grow. The commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, stated this during a visit to the exhibition booth of Green Energy International Limited at the Offshore Technology
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Does antitrust intervention against a dominant platform spur complementor innovation in platform ecosystems? Scholars have long debated this question, but it’s not easy to answer, partly because isolating the effects of antitrust action in the real world is so difficult. New research by Riitta Katila of Stanford’s Department of Management Science
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Buildings are Europe's largest energy consumer. They are responsible for about 40% of the energy consumed and 36 % of greenhouse gases emitted in the EU. However, a mere 1% undergo energy renovations each year. To meet Europe's climate targets, buildings need to become much more energy efficient, and tools
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Nuclear power is the single largest source of carbon-free energy in the United States and currently provides nearly 20 percent of the nation’s electrical demand. Many analyses have investigated the potential of future nuclear energy contributions in addressing climate change. However, few assess the value of existing nuclear power reactors. Research
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Continents are part of what makes Earth uniquely habitable for life among the planets of the solar system, yet surprisingly little is understood about what gave rise to these huge pieces of the planet’s crust and their special properties. New research from Elizabeth Cottrell, research geologist and curator of rocks
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Dangerous electrical goods have remained on sale via Meta’s Facebook Marketplace despite the social media company being told to remove the listings more than seven weeks ago. Electrical Safety First (ESF) flagged ten dangerous and substandard products to Meta in late February as part of a wide-scale investigation that identified dangerous
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US Vice President Kamala Harris has told the CEOs of US AI giants that they have a “moral” responsibility to protect society from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). President Joe Biden’s administration has summoned the leaders of the country’s top technology companies to deliver a warning regarding the development
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There are new calls for global cybersecurity standards, based on recently released research. Nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals, (ISC), and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), have released a new research report titled "Global Approaches to Cyber Policy, Legislation and Regulation." Findings from the report underscore the growing necessity for greater
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