A coalition of industry bodies has unveiled a plan to triple the ability to manufacture offshore wind turbines in the UK in a bid to meet the government’s rapidly approaching energy decarbonisation deadline. RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council, the Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have all signed up to
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Researchers from the University of Manchester have found that improper waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi are releasing life-threatening levels of lead pollution. Getting energy from solar panels makes sense in areas of the world that receive sunshine most days of the year, such as Malawi in sub-Saharan
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The Management, Board of Trustees of Blue Apple Educational Foundation announce 4th National Engineering Science and Technology Essay Competition, NESTEC 2023 Award Ceremony. Date: Saturday, 27th April 2024 Time: 10:00am (WAT) Venue: Virtual (Zoom) ATTENDANCE IS FREE. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Using machine learning, researchers at Penn State have tied low-magnitude microearthquakes to the permeability of subsurface rocks beneath the Earth, a discovery that could have implications for improving geothermal energy transfer. Generating geothermal energy requires a permeable subsurface to efficiently release heat when cold fluids are forced into the rock. This
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In the tech world, we’re always racing ahead, building the future one line of code at a time. But as we create, we also consume—a lot. This isn’t just about the electricity to power our gadgets; it’s about the whole picture: how we work, what we build, and the impact
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Nigerian corporate influence and that of the West continue to collide. The rationale is straightforward: whereas corporate activity in Europe and America is part of their larger local and foreign policy engagement, privately owned enterprises in Nigeria or commercial interests are not part of Nigeria’s foreign policy ecosystem, nor is
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The future of work in Africa is upon us, driven by automation, AI, and the gig economy. Assembly lines and cubicles will fade as industries transform at an unprecedented pace. Imagine Kenyan garment factories deploying robots, Nigerian fintech startups leveraging AI assistants for streamlined data analysis, and young Rwandan entrepreneurs
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As Netta Engelhardt sees it, secrets never die. Not even in a black hole. Engelhardt is a theoretical physicist at MIT who is teasing out the convoluted physics in and around black holes, in search of the fundamental ingredients that shape our universe. In the process, she’s upending popular ideas in
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A new breed of AI-powered coding tools have emerged—and they’re claiming to be more autonomous versions of earlier assistants like GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, and Tabnine. One such new entrant, Devin AI, has been dubbed an “AI software engineer” by its maker, applied AI lab Cognition. According to Cognition, Devin can
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The US Space Force on April 11 announced that it is partnering with private space companies Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a military on-orbit demonstration. The Victus Haze Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission will demonstrate how the military would counter “on-orbit aggression.” It is a first-of-its-kind mission that reflects ongoing
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