Speciality steels made the headlines in 2021 following a serious car accident. Normally, alloys of this type corrode very slowly, but they must not be used to construct barriers along roads that are salted in winter. At other places on the road network, the same steels offer long lifetimes and
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Growing demand for cleaner energy sources means offshore wind farms are being built all over the world. More than 5,000 turbines must be installed each year until 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5℃. But in certain regions, like California, it is difficult to build wind turbines directly on the seafloor
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Cequence Security, the Unified API Protection (UAP) provider, has released its second-half 2022 report titled "API Protection Report: Holiday Build-up Shows 550% Jump in Unique Threats." Developed by the CQ Prime Threat Research Team, the report is based on analysing approximately one trillion API transactions spanning various industries over the second
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United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned of the dangers of excessive social media use amongst teenagers in a public health advisory on Tuesday, saying it has exacerbated mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia. “Up to 95% of youth ages 13–17 report using a social media platform,
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Stem cell researcher Rayyanah Barnawi is one of the passengers in the latest private flight to the International Space Station. The International Space Station (ISS) has rolled out the welcome mat for the four participants of Axiom Space’s second private mission, which took off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from
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To launch extended missions in space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is borrowing a page from the nuclear engineering industry: It is trying to understand how boiling works. Planning for long-term missions has NASA researching ways of packing the least amount of cryogenic fuel possible for efficient liftoff. One
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A business analyst, Michael Olajuwon, has said there is a need for the newly commissioned Dangote refinery to meet local demands before any other consideration. The chairman of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, said on Monday that once the plant is fully commissioned, it is expected that at least 40 per cent
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Microsoft has warned that cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organisation’s network. This comes at a time Internet of Things (IoT), connections in the region are growing with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) said 1.1 billion IoT connections are expected by 2025 in Middle
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Discover how AI is transforming qualitative research — increasing efficiency and accuracy and driving faster insights. Qualitative research has become an integral part of market research in the past few decades. Businesses have recognized the value of subjective experiences and perceptions of their consumers. In the early days of
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In an epoch-making event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape, President Muhammadu Buhari will commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, alongside his counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad. Dangote Refinery, established by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is scheduled for commissioning today, May 22. The petroleum
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