Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development. Many African
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China has pledged to leverage innovations in big data, biotech and artificial intelligence to tackle challenges such as pollution, habitat loss and climate change. The Chinese government has introduced a new environmental action plan with the goal of seeking high-tech solutions to remedy its complex environmental challenges. The Asian nation said its
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A new tool could help make code reading, navigating, and editing more accessible and efficient for blind and low-vision computer programmers, according to Penn State researchers. The tool, called Grid Editor, serves as a modification to traditional code editors that programmers use to add lines of code when updating features and
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For the last few decades, battery research has largely focused on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used in everything from electric cars to portable electronics and have improved dramatically in terms of affordability and capacity. But nonrechargeable batteries have seen little improvement during that time, despite their crucial role in
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In a new report published by the Commons Science and Technology Committee, a cross-party group of MPs has called for regular scrutiny of the OneWeb investment. The Members of Parliament have described the UK’s approach to space policy as “uncertain and disjointed”, despite the industry’s £16bn valuation. The Committee has said it
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Digitally upskilling the UK workforce is a key enabler of growth and will be essential to economic recovery. How can businesses ensure they introduce a successful strategy? Businesses throughout the UK continue to face extreme turmoil. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the uncertainty of regulations from week to week made it difficult
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Two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed in 2018 and 2019 due to sensor failures that led to autopilot malfunctions that two human pilots were unable to overcome. Also in 2018, an Uber autonomous vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, even though a person in the car was supposed to
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Frequency combs are key to optical chips that could cut Internet power consumption A record-breaking optical chip can transmit 1.8 petabits—1.8 million gigabits—per second, roughly twice the world’s total Internet traffic (per second), a new study finds. Previous research transmitted up to 10.66 petabits per second over fiber optics. However, these experiments
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Domineum Blockchain Solutions has launched NITDA Blockchain Scholarship, 2022 Scheme. The programme is aimed at training 30,000 Nigerians on blockchain technology for developing career skillset in the emerging technologies. Announcing the scheme on the Blockchain-day of “Digital Nigeria” event held on the
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As malicious actors become more adept in their attempts to circumvent international nuclear nonproliferation safeguards, the United States government has invested in research to better detect bad actors’ malign activities. To address threats to nonproliferation, agencies like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) employ careful monitoring techniques to make sure
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