Tech aimed at battling climate change and even pumping fresh water out of thin air attracted crowds as the annual CES gadget extravaganza showed its green side. With calls to fight climate change escalating, technology firms are finding ways to help, according to organizers of the Consumer Electronics Show, which wraps
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Tesla stumbles over ‘Just-in-Time’ logistics and suspends production at its Brandenburg, Germany Gigafactory for two weeks as Iran-backed drone and missile attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea interrupt supply chains. Delays to components coming to Europe from the East caused by Shiite Islamist militias in Yemen attacking merchant ships
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OrienSpace, a China space startup, reportedly launched the world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket from a ship off the eastern coast. The rocket, Gravity-1, falls in the same category as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. However, it is not a reusable launch system yet. The aerospace sector in China has made some great
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If you believe the hype, AI will someday generate Hollywood films, cure cancer, and make driving a historical oddity. But at CES 2024, it’s tackling some more immediate and achievable goals. LG and Samsung touted AI features that tune your television’s picture quality. Nvidia can use its GPUs to find what
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Preschool in the United States has grown dramatically in the past several decades. From 1970 to 2018, preschool enrollment increased from 38 percent to 64 percent of eligible students. Fourteen states are currently discussing preschool expansion, with seven likely to pass some form of universal eligibility within the next calendar
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MIT Electric Vehicle Team builds a unique hydrogen fuel cell–powered electric motorcycle. MIT’s Electric Vehicle Team, which has a long record of building and racing innovative electric vehicles, including cars and motorcycles, in international professional-level competitions, is trying something very different this year: The team is building a hydrogen-powered electric motorcycle,
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A University of Oxford study has found that offering green ammonia at just 10 regional fuel ports could decarbonise 60 per cent of shipping. It concluded that the fuel could be a viable option for decarbonising international shipping. Shipping is considered a hard-to-abate sector. Ninety per cent of the world’s physical
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The Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu has stated that investing in human capital development and staff motivation remain the best ways of repositioning the agency into a power-house of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) at the global scene. In his
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects and adoptions are sweeping the world like wildfire and are one of the most disruptive technologies to watch out for in 2024 and beyond. This technology, known as Artificial Intelligence (AI), usually empowers machines to demonstrate cognitive abilities similar to that of humans, including problem-solving, reasoning, predictions
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In a landmark development for the technological landscape in Africa, Engr Isaac Adekanye has assumed office as the Chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Africa Council. His tenure commenced on January 1, 2024. Engr Isaac Adekanye's journey to the position of Chair has been marked by dedication
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