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Solar silicon manufacturing about doubling from 2022 into 2023 - predicted to lead to another cycle of oversupply driving solar panel pricing down

pv-magazine-usa.com

Submitted by ForHidingSquirrels t3_y3antd on October 13, 2022 at 9:27 PM

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Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa

balkangreenenergynews.com

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_zc3nqu on December 4, 2022 at 7:38 AM

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Podcast: the search for extraterrestrial intelligent life is now looking for "technosignatures" like pollution

nytimes.com

Submitted by asbruckman t3_xznoru on October 9, 2022 at 2:59 PM

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Stanford Medicine scientists have found a way to transform cancer cells into weapons against cancer.

oa.mg

Submitted by sgfgross t3_11kx63b on March 7, 2023 at 11:47 AM

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Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells - Now, scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence, where lab-grown brain organoids act as biological hardware

eurekalert.org

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_11e5xk0 on February 28, 2023 at 1:22 PM

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Launch of Aquila, the first neutral-atom quantum processor with up to 256 qubits.

aws.amazon.com

Submitted by steel_member t3_yjtzxq on November 2, 2022 at 3:16 AM

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How AI found the words to kill cancer cells

phys.org

Submitted by blaspheminCapn t3_zhtjnn on December 10, 2022 at 2:13 PM

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The year-in-review trend is a reminder of just how much commercial surveillance these services run on us

techtualist.substack.com

Submitted by CatnipJ t3_103y3sb on January 5, 2023 at 12:46 PM

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Cellular agriculture and other emerging food technologies could release 80% of the worlds farm land currently used for meat and dairy production back to nature

theconversation.com

Submitted by DannyMcDanface1 t3_zncol4 on December 16, 2022 at 11:40 AM

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Meta has withdrawn its Galactica AI, only 3 days after its release, following intense criticism. Meta’s misstep—and its hubris—show once again that Big Tech has a blind spot about the severe limitations of large language models in AI.

technologyreview.com

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_yytfpr on November 18, 2022 at 8:14 PM

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The killer ground drone revolution is here. The Netherlands has deployed four armed ground robots or unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), making it the first NATO country to do so. The robots are Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry Systems (THeMIS) UGVs built by the Estonian defense company Milrem Robotics.

vice.com

Submitted by mossadnik t3_y7edoj on October 18, 2022 at 6:11 PM

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Canada's Hudson Bay polar bear population plummets as climate change warms Arctic

reuters.com

Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_zvm5xz on December 26, 2022 at 12:26 PM

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Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say

news.sky.com

Submitted by esprit-de-lescalier t3_117grzl on February 20, 2023 at 6:39 PM

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New battery seems to offer it all: lithium-metal/lithium-air electrodes

arstechnica.com

Submitted by nastratin t3_10vuq0g on February 7, 2023 at 6:20 AM

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This Startup Turned 1 Million Pounds of Ocean Plastic Into a Highly Profitable Business

finance.yahoo.com

Submitted by RedditModsAreAPlague t3_z19izx on November 21, 2022 at 8:37 PM

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Successful test flight of Hydrogen-Electric Airplane could be key to zero-carbon flying. Aim for commercial 700 mile flight with 40-80 seater aircraft by 2027.

us.cnn.com

Submitted by DisasterousGiraffe t3_10h038z on January 20, 2023 at 3:41 PM

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DARPA wants aircraft that can maneuver with a radically different method

popsci.com

Submitted by Hypx t3_10pr4iv on January 31, 2023 at 6:46 AM

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Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel

newscientist.com

Submitted by tonymmorley t3_zna8el on December 16, 2022 at 8:56 AM

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Carnegie Mellon researchers claim they have used new AI techniques to train much cheaper robot dogs (approx $6,000 cost) to reproduce the advanced functionality of the Boston Dynamics Spot robot.

manipulation-locomotion.github.io

Submitted by lughnasadh t3_yn0gwn on November 5, 2022 at 5:29 PM

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US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling

theguardian.com

Submitted by capcaunul t3_12704gj on March 30, 2023 at 9:39 PM

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Energy Teleportation and Negative Energy Observed in Quantum Research Breakthrough

thedebrief.org

Submitted by Gari_305 t3_10f7wzy on January 18, 2023 at 1:53 PM

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NASA has invented a new type of high-performance battery that researchers claim could be used to power fully electric airplanes.

independent.co.uk

Submitted by phife_is_a_dawg t3_y2e8be on October 12, 2022 at 8:16 PM

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Russians did such a good job promoting renewable energy and electric vehicles this year.

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_zx1ln0 on December 28, 2022 at 5:40 AM

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Medical robots assisting in surgery at PBGMC, surgeons reporting quicker recovery

cbs12.com

Submitted by darth_nadoma t3_11188hx on February 13, 2023 at 1:28 PM

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Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels

live-science.org

Submitted by landlord2213 t3_10zltkm on February 11, 2023 at 11:47 AM

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