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A Clean, Green Way to Recycle Solar Panels

See how this Italian startup recovers valuable materials without toxic chemicals

> See how this Italian startup recovers valuable materials without toxic chemicals

Arctic 'zombie fires' rising from the dead could unleash vicious cycle of warming News By Sebastian Wieczorek, Eoin O'Sullivan, Kieran Mulchrone published June 7, 2024 Zombie fires that burn underground over winter may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion, new research reveals.

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Zombie fires that burn underground over winter may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion, new research reveals.

Semiconductor Giant #ASML Has a New Boss, and a Big Problem | WIRED

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Semiconductor Giant ASML Has a New Boss, and a Big Problem

European chip machine-maker ASML is at the center of US-China trade tensions. Its new chief executive now faces a daunting political juggling act.

> European chip machine-maker ASML is at the center of US-China trade tensions. Its new chief executive now faces a daunting political juggling act.

The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery

The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery

Concrete is perhaps the most commonly used building material in the world. With a bit of tweaking, it could help to power our homes too.

> Concrete is perhaps the most commonly used building material in the world. With a bit of tweaking, it could help to power our homes too.

Breaking: #JoeBiden vetoes a bill that would have permitted banks to hold #Bitcoin and other #cryptocurrencies

U.S. President Biden Vetoes Resolution Overturning SEC Guidance

U.S President Joe Biden signed a veto of a House Joint Resolution that would have repealed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Staff Acc...

Warm Water Melts 'Doomsday Glacier' Half a Mile Each Year, Finds Study - Slashdot

Warm Water Melts

Recent research led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered warm, high-pressure seawater causing significant melting under the Thwai...

> Recent research led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered warm, high-pressure seawater causing significant melting under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. "There are places where the water is almost at the pressure of the overlying ice, so just a little more pressure is needed to ...

No, the Bees Are Not Okay #WorldBeeDay #WereldBijenDag https://www.nrdc.org/bio/daniel-raichel/no-bees-are-not-okay > On World Bee Day, bees need our help as much as ever.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says | WIRED

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says

Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.

> Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder #JulianAssange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.

Europe says goodbye to natural gas for good: the superturbine that will produce the energy substitute

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Europe says goodbye to natural gas for good: the superturbine that will use a new energy

Europe is prepared to say goodbye to natural gas, and it´s for good: it has created the most powerful superturbine running on this new energy

> Europe is prepared to say goodbye to natural gas, and it´s for good: it has created the most powerful superturbine with this new energy

‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

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‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

IPS report says replacement fuels well off track to replace kerosene within timeframe needed to avert climate disaster

> IPS report says replacement fuels well off track to replace kerosene within timeframe needed to avert climate disaster

Frozen human brain tissue was successfully revived for the first time

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Frozen Human Brain Tissue Was Successfully Revived For The First Time - BGR

In a breakthrough research experiment, scientists have managed to thaw frozen human brain tissue without damaging it.

> In a breakthrough research experiment, scientists have managed to thaw frozen human brain tissue without damaging it.

Hacker News 100: "Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates …" - Mastodon

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Hacker News 100 (@hn100@social.lansky.name)

Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates Link: https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2024/05/18/seven-dyson-sphere-candidates/ Discussion: https://news.ycombinator...

> Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates Link:

Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates | Centauri Dreams

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40397823

Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding #Computer #Brain #DishBrain

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Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets military funding

Last year, Monash University scientists created the "DishBrain" – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells l...

> Last year, Monash University scientists created the "DishBrain" – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells lab-grown into its electrodes. Demonstrating something like sentience, it learned to play Pong within five minutes.

Japan's #TEPCO Starts 6th Discharge of Treated Water From #Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant - Reports

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The operator of Japan

> The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), started the sixth discharge of treated water into the ocean, a day after China and Russia raised safety concerns over the water's possible nuclear contamination, Japanese media reported on Friday.

YOUR CHILDREN WILL ALL DIE! ‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair

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‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair

Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned

> Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandoned

Inside the fight to ban — and destroy — #PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

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Inside the fight to ban — and destroy — PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

Startups, scientists, and investors want a future free of cancer-causing PFAS. But conglomerates won't go down without a fight.

> Startups, scientists, and investors are want a future free of cancer-causing PFAS. But conglomerates won't go down without a fight.

Femtosecond Lasers Solve Solar Panels' Recycling Issue - IEEE Spectrum

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Femtosecond Lasers Solve Solar Panels' Recycling Issue

Glass welding seals PV panels without requiring troublesome polymers

> Glass welding seals PV panels without requiring troublesome polymers

New sodium battery that can be charged in seconds developed New sodium battery that can be charged in seconds developed

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New sodium battery that can be charged in seconds developed

Researchers have developed a high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery that can be charged in seconds, potentially replacing lithium-ion batteries.

> Researchers have developed a high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery that can be charged in seconds, potentially replacing lithium-ion batteries.

‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought | Environment | The Guardian #Water #Drought #Climate

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‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away

> In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away

#Russia tests new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can “avoid #NATO detection” as tensions rise in Middle East – NaturalNews.com

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Russia tests new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can “avoid NATO detection” as tensions rise in Middle East – NaturalNews.com

Russia tested a missile last week that some claim could be a new variety of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with nuclear capabilities tha...

> Russia tested a missile last week that some claim could be a new variety of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with nuclear capabilities that can evade detection by NATO. The test, which was carried out last Friday, saw the successful launch of the missile in southern Russia at the Kapustin Yar complex. A statement indicated the […]