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Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production
MIT News
Toward cheaper, cleaner hydrogen production Hydrogen sits at the center of some of the world’s most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost. Today, most hydrogen is produced through high-emissions processes like steam methane reforming and coal gasification.But hydrogen can ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.
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Lincoln Laboratory laser communications terminal launches on historic Artemis II moon mission
MIT News
Lincoln Laboratory laser communications terminal launches on historic Artemis II moon mission In 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon’s surface — a momentous engineering and science feat marked by his iconic words: "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Now, NASA is making history ...
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MIT researchers measure traffic emissions, to the block, in real-time
MIT News
MIT researchers measure traffic emissions, to the block, in real-time In a study focused on New York City, MIT researchers have shown that existing sensors and mobile data can be used to generate a near real-time, high-resolution picture of auto emissions, which could be used to develop local transportation and ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Elon Musk's SpaceX set to be worth $1 trillion with planned public listing The company’s public stock debut is set to be one of the most valuable in history, and could make Musk the world's first trillionaire.
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Evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems
MIT News
Evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to help optimize decision-making in high-stakes settings. For instance, an autonomous system can identify a power distribution strategy that minimizes costs while keeping voltages stable.But while these AI-driven outputs may be technically optimal, are ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Peppa Pig and Transformers owner Hasbro hit by cyber-attack The firm says its operations remain open but says the hack "may result in some delays".
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BBC News
BBC News
Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected' Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users.
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BBC News
BBC News
Mass robotaxi malfunction halts traffic in Chinese city Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.
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BBC News
BBC News
Thousands lose their jobs in deep cuts at tech giant Oracle It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world's largest tech companies.
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Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects
MIT News
Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to medical devices. Accurate print previews are essential so users know a fabricated object will perform as expected.But previews generated by ...
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Two physicists and a curious host walk into a studio…
MIT News
Two physicists and a curious host walk into a studio… This March on The Curiosity Desk, GBH’s daily science show with host Edgar B. Herwick III, MIT scientists dropped by to address the questions: “How close are we to observing the dark universe?” (Thursday, March 12 episode) and “Is Earth ...
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Building the blocks of life
MIT News
Building the blocks of life Billions of years ago, simple organic molecules drifted across Earth's primordial landscape — nothing more than basic chemical compounds. But as natural forces shaped the planet over hundreds of millions of years, these molecules began to interact and bond in ...
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Tomás Palacios named director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
MIT News
Tomás Palacios named director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies Tomás Palacios, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, has been appointed director of the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN). Palacios assumed the role on Feb. 4, and will continue to serve as the director of the ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Tech Life Attribution science is becoming an increasingly important tool in climate lawsuits.
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Turning muscles into motors gives static organs new life
MIT News
Turning muscles into motors gives static organs new life What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain — like a bladder that can no longer empty due to a spinal cord injury, or intestines that can’t push food forward ...
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Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton
MIT News
Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like algae are the primary food source for krill, sea snails, some small fish, and jellyfish, which in turn feed larger marine ...
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