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US Steel Building Sustainable New $3 Billion Facility in Arkansas

The United States Steel Corporation has announced the beginning of the construction of a next-gen steel mill in Osceola, Arkansas, which will be technologically advanced and more friendly to the environment. The new facility will…

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EU Nuclear Fusion Project Announces New Milestone Moment

Scientists and engineers at EUROfusion are celebrating the achievement of a new fusion energy record, releasing 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy from the tokamak unit, JET (Joint European Torus). JET was the holder of…

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New Drug 3D Printing System Opens The Way to Personalized Medicine

Researchers at UCL, London, have developed a new 3D printing technology that could revolutionize personalized medicine. Using a printer named ‘M3DIMAKER LUX’ they proved that printing custom-made pills containing specific drug doses is possible. Moreover,…

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Europe’s Favorite EV, Renault Zoe, Has Failed on Crash Tests

The Renault Zoe, one of Europe’s best-selling electric cars and one of France’s favorite vehicles, has been awarded zero out of five stars by Euro NCAP, the safety performance evaluation body. According to the detailed…

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Semiconductor Nanowires Boost the Efficiency of Solar Cells By 40 Percent

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed semiconductor nanowires using gallium arsenide [GaAs] material. Placing the nanowire structure on top of the traditional silicon-based solar cell can help improve the…

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Datacenters in France Use River For Cooling to Save 18,400 MWh Annually

Interxion France has developed a new cooling system for its Marseille-based data centers, using cold river water to abduct thermal energy and save roughly 18,400 megawatt-hours of energy per year. These electric energy savings correspond…

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This Hydrogel is 80% Water But Nothing Can Crash It

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a new type of hydrogel, which, even if it consists of 80% water, can retain its shape even if an elephant steps on it. As the team…

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Iceland Wants to Drill Inside a Volcano to Harness Its Thermal Energy

Engineers in Iceland are preparing to drill two kilometers (1.2 miles) into the Krafla volcano, hitting right into its magma chamber where immense amounts of thermal energy lie. Krafla has had 29 reported eruptions in…

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These are The Three Winners of The James Dyson Award 2021

James Dyson has announced this year’s James Dyson Award (JDA) winners, celebrating engineering innovation, ingenuity, and problem-solving impact. The three winners receive £30,000 ($40,400) to support the development of their creations, but the exposure to…

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Fugaku Is Now The World’s Fastest Supercomputer But is Set to Lose The Crown Soon

The Kobe-based supercomputer named ‘Fugaku’ has captured the title of the world’s fastest computer this month, attaining a computational power of 442 petaflops which translates to quadrillions of floating-point operations per second. For context, the…

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