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2024 Most Memorable News Moments: December 27, 2024

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Choose between Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, the Total Solar Eclipse, or Donald Trump raising his fist after an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, PA.

Boxing Day footfall dip is bad news for UK retail

FashionNetwork.com (uk) 

​Footfall figures have already suggested the hoped-for pre-Christmas rush happened but wasn’t as frantic as hoped and now more data tell us the appetite for post-Christmas sales isn’t as great as expected either.

Is Elon Musk targeting X accounts against H1-B visas? Laura Loomer, others question loss of blue checks and subscribers

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Social media users are raising questions if Elon Musk is targeting free speech and targeting X accounts that are against H1-B visas. This comes after Laura Loomer and others questioned their loos of blue checks and subscribers on their X accounts. Loomer has been vocal in questioning Musk's support for H1-B visas and the replacement of American workers by Indian immigrants.

Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds - CNN

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  1. Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds  CNN
  2. Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says  Reuters
  3. Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana  CDC
  4. How America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic  PBS NewsHour
  5. CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that... Читать дальше...

Asian markets mostly rise but political turmoil holds Seoul back

Energy-daily.com 

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 27, 2024
Asian markets mostly rose on Friday, with Japanese shares gaining on a weaker yen, although Seoul shares plunged as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second impeachment vote. Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1.8 percent, with the yen's recent weakness proving a boon for major exporters. The yen hit 158.08 per US dollar on Thursday evening - its lowest in almost six months - befo

New solar material advances green hydrogen production

Energy-daily.com 

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Researchers in nano-scale chemistry have made a significant stride in advancing the sustainable and efficient production of hydrogen from water using solar energy. A collaborative international study led by Flinders University, with partners in South Australia, the US, and Germany, has identified a novel solar cell process that could play a crucial role in photocatalytic water splitting fo

Geothermal aquifers show green energy promise but require quality monitoring

Energy-daily.com 

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
The aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system, a renewable energy innovation leveraging geothermal heat, is gaining traction as a method to cut fuel use and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. By storing heat underground in aquifers and using groundwater as a medium, the system provides an efficient solution for heating and cooling buildings depending on seasonal demands. Primarily adopted

Framatome to provide advanced digital system upgrades for Bruce Power fleet life extension

Energy-daily.com 

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Framatome has secured a contract with Bruce Power to upgrade digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems for Units 5, 7, and 8 at the Ontario-based nuclear facility. These enhancements build on the success of previous digital upgrades at Units 1, 2, and 6, as well as ongoing projects at Units 3 and 4. The upgrades are part of Bruce Power's Major Component Replacement (MCR) program, designe

Framatome integrates 3D-printed fuel components in Swedish nuclear reactor

Energy-daily.com 

Paris, France (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Framatome has advanced nuclear technology by installing innovative 3D-printed fuel components in the Ringhals 4 reactor operated by Vattenfall in Sweden. Initiated in September 2024, the project tests the durability of 3D-printed anti-debris filters under real reactor conditions. The multi-year irradiation program will include annual inspections during planned outages and refueling operations to

Buried interface engineering drives advances in tin-lead perovskite solar cell efficiency

Energy-daily.com 

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
A team led by Prof. Meng Li from Henan University's School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering has unveiled an innovative approach to overcoming stability and efficiency challenges in tin-lead (Sn-Pb) perovskite solar cells. The researchers' work focuses on optimizing the buried hole-selective interface using a specially designed self-assembled material, offering major implications for sing

Breakthrough in sustainable energy with photochemical water oxidation

Energy-daily.com 

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
With the world pivoting toward renewable energy, the need for effective methods of producing clean energy has never been more urgent. Researchers are turning to photochemical water oxidation - a process that uses light to split water molecules, releasing oxygen - as a promising pathway for sustainable energy production. However, the intricate catalytic mechanisms driving this reaction remain und

Airbus US Space and Defense partners with Aerostar to advance stratospheric ISR technologies

Energy-daily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense and Aerostar successfully completed a joint Internal Research and Development (IRAD) stratospheric test flight as part of their Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The test demonstrated the use of satellite backhaul technologies on high-altitude platforms for enhanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The mi

Rice team advances quantum simulation for electron transfer understanding

Energy-daily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Researchers at Rice University have achieved a significant milestone in quantum simulation by modeling molecular electron transfer processes using a trapped-ion quantum simulator. This innovative study, published in Science Advances, demonstrates an advanced method for studying electron transfer dynamics, which are foundational to many physical, chemical, and biological systems. Electron t

Plasma heating efficiency in fusion devices boosted by metal screens

Energy-daily.com 

Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Heating plasma to the ultra-high temperatures needed for fusion reactions requires more than turning the dial on a thermostat. Scientists consider multiple methods, one of which involves injecting electromagnetic waves into the plasma, the same process that heats food in microwave ovens. But when they produce one type of heating wave, they can sometimes simultaneously create another type of wave

Physicists magnetize a material with light

Energy-daily.com 

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
MIT physicists have created a new and long-lasting magnetic state in a material, using only light. In a study appearing in Nature, the researchers report using a terahertz laser - a light source that oscillates more than a trillion times per second - to directly stimulate atoms in an antiferromagnetic material. The laser's oscillations are tuned to the natural vibrations among the material