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The Universe’s first magnetic fields were shockingly weak, but changed everything

September 23, 2025 0 Comments Energy Policy, Engineering and Construction, Galaxies, Nanotechnology, NASA, Space Exploration, Stars, Telecommunications

Primordial magnetic fields, billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet, may have left lasting imprints on the Universe. Researchers ran over 250,000 simulations to show how these fields shaped the cosmic web, then validated the results with observations. Their study sets a stricter upper limit on the fields’ strength, aligning with other data and suggesting important consequences for early star and galaxy formation.

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Harvard’s salt trick could turn billions of tons of hair into eco-friendly materials

September 22, 2025 0 Comments Chemistry, Energy Policy, Engineering and Construction, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Telecommunications, Textiles and Clothing

Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by attacking the proteins directly, but by altering the surrounding water structure. This breakthrough opens the door to a cleaner, more sustainable way to recycle wool, feathers, and hair into valuable materials, potentially replacing plastics and fueling new industries.

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Driverless cars could lead to more traffic congestion

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Automotive and Transportation, Educational Technology, Energy Policy, Math Puzzles, Robotics, Transportation Science, Vehicles

New research has predicted that driverless cars could worsen traffic congestion in the coming decades, partly because of drivers' attitudes to the emerging technology and a lack of willingness to share their rides.

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Assessing the benefits and risks of land-based greenhouse gas removal

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Ecology, Electronics, Energy Policy, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum, Sustainability

Researchers have assessed the benefits and risks associated with six different land-based greenhouse gas removal options in light of their potential impacts on ecosystems services and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Computer models show clear advantages in new types of wind turbines

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Computer Graphics, Computer Modeling, Construction, Energy and the Environment, Energy Policy, Environmental Science, Math Puzzles, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy

Researchers have modeled the fluid dynamics of multi-rotor wind turbines via high-resolution numerical simulations. The simulations demonstrate a clear advantage for a turbine model with four rotors. The researchers found, that the wind turbine wake recovers much faster with multi-rotor turbines, that multi-rotor turbines produce slightly more energy than single-rotor turbines, and that a turbine with four rotors as far apart as possible is the optimal construction.

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Secretive targets for CEO bonus pay signal poor performance

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Electricity, Energy Policy, Energy Technology, Engineering, Forensic Research, Petroleum, Solar Energy

Investors need to pay closer attention to the non-financial measures linked to CEO cash bonuses, because targets that are not disclosed, or undefined, in annual reports are associated with worse company performance down the track, new research reveals.

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New study analyzes FEMA-funded home buyout program

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Disaster Plan, Energy Policy, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Policies, Environmental Policy, Floods, Poverty and Learning

An analysis of FEMA's 30-year-old property buyout program offers new insight into the growing debate on managed retreat — moving people and assets out of flood-prone areas.

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Dual approach needed to save sinking cities and bleaching corals

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Energy Policy, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Policies, Global Warming, Ocean Policy, Physics, Resource Shortage, Sports Science

Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a study by scientists suggests. In all but extreme situations, these interventions significantly buffer the impacts of climate change and can buy sinking cities and bleaching corals time to adapt until the beneficial impacts of global emissions reductions kick in.

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Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Disaster Plan, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Poverty and Learning, Quantum Physics, STEM Education, Tsunamis

While the economic cost of natural disasters has not increased much on average, averages can be deceptive. The costs of major disasters like hurricanes Katrina, Maria and Dorian or the massive tornado swarms in the Midwest have increased to a disproportionately larger extent than those of lesser events, and these major disasters have become far more expensive, according to an international team of researchers.

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Predicting terror activity before it happens

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Computer Modeling, Energy Policy, Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics, Scientific Conduct, Security and Defense, surveillance, Weapons Technology

Data scientist have developed a model that utilizes publicly available data to accurately predict how lethal a terror organization will become in the future based on only its first 10 attacks.

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