We’ve learned a lot about COVID-19 over the last five years, but big questions remain. Recent federal actions may hinder the disease’s management.
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5 years after COVID-19 became a pandemic, are we ready for what’s next?
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World’s First Ammonia-Fueled Ship Hits a Snag
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply shipundergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned. Once completed, it will be the first vessel capable of…
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World’s First Ammonia Fuel Ship Hits a Snag
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply shipundergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned. Once completed, it will be the first vessel capable of…
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Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one
An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.
The city, with voters’ strong support, is launching its own sustainable energy utility. This new utility…
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5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
The U.S. educational landscape has been drastically transformed since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school campuses five years ago.
Access to high-quality teachers and curriculum developed by teachers is shrinking, for example. Likewise,…
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Worm-like Robot Installs Power Lines Underground
After January’s Southern California wildfires, the question of burying energy infrastructure to prevent future fires has gained renewed urgency in the state. While the exact cause of the fires remains under investigation, California utilities…
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A New STI – Bacterial Vaginosis
New research has determined that a common condition that affects an estimated one-third of all women, which is known as bacterial vaginosis (BV), is actually a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Now,…
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Scientists Reveal Battery That Can Be Powered by Nuclear Waste : ScienceAlert
Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.
A new study proposes one way to repurpose this waste: powering batteries for microelectronics.
Researchers in the US used…
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Choosing Plant-Based Oils Over Butter Could Benefit Your Health
We use a variety of cooking oils (fats derived from plants or animals) when preparing food. A lot of baking calls for oils, other foods require oil for frying, and you may also roast meats or vegetables…
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Experts Weigh in on Microsoft’s Topological Qubit Claim
As MZMs are “topological” states, their settings cannot easily be flipped by random fluctuations to introduce errors into the calculation. Rather, the states are like a twist in a buckled belt that cannot be smoothed out unless the buckle is…
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