Новости за 05.01.2024

Lisbon (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Portugal obtained a record quantity of its electricity from clean sources in 2023, with renewables accounting for 61 percent of power use, national grid operator REN said on Tuesday. Wind provided 25 percent of the electricity consumed in Portugal last year, ahead of hydropower (23 percent), solar photovoltaic (7.0 percent) and biomass (6.0 percent), REN said. The strongest growth was

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 4, 2024
Most Asian markets fell Thursday, tracking another loss on Wall Street after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's December meeting dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut. Oil prices built on their rally the previous day after deadly blasts in Iran that Tehran described as a "terrorist attack" fanned geopolitical fears and added to already high tensions in the Middle East. The glo

Orono ME (SPX) Jan 03, 2024
Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine. Humans have come to dominate the planet with tools and systems to exploit natural resources that were refined over thousands of years through the process of cultural adaptation to the environment. University of Maine evo

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2023
Research on the International Space Station is helping scientists to understand how fire spreads and behaves in different environments and learn how to prevent and extinguish fires in space. Combustion investigations contribute to the safety of crew members, equipment, and spacecraft by guiding selection of spacecraft cabin materials, improving understanding of

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2023
Diamonds have long captivated humanity with their brilliance and rarity, symbolizing wealth, power, and romance on Earth. However, beyond our planet, in the vast expanse of space, diamonds take on a new role, offering clues to the mysteries of the cosmos. This article delves into the fascinating world of extraterrestrial diamonds, exploring their formation, discovery and the profound implications they hold for our understanding of the universe.

Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs utilizing Bayesian statistical inference. Neutron-star cores contain matter at the highest densities reached in our present-day Universe, with as much as two solar masses of matter compressed ins

Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
A research team, led by Professor Yongwon Seo in the Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality at UNIST has unveiled a highly efficient method for desalinating seawater using hydrate-based desalination (HBD) technology. The breakthrough is expected to have far-reaching implications for the application of hydrate-based desalination techniques, with the ability to calculate optimal temperatures for enh