Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the US, bringing with it winds of 85mph and the threat of storm surges and flash floods. By the time the eye of Isaias hit southern North Carolina it had strengthened into a category one hurricane from a tropical storm. It
Month: August 2020
August 3rd, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally published by EV Annex.by Charles Morris Piddling contests between billionaires are an All-American tradition, and Elon Musk can hold his own against the best of them. He’s mixed it up with Mark Zuckerberg, who has called Musk an alarmist for his concerns about artificial intelligence, and jousted with Jeff Bezos, whose
North Korea has “probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missile”, according to a confidential UN report. It says several unidentified countries believe North Korea’s past six nuclear tests have likely helped it to develop such a capability. An interim version of the report – by an independent panel
Reopening schools fully in September without an effective test, trace and isolating strategy could result in a second wave of coronavirus more than twice the size of the first, according to a new modelling study. Researchers from UCL and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) examined the possible implications of schools reopening
August 3rd, 2020 by Carolyn Fortuna We’ve published a new community solar power guide for regular reference, and updates as needed. The first version of it is published below. If you have anything to add, correct, or request, please let us know. Many people in the United States would like to power their homes from
August 3rd, 2020 by Kyle Field Improvements in the price and weight of lithium-ion batteries have made it practical to supercharge bicycles with powerful motors and battery packs boasting support for hundreds of miles. As the technologies underpinning e-bikes has improved, innovators are pushing the limits of what is possible within the framework of the
August 3rd, 2020 by Kyle Field EVBox started off as a developer of some of the most innovative electric vehicle chargers in Amsterdam and proceeded to push across the pond into the United States. CleanTechnica sat down with EVBox’s Director of Policy and Utility Programs for North America, Megha Lakhchaura for a socially distanced conversation
Boeing could have to put new flight control software in its troubled 737 MAX aircraft to address safety concerns. That is among four proposals made by the US Federal Aviation Administration following an 18-month review into the planes. The review was prompted by two crashes – in March last year an Ethiopian Airlines plane came
7:38 AM ET Finally, after waiting more than a year, we will get to see the first golf major of 2020. And if watching PGA Tour players try their luck at a city-owned municipal course wasn’t enough, we’ll get a rare glimpse of Tiger Woods, who has played only four competitive rounds since February. Woods,
August 3rd, 2020 by Tina Casey Offshore wind farms are exciting enough without any accessorizing, but it looks like Shell is determined to gild the renewable energy lily. The company just nailed down rights to build the massive Hollandse Kust (nord, not zuid) wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands in its CrossWind joint
8:21 PM ET Australian boxing sensation Tim Tszyu believes the difference between himself and former world champion Jeff Horn will be the ability to stay at the top of the sport for longer than six months. Tszyu (15-0-0) is set to fight Horn (20-2-1) in Townsville on August 26, a super welterweight battle which will
British Vogue editor Edward Enninful is glad he was racially profiled at work because it reminds him never to think of himself as “too successful”. Speaking to Sky News on the day that Vogue revealed its September issue was produced by a predominantly black team, Mr Enninful says systemic racism is a global problem. The
Russian hackers stole secret trade deal papers from the email account of former cabinet minister Liam Fox, according to Reuters. The news agency said Mr Fox’s account was broken into multiple times between 12 July and 2 October 2019 – in the run up to last year’s general election. It said a “spear phishing” message
Hays Travel is to cut up to 878 jobs from a workforce of 4,500, the firm has announced. Owners John and Irene Hays blamed the government’s advice against all non-essential travel to Spain and the changes to furlough conditions, saying these two things had left them with “no choice”. They said: “We are devastated that
COVID-19 has had some very stark and very obvious consequences. The US has less than five percent of the world’s population but almost a quarter of its coronavirus fatalities. But there is also a hidden horror unfolding here and it may soon get even worse. Image: Sky News visited the St Vincent’s Hospital in Westchester,
Singapore researchers have developed “electronic skin” capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain. The device, dubbed ACES, or Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, is made up of 100 small sensors and is about