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Wind turbines without a crane: Namibia is testing a new assembly system
Setting up wind turbines when the wind is too strong for any crane? That’s exactly what the company Nabrawind has…
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How much AI can the supermarket of the future tolerate?
BREAK/THE WEEK is your weekly tech talk from BASIC thinking that takes you behind the scenes of the tech world.…
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AI will soon consume twice as much electricity as Germany
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence has far-reaching consequences for the environment. A new analysis shows how much the increasing…
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AI agents build society – one commits 683 crimes
What happens when AI agents build their own society with laws, roles and consequences? Researchers at Emergence AI tested just…
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Cloud effect pushes solar systems above rated output
Clouds are considered the natural enemy of every solar system. But under certain conditions, they can even increase electricity production…
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New tin anode is 440 times more powerful
Magnesium batteries could one day complement lithium-ion batteries. But so far they have failed because of a stubborn weak point:…
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How coal power slows down solar yield
Solar energy is intended to accelerate the transition to a clean power supply. But anyone who expands solar is not…
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New catalyst makes hydrogen cheaper
Green hydrogen could be a key to the energy transition. But so far, expensive precious metals such as platinum have…
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Why this quantum battery charges faster the bigger it gets
Classic batteries have a problem: the larger the capacity, the longer it takes to charge. Australian researchers have now developed…
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Autonomous hydrogen submarine dives 2,000 kilometers at a time
Autonomous underwater vehicles have so far quickly reached their limits: ranges that are too short, too many rescues and too…
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