New Technology

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  Technology transfer deficits jeopardize climate targets

  Many developing countries have made their nationally determined climate contributions submitted under the Paris Agreement conditional on receiving climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity-building support. However, developed countries have so far failed to deliver tech [...]

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  Filtered ferry engines hailed for tackling air pollution

  A French ferry company has launched what it claims is the first vessel that uses filters to capture almost all air pollutants from the boat’s exhaust fumes, sparking praise from campaigners and local authorities.This article [...]

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  Huge Los Angeles Unified School district hit by cyberattack

  A external cyberattack targeting the huge Los Angeles Unified School District over the Labor Day weekend prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the district’s information technology systems as authorities scrambled to trace the perpetrators and restrict [...]

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  Researchers have found a way to turn commodity RDMA Network Interface Cards into processors

  With Moore’s law coming to an end, storage systems are turning to hardware accelerators such as FPGAs to offload computing-intensive tasks from the CPU. However, provisioning these accelerators comes with a hefty price tag.This article [...]

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  Using motion capture technology to show why the Premier League gets tight offside decisions wrong

  In a recent Premier League game, Manchester United went 2-0 up when striker Marcus Rashford ran on to a pass and slotted the ball past Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Alisson Becker. The game was then held up [...]

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  FTC investigating Amazon's $3.9B purchase of One Medical

  The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal.This article was originally published on this website.

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  California governor signs bill to keep last reactors running

  California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday intended to open the way for the state’s last operating nuclear power plant to run an additional five years, a move that he said was needed to [...]

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  Fast charging over 10,000 cycles

  Harvard’s Office of Technology Development has granted an exclusive technology license to Adden Energy, Inc., a startup developing innovative solid-state battery systems for use in future electric vehicles (EVs) that would fully charge in minutes. [...]