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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-a-key-flaw-in-solar-panel-efficiency-after-40-years-of-searching
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Solar panels are fantastic pieces of technology, but we need to work out how to make them even more efficient – and scientists just solved a 40-year-old mystery around one of the key obstacles to increased efficiency.
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/implementing-service-design-in-government.html
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Service design combines principles of customer experience and business process design to help public sector agencies improve three critical tasks: mission effectiveness, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/china-s-new-high-speed-train-will-float-over-tracks-ncna1014206
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232332-300-australia-could-start-exporting-sunshine-in-the-form-of-hydrogen/
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As its trading partners turn to clean energy, Australia needs to find an alternative to selling gas and coal. Hydrogen could be the answer
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/michelin-and-gm-aim-to-bring-airless-tires-to-passenger-cars-by-2024/?utm_source=r
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Michelin is getting ready to test its airless tire on GM vehicles with the aim of bringing them to passenger cars by 2024. Years in development, Michelin’s airless tire would bring an end to flats and blowouts, reduce waste and emissions, and make vehicles more efficient.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/briefing/article-insolvencies-climb-as-more-canadians-cant-make-ends-meet/
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Latest numbers also show breakdown between bankruptcies and proposals to renegotiate terms
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https://govinsider.asia/innovation/govtech-poland-procurement-reform-hackathons-justyna-orlowska-antoni-rytel/
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GovTech Poland is changing up procurement to fund innovations by startups, SMEs and ordinary people.
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https://www.parcelandpostaltechnologyinternational.com/analysis/why-evs-are-the-future-for-last-mile-delivery.html
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The future of last-mile delivery is electric - read more about this with Parcel and Postal Technology International
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https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navy-starts-building-new-massive-50-ton-undersea-attack-drone
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The Navy is planning to launch a massive, 50-ton undersea drone to expand mission scope, increase attack options, integrate large high-tech sensors, further safeguard manned combat crews and possibly fire torpedoes -- all while waging war under the ocean surface.
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/future-of-mobility/evtol-elevated-future-of-mobility-summary.html
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Hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles have the power to transform the air traffic ecosystem. Learn about the challenges aerial transport faces and how companies can take advantage of new opportunities.
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http://environment.umn.edu/news/climate-change-is-already-affecting-global-food-production-and-not-equally/
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-trees-carbon-capture-climate-strikes-1.5156358
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In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we examine the climate strikes happening around the world, trees as a carbon capture "technology" and reader suggestions on sustainable living.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/05/30/65724/how-a-quantum-computer-could-break-2048-bit-rsa-encryption-in-8-hours/
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Many people worry that quantum computers will be able to crack certain codes used to send secure messages. The codes in question encrypt data using “trapdoor” mathematical functions that work easily in one direction but not in the other. That makes encrypting data easy but decoding it hugely difficult without the help of a special…
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https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/gadget/newsid=52884.php
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The ambitious MOONRISE project aims at melting moon dust with a laser in order to make it usable as building material.
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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/homebuyers-escaping-high-housing-costs-by-relocating-to-secondary-cities-1.1264528
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/24/pictures-nasa-approved-designs-for-3d-printed-homes-on-mars.html
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A NASA contest asked dozens of architects and technology experts to submit designs for 3D-printed habitats that could one day house humans on Mars. These are the designs that won.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2019/05/24/d-wave-takes-another-step-on-the-path-to-broader-quantum-computing-commercialization/#2583038945d3
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D-Wave’s new, lower-noise quantum processor will make quantum computing solutions more practical for business.
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https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/comet-inspires-chemistry-making-breathable-oxygen-mars
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Caltech researchers discover a process that turns carbon dioxide into molecular oxygen
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204442-high-tech-wood-could-keep-homes-cool-by-reflecting-the-suns-rays/
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A new type of wood material that reflects sunlight could keep homes cool and cut energy used for air conditioning
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/government-venture-capital.html
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With companies increasingly leading technology advances, government often has to look externally for solutions. Corporate venture capital offers a blueprint for governments to spin in technology innovation.