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AI designs radical magnet free of rare-earth metals in just 3 months

This discovery could make a huge difference given the environmental costs of mining, refining and using rare earth metals in so much of current technology.https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-designs-radical-magnet-free-of-rare-earth-metals-in-just-3-months AI Designs Radical Magnet Free of Rare-Earth Metals in Just 3 Months TECH 24 June 2024 By DAVID NIELD for Science Alert (Materials Nexus) We urgently need to move away from … Continue reading AI designs radical magnet free of rare-earth metals in just 3 months →

‘Scared as hell’: climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet

http://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/16/what-grief-for-a-dying-planet-looks-like-climate-scientists-on-the-edge-2 ‘Scared as hell’: Climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet Desperate climate scientists embrace civil disobedience and specialised therapy to deal with their growing anxiety over global warming. Environmental engineer Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, centre, and energy engineer Richard Cluse, right, began a hunger strike in March in Berlin, Germany, under the motto “starving … Continue reading ‘Scared as hell’: climate scientists risk jobs, jail to save dying planet →

Climate scientists share their reasons for being wary to start a family

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/climate-scientists-starting-families-children ‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children Damian Carrington Fri 10 May 2024 00.00 EDT “I had the hormonal urges,” said Prof Camille Parmesan, a … Continue reading Climate scientists share their reasons for being wary to start a family →

Northern Lights slash surprising amount of winter energy bills

http://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/23/northern-lights-aurora-energy-winter/ Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why. High aurora activity can cause temperatures to rise and decrease energy consumption, according to a study conducted in Finland By Kasha Patel March 23, 2024 at 10:47 a.m. EDT Over many Finnish winters, scientist Timo Asikainen made an observation in his grandma’s old … Continue reading Northern Lights slash surprising amount of winter energy bills →

Diamonds about to be supplanted as hardest natural substance

https://apple.news/AUQnTzlgQR_2wsyMIn0qTsg Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever A quantum leap in material science may soon make ultra-hard carbon a tangible reality. BY DARREN ORF for Popular Science PUBLISHED: MAR 22, 2024 7:00 AM EST MirageC//Getty Images Diamonds are the hardest natural substance on Earth, but that may not necessarily be true on … Continue reading Diamonds about to be supplanted as hardest natural substance →