A porous film devised by researchers at the University of Massachusetts can collect the electrical charges naturally present in humidity and convert them into an electric current.
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BITCOIN ENERGY REDUX: BITCOIN ALSO FLOWS TO CHEAP ENERGY
As the price of Bitcoin stayed at or near record highs this past week, there was news and signs of interest and investment from all over.
NATURAL GAS DEMAND TO GROW FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, SHELL SAYS
Annual demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will rise by 50 percent by 2040 according to global oil and gas company Shell.
MINING VENTURE USES AI TO PINPOINT MAJOR COPPER DEPOSIT
KoBold Metals, a Californian mining venture that counts Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as investors, has used AI to locate a major copper deposit in Zambia.
THE WAVEROLLER IS ABOUT TO GO COMMERCIAL
Finland’s AW Energy says its WaveRoller is ready for the Big Time.
SAUDI ARAMCO ABANDONS PLAN TO EXPAND OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
The Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco), the world’s richest oil firm, has scrapped plans to boost its production capacity by 13 million barrels a day by 2027. It offered no reason for the decision.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC STRUGGLE
China’s economy expanded by 5.2 percent in 2023, edging past its 5-percent target, the most modest in more than two decades, according to the country’s statistics office.
DEAL MARRIES AI AND QUANTUM COMPUTING
Giving a glimpse of a dazzling future, AI and quantum computing company SandboxAQ, has bought Canadian firm Good Chemistry, which is developing a combination of quantum technologies and machine learning.
BARD’S ANSWER
This holiday season, in addition to the blessings of time spent with family and good friends, I happened upon an interesting TV chestnut of Christmas past.
TOP TREND 2023, GOING GREEN, LIKE IT OR NOT: LEADERS OF UN, IMF CALL FOR END TO FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES
António Guterres, UN secretary-general, and Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for an end to global subsidies of fossil fuels, which surpassed $7 trillion in 2022, according to an IMF analysis.