Abu Dhabi, May 21 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its thirty-first Council meeting on Wednesday at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, with more than 300 government representatives attending in person and online.…
Rice U. lab surprised by ultraflat magnets
Researchers create atom-thick alloys with unanticipated magnetic properties [caption id="attachment_13336" align="alignnone" width="640"] A high-angle annular dark-field image of pure rhenium diselenide. In the key at bottom right, rhenium atoms are blue and selenium atoms yellow.…
Engineers identify key to albatross’ marathon flight
Flying in shallow arcs helps birds stay aloft with less effort. [caption id="attachment_13333" align="alignnone" width="639"] Engineers at MIT have developed a new model to simulate dynamic soaring, and have used it to identify the optimal…
How philosophy can solve your midlife crisis
MIT professor Kieran Setiya’s book “Midlife” aims to smooth out the rocky road of middle age. [caption id="attachment_13330" align="alignnone" width="639"] MIT philosophy professor Kieran Setiya has a new book, “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide,” published by…
UW wins $7 million grant to wean crops…
[caption id="attachment_13319" align="alignright" width="191"] Jean-Michel Ané[/caption] Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Florida will use a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study how some plants partner…