Refrigerators and freezers typically get their cooling power from environmentally harmful fluidsMint Images Limited/Alamy A new type of crystal could enable refrigerators and air conditioners to keep us cool without warming the planet. Refrigerators and air conditioners get their cooling power by circulating a liquid through the device, which absorbs heat and causes chilling through a cycle of evaporation and condensation. But many such liquids contribute to the greenhouse effect, causing further warming when they leak. Now, Jenny Pringle at Deakin University in Australia and her colleagues have made a climate-friendly alternative to these liquids using “plastic crystals” – crystals…
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NEW ORLEANS — Enthusiastic Georgia and Notre Dame fans filed into the Superdome on Thursday to watch the Fighting Irish’s 23-10 Sugar Bowl win without any fear of the terrorism that had struck just blocks away.The odd Thursday afternoon stage was dominated by No. 7 Notre Dame’s stout defense, which was too much for No. 2 Georgia, hobbled by the absence of quarterback Carson Beck, who was injured in last month’s Southeastern Conference title game.”I want to make sure again, (to) send our condolences on behalf of our university and our football program to everyone that was affected by the tragedy,”…
Getty ImagesA US court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to restore “net neutrality” rules, finding that the federal government does not have the authority to regulate internet providers like utilities.It marks a major defeat for so-called open internet advocates, who have long fought for protections that would require internet providers such as AT&T to treat all legal content equally.Such rules were first introduced by the Federal Communications Commission under former Democratic president Barack Obama but later repealed during Republican Donald Trump’s first term.The decision, just as Trump is poised to enter the White House for a second term, likely…
The UK will return to growth this year but the upturn will not be strong enough to spare the Labour government from raising taxes again before the next election, according to an annual Financial Times poll of economists.The survey of 96 leading economists found that, although the UK is likely to outperform France and Germany in 2025, previously announced increases in taxes on businesses and individuals could undermine jobs and the wider economy.Most of the economists expected only a tepid rate of expansion this year, short of the 2 per cent rebound the Office for Budget Responsibility fiscal watchdog anticipated…
Credit: Screenshot via KSDK News President Joe Biden has announced another substantial aid package to Ukraine as he continues to open the spigot of American taxpayer dollars to the war-torn country. The latest commitment includes nearly $2.5 billion in security assistance, comprising both immediate military support and long-term investments in Ukraine’s defense capabilities. But it gets worse. NBC News reports that on top of that, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the administration will provide $3.4 billion pay their government bureaucrats’ salaries. “The money will pay salaries for civilian government and school employees, healthcare workers and first responders,” they write. The…
Tom Brady recently reflected on the past year as he marked New Year’s Eve with his children, admitting that 2024 didn’t go as planned.Despite the setbacks, the former NFL star focused on the positives, expressing gratitude for everything and everyone who had “impacted me along the way.”His remarks come amid his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen’s pregnancy for her boyfriend Joaquim Valente.Insiders claim Tom Brady has struggled to date since he learned that the supermodel is pregnant.Article continues below advertisementTom Brady Reflects On 2024 As He Marks The New YearMEGABrady took to his Instagram account to reflect on 2024, admitting that the…
INQUIRY CALLS Sharing various other accounts’ claims around the decades-spanning crimes, Musk noted that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decides whether to charge suspects.”Who was the head of the CPS when rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice? Keir Starmer, 2008-2013,” he posted.Starmer was the head of the CPS in that period, but none of the probes into the scandals singled him out for blame or found that he tried to block prosecutions due to concerns over Islamophobia.In 2012, Starmer blamed the justice system’s flawed approach to sexual exploitation and ordered a comprehensive restructuring of the…
Outgoing President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honour in the United States, to members of a congressional committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A total of 20 honourees were recognised in a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. Among them were an activist who campaigned to legalise same-sex marriage in the US, a military doctor who improved battlefield trauma care, and a civil rights leader who laid the groundwork for desegregation. “ The most important title in America is not president but citizen. It is ‘We the people,’”…
The Los Angeles Lakers are 18-14 headed into Thursday night’s contest, and currently own the seventh spot in the Western Conference standings. This is thanks, in part, to a 5-2 stretch over their last seven games. Leading the way with 27.1 points, 8.8 assists and 7.1 rebounds-per-game over the stretch is LeBron James, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Dec. 30. Despite playing a key role for a team in year 22 of his career, the King said he feels like he could continue playing in the NBA for years to come. “If I really wanted to, I could probably…
Nvidia shares grew 171% in 2024, leading to newly minted billionaires.Tench Coxe, 66, a member of Nvidia’s board since 1993, has earned a place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time, the publication reported on Thursday.According to the Index, Coxe is now worth $5.4 billion. He’s Nvidia’s third-largest individual shareholder, with 32 million shares, behind Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang (75 million shares) and fellow board member Mark Stevens (38 million shares). Coxe isn’t Nvidia’s only billionaire board member. Stevens made the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time in July 2024 and has a net worth…