31st August 2023

Huge new offshore wind project approved in U.S.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located off the coast of Rhode Island, it will supply 704 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, more than 16 times the current offshore wind capacity of the United States.

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26th August 2023

Particles hint at fifth fundamental force

Scientists at Fermilab report the most precise measurement yet of the magnetic moment of the muon. These particles are shown to wobble faster than predicted by the Standard Model, hinting at a possible fifth fundamental force.

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23rd August 2023

2027 – Bougainville becomes an independent country

Following an independence referendum held in 2019, a self-governing region of Papua New Guinea breaks away in 2027 to form the world's newest country.

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21st August 2023

Wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

New, ground-breaking wind technology has the potential to decarbonise large cargo vessels, which are currently responsible for about 2% of global emissions.

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19th August 2023

2004

Various new entries added for the year 2004.

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16th August 2023

Megaton-scale direct air capture (DAC) projects announced in U.S.

Two gigantic new DAC facilities are being developed in the U.S., which together could remove millions of metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year. These projects are the largest ever investment in engineered carbon removal.

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13th August 2023

2028 – NEO Surveyor hunts for potentially hazardous asteroids

NEO Surveyor is a space-based infrared telescope, designed to survey the Solar System for potentially hazardous asteroids.

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9th August 2023

2031 – Generative AI is a trillion-dollar market

By 2031, the market for generative AI has seen a nearly 50-fold increase compared with a decade earlier, growing from $23bn to over a trillion dollars annually.

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6th August 2023

2057 – Collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)

Today, in 2057, a complete shutdown of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is underway. Its collapse is one of the biggest climate tipping points of the 21st century.

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2nd August 2023

Aging process slows when older mice share circulatory system of young

A process of surgically joining the circulatory systems of a young and old mouse slows the aging process at the cellular level and lengthens the lifespan of the older animal by up to 10%.

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