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WVU researchers receive $1.5 million DOE grant to develop technology aimed at decreasing natural gas emissions
With the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production sites, engineers at West Virginia University are developing new technology that will not only harness the gas but improve gas consumption. Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the United States Department of Energy, Derek Johnson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering …
Florida mosquitoes: 750 million genetically modified insects to be released
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The aim is to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes Local officials in Florida have approved the release of 750 million mosquitoes that have been genetically modified to reduce local populations. The aim is to reduce the number of mosquitoes that carry diseases like dengue or the Zika …
Microplastic in Atlantic Ocean ‘could weigh 21 million tonnes’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The biggest use of plastics is in packaging – where it tends to be used just once before being thrown away There are 12-21 million tonnes of tiny plastic fragments floating in the Atlantic Ocean, scientists have found. A study, led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre, scooped through …
Stocks gain altitude after jobless claims slide below 1 million but Dow industrials pressured by Cisco shares
Stock benchmarks were cutting early declines midday Thursday, as first-time claims for unemployment benefits receded much more rapidly than anticipated, but investors appeared somewhat hesitant to push stocks much further near records amid a stalemate over a fresh coronavirus aid package. What are major benchmarks doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.08% traded 38 …
Video Streaming Technology Company Mux Raises $37 Million
Mux — the leading video platform for developers — announced it has closed $37 million in Series C funding Mux — the leading video platform for developers — announced it has closed $37 million in Series C funding. This round of funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Cobalt and Accel. With this …
Scammers Break $100 Million Mark In Pandemic
A new study shows, as of Aug. 10, coronavirus scammers broke the $100 million mark and the surge in online shopping during the pandemic has led to the unprecedented rise. More than 24,403 online shopping scams have been reported nationally and 2,554 have been reported in California. This makes online shopping the No. 1 most …
Nearly 1 million in N.J. still without power a day after Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through state
Nearly 1 million homes and businesses in New Jersey remained without power as early Wednesday, a day after Tropical Storm Isaias brought fierce winds, heavy rains and even tornados to some parts of the state. “Some of these outages may last for a few days due to the severity of the storm,” Gov. Phil Murphy …
Purdue research team gets $1 million in funding to help create technology to detect cattle disease
Verma WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of researchers at Purdue University has received $1 million in funding to help reduce the time it takes to detect bovine respiratory disease in beef and dairy cattle. Mohit Verma, who serves as an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue, is helping lead a team …
Coronavirus live updates: Trump abruptly cancels RNC as U.S. surpasses 4 million cases
July 24, 2020 at 12:11 AM EDT U.S. passes 4 million coronavirus cases as pace of new infections roughly doubles The United States on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 4 million confirmed coronavirus infections, and President Trump announced he was canceling the public celebration of his nomination for a second term, as institutions from …
US coronavirus: 1,000 died of Covid-19 in 1 day. Now the US is on track to hit 1 million new cases in 2 weeks
To put that in perspective, the first reported case came on January 21. After 99 days, 1 million Americans became infected. It took just 43 days after that to reach 2 million cases. And 28 days later, on July 8, the US reached 3 million cases. Case number 4 million could be reported just two …
