January 2022
‘Ocean battery’ targets renewable energy dilemma
Published by AFP Las Vegas (AFP) – A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea. In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it’s needed, helping wean humanity off fossil fuels. “We came up with a solution that we call the ocean battery,” Frits Bliek, CEO of Dutch startup Ocean Grazer told AFP while showing off the system at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas. Amid the
US Hiring Slows in December
U.S. employers added 199,000 new jobs in December, 50,000 fewer than November, the Labor Department reported Friday, as business continue to struggle to fill vacancies due to American workers’ reluctance to return to the workforce during the ongoing co…
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against Biden COVID-19 Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments on two of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine policies, during which it appeared skeptical about the administration’s legal authority to impose these sweeping requirements.The hearing, which last…
THE MALTA COMPETITION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY Product recall of several toys
The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) would like to inform the public of the product recalls being made following a series of tests conducted by the authority as part of an EU-wide project. The name of the products, identificatio…
Beauty is Only Skin Deep in China ‘Micro-procedure’ Craze
Midday queues snake out to the street in an upmarket Shanghai neighborhood, but it’s not lunch at the city’s hottest restaurant that people are lining up for — it’s cosmetic “micro-procedures”, which are surging in popularity in China.The “lunchtime f…
Omicron Is Milder Than Delta but Nothing to Sneeze At
Omicron may not cause as much lung damage as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, according to new lab studies.That, plus vaccination, may help explain why patients with omicron are not being hospitalized or dying as often as patients infected with…