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Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A study shows exactly where they are

Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere. Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels…

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Videos show ‘nature run’ of greenhouse gases over a year

Three videos developed as part of the CoCO2 research project coordinated by ECMWF show a “nature run” of greenhouse gases over the year 2021. Three videos developed as part of the CoCO2 research project coordinated by ECMWF show a “nature run” of greenhouse gases over the year 2021. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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Q&A: Studies challenge widely held beliefs on applicant diversity and women in the workplace

Justin Frake is interested in cause-and-effect relationships in real-world data and the hidden dynamics that shape workplace behavior and equality—or inequality, as the case might be. Justin Frake is interested in cause-and-effect relationships in real-world data and the hidden dynamics that shape workplace behavior and equality—or inequality, as the case might be. Social Sciences Economics & Business Phys.org…

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A risky path to meeting climate targets for Stockholm

The Swedish capital Stockholm aims to capture more carbon dioxide than is emitted by 2030. Therefore, the city is investing in new technology at a combined heat and power plant. But it is a strategy that has been adopted without sufficient discussion of the risks, say researchers at Linköping university, Sweden. The Swedish capital Stockholm aims…

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New sensing techniques can detect drought tolerance in ancient crops, may inform new breeding programs

Drought is the most devastating environmental stress that farmers face worldwide. With the added pressures of climate change, drought years have become less predictable, more frequent and more severe. Drought is the most devastating environmental stress that farmers face worldwide. With the added pressures of climate change, drought years have become less predictable, more frequent and…

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Emotional context in decision-making: Challenging Lewin’s motivational conflicts theory

A recent series of experiments conducted by Ph.D. student Maya Enisman and Dr. Tali Kleiman from the Psychology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, challenges the longstanding theory of motivational conflict resolution introduced by Kurt Lewin. According to Lewin, conflicts between two undesirable outcomes (avoidance–avoidance conflicts) are typically harder to resolve than those between…

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Research team shows theoretical quantum speedup with the quantum approximate optimization algorithm

In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum have demonstrated clear evidence of a quantum algorithmic speedup for the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA). In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne…

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New wind speed sensor uses minimal power for advanced weather tracking

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze wake-up anemometer (B-WA), employing a rolling-bearing triboelectric nanogenerator (RB-TENG) that provides a new strategy for low-energy consumption environmental monitoring. The ability of the B-WA to operate autonomously and efficiently in varying wind conditions marks a substantial advancement in the field of sustainable environmental monitoring. Researchers have unveiled a pioneering breeze…

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