Farmers shouldn't have to compete with solar companies for land
Dec 20, 2021 03:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
When it comes to solar energy, Australia has a huge natural advantage with an abundance of sun and vast, flat expanses of land. This makes it relatively easy to build solar farms across the continent. Some proposed...
Latest government bid to dictate research directions builds on a decade of failure
Dec 20, 2021 03:29 am UTC| Politics Economy
The acting minister for education and youth, Stuart Robert, wrote a letter last week to Australian Research Council (ARC) CEO Sue Thomas, listing four demands. These included changes to ARC funding models and an overhaul...
New Spider-Man movie brings in $253 million to become 3rd-biggest opening in box office history
Dec 19, 2021 21:55 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
Spider-Man: No Way Home notched the third-highest opening weekend in box office history domestic box office by bringing in an estimated $253 million, way exceeding original projections by $123 million. Only Avengers:...
Former Space-X employees develop pizza-making robots
Dec 19, 2021 21:01 pm UTC| Economy Business Science Life
Former SpaceX employees led by Brandon Tsai have developed a robot on wheels that can produce 100 pizzas an hour. The robot is now being used at Stellar Pizza, a cutting-edge, mobile pizza restaurant. The founder of...
S. Korean gov’t, Hyundai Steel collaborate to turn livestock excrement into solid fuel
Dec 19, 2021 12:09 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy Business
South Koreas Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and Hyundai Steel Co. have joined hands to use livestock excrements for producing solid fuel for making iron to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year,...
Korean Air utilizes drones for external aircraft inspection
Dec 19, 2021 11:06 am UTC| Economy Business Science
Korean Air Lines Co.has developed a new solution that uses multiple drones to inspect the external condition of an aircraft, replacing the work of mechanics who are required to climb up to 20 meters. South Koreas...
Burger King India to purchase 83.24% share in Burger King Indonesia
Dec 19, 2021 05:19 am UTC| Economy Business
Burger King India Ltd. has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire an 83.24% stake from existing shareholders PT Sari Burger Indonesia (BK Indonesia) of the latter. The company described the acquisition as...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects