Business messaging service Slack briefed investors on Monday, as the company expects to go public with a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange later this year. From a report: The service, which primarily caters to businesses, said it has more than 10 million users as of January. Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, made the case to investors…
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UK goes a week without coal but the renewables revolution is stalling
The country that first started turning coal into electricity has managed without it for a week. But don’t be fooled by the good news Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201983-uk-goes-a-week-without-coal-but-the-renewables-revolution-is-stalling/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. Are you ready?
May 5-11, 2019, is Hurricane Preparedness Week in the U.S. If a hurricane were approaching, would you and your family be ready? This post will tell you how to prepare. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/are-you-prepared-for-a-hurricane…
Pursuing New Interests and a Master’s Degree: Meet Bertram
What program did you take on edX, and what were your goals in taking it? I started taking TU Delft’s first Solar Energy MOOC, back in 2013. Following that, in 2017 I enrolled in the Solar Energy Engineering MicroMasters® program from the same university. My university didn’t have a particular focus on solar, and I was eager to learn about it…
Scientists explain mysterious, celestial STEVE
STEVE is a majestic sky phenomenon, similar to well-known auroras, but not as well understood. Now, a new study provides an explanation. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-study-explains-steve-picket-fence-auroras…
‘Cyber Event’ Disrupted US Grid Networks
A “cyber event” interrupted grid operations in parts of the western United States last month, according to a cryptic report posted by the Department of Energy. From a report: The March 5 incident lasted from 9 a.m. until nearly 7 p.m. but didn’t lead to a power outage, based on a brief summary of the electric disturbance report filed by the…
Vast Expanses of Rock on Earth’s Surface May Act Like a Natural Solar Panel
They can turn light into electricity. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65309-photoelectric-current-minerals.html
Battery-free pacemaker harvests energy from pig hearts in first tests
A battery-free pacemaker that turns heartbeats into electricity has been successfully tested in pigs for the first time Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200484-battery-free-pacemaker-harvests-energy-from-pig-hearts-in-first-tests/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change
Source: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/10/17952334/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report-solutions-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles…
Vox Sentences: Decoding the Mueller report
Source: https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2019/4/18/18485860/vox-sentences-mueller-report-takeaways…