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SpaceX's cellular Starlink system is thus far a “massive success, meeting or exceeding testing objectives," the company tells the FCC in a Thursday letter. · The letter details SpaceX's progress on testing its “Direct to Cell” Starlink technology, which uses orbiting satellites to beam internet data to phones on the ground. · The company previously took to Twitter to tout some of its successful tests, which recently included delivering…

As some 500,000 Left-wingers marched in France’s cities yesterday, shouting anti-Fascist slogans, never had Lenin’s phrase seemed more apposite: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” · Upended by Emmanuel Macron’s decision last week to call a snap election after the hard-Right National Rally won over a third of the vote in the European elections, French politics is now in a state of…

The Soviet Union’s construction of pipelines across Western Europe granted the superpower access to European markets—and capital. In his new book, The Soviet Union and the Construction of the Global Market, Oscar Sanchez-Sibony demonstrates how this move challenged American dominance of Bretton Woods institutions, ultimately provoking a broader rethinking of state-market relations. · The following conversation between Sanchez-Sibony and Jamie…

While most ebikes on the road today will come with a battery pack, some are riding down the hydrogen fuel-cell cycle path. HydroRide not only has fuel-cell ebikes available, but also a compact refill station to top up H2 canisters.The global ebike market is estimated to grow in value to almost US$120 billion by 2030, and it's not surprising. Whether commuting or leisure riding, pedal-assist bikes take some of the strain out of the journey while…

The disposal of Malaysia’s waste — domestic and imported — is an increasing concern. Malaysia’s overall household waste generation is trending upwards, from 36,500 tonnes per day in 2015 to 38,150 tonnes in 2018, while the estimated waste generation rate for Malaysia is 1.17 kg per capita per day, 65 percent of which is household solid waste.This is significantly higher than the average worldwide of 0.74kg. By category, Malaysia wastes…

At a waste depot in Shoalhaven, NSW, 200 km south of Sydney, old mattresses, fabric and dirty glass left over from household recycling are being transformed into something completely different: Green Ceramics, a versatile commercial product. · These high-performance, nontoxic hybrids can be used for a variety of architectural and decorative applications, including furniture and ceramic tiles. The materials that go into them are difficult to…

China’s infrastructure investments across the Global South are well-documented. The Belt and Road Initiative – channeling trillions of dollars into infrastructure investments across more than 150 countries since 2013 – has become a prominent signifier of China’s global rise. · As a potential challenge to the Western-led world order, this huge global initiative has been met with alarm and apprehension, triggering rival ventures such as the…

He Waka Eke Noa: It’s gone. · The Coalition announced earlier this week the partnership, which was tasked with pricing agricultural emissions, will be disbanded. · Introduced in 2008, He Waka Eke Noa was a partnership between Government agencies, the primary sector and iwi that came up with a proposal for how to price agricultural emissions. It was intended as an alternative to bringing agriculture under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). …

A lengthy trip to Mars, which exposes astronauts to a combination of cosmic radiation and weightlessness, could result in permanent kidney damage, according to a new study. It's the largest analysis to date on how spaceflight affects kidney health. · Our interest in Mars has really taken off recently. The Red Planet has become a goal of human exploration – and settlement if you’re Elon Musk – because it’s the only planet in the solar system,…

Prior to October 2023, about a seventh of global maritime trade passed through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to and from the Suez Canal. As a result of attacks by Houthi fighters on commercial ocean freight traveling through the area, that volume has fallen by more than half. Longer shipping routes around the Cape of Good Hope have increased freighting rates dramatically; the average price to ship a forty-foot container almost tripled from…