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Why 2026 could be the right time to buy solar panels
Solar panels are a long-term investment, so deciding when to buy is less about finding a perfect moment and more about whether the numbers work for your home. Installation costs remain substantial, and the savings depend on your roof, electricity…
How much electricity do solar panels actually produce? I found out
Solar panels are usually advertised by their peak power rating, but that figure doesn't tell you how much electricity they will generate on your roof over a full year. Real-world output varies according to the size of the system, your solar panel's…
NASA's Hubble Joins LEGO's Icons Collection - NASA Science
Designing the NASA Hubble Space Telescope was the mission before the mission. Every component needed to push the barriers of engineering, allowing incredible astronomical data to be recorded across the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared…
Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
'I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty,' says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. 'But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it gets. I'll keep fighting for my dreams.' Wearing a headset…
Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
Yolande Knell Crossing Continents, BBC Radio 4, Jerusalem 'I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty,' says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. 'But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it…
New Yorker: China races to own the industries of the future
America has been napping or distracted by trivialities while China is racing toward the future, in part by taking advantage of President Trump's trade, immigration and budget policies. That's the eye-opening reality that Evan Osnos unfurls in a…
'Fortnite on steroids': the virtual gaming worlds transformed to train British soldiers
On a sunny July day in Riga, Latvia, a Nato convoy drives down a street lined with kebab shops and a pharmacy. At a downtown intersection, there is the sound of an explosion and the lead tank bursts into flame. These are real streets in Riga…
The UK is firmly in its second solar boom': solar energy sets new UK record as affordable plug-in kits prepare to go on sale within weeks
Solar energy just had its best-ever month in the UK Rooftop panels and farms provided 14.4% of the country's electricity The record comes ahead of the legalisation of plug-in solar kits soon Our gardens may be wilting in this exceptionally dry…
Plans for affordable homes on site of 'eyesore' flats submitted
Proposals to build 79 homes on the former site of 'an eyesore flats complex' in Leeds have been submitted. The Kingsdale Court flats, in the Boggart area of Seacroft, were recently demolished after the council acquired them from private ownership…
A $150m critical minerals smelter in NSW? Not without a floor price
The federal government's dream of turning Australia into a processing powerhouse has stumbled after antimony aspirant Larvotto Resources said prices for the critical mineral must double – and have a guaranteed floor – before it pulls…
I Test Portable Power Stations for a Living. This FCC Ruling Might Put Me Out Work
Last, the Federal Communications Commission voted to add foreign-produced connected power inverters to its Covered List, alongside foreign-made robot vacuums and robot lawn mowers, citing national security risks. The ban on robot vacuums is getting…
Cubans sleep on Havana's seaside boulevard to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat
HAVANA (AP) — Alexey Ríos García awoke not to his bed in Cuba 's capital on Monday, but to an ocean breeze and the concrete of Havana's famous seaside boulevard. The 30-year-old construction worker ended up curling up with…
Inside China's Push for Tech Supremacy
In recent years, Evan Osnos has trained his reportorial eye on Washington, but when he first began writing for the magazine, in 2008, it was as our correspondent in Beijing, where he remained until 2013. The author of “ Age of…
Data Center Adjacent Clean Energy Powers Nextpower's (NXT) Growth
Fundsmith, an investment management firm based in London, has released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its 'Fundsmith Equity Fund.' A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund returned -2.9% in the first half of 2026…
The Future, Made in China
Kai-Fu Lee, the C.E.O. of the artificial-intelligence company 01.AI, lives in a mirrored high-rise in Beijing, near a procession of landmarks that emperors considered the center of the cosmos. Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could…
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