Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse
Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse Summary Steel truss bridges — built from connected elements — can sometimes avoid catastrophic collapse after a key member fails by activating…
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon Summary A new study estimates Earth’s practical geological storage for CO₂ at about 1,460 gigatonnes — far lower than frequently…
Latent resistance mechanisms of steel truss bridges after critical failures
Latent resistance mechanisms of steel truss bridges after critical failures Summary This Nature paper reports a combined experimental and computational investigation into how steel truss bridges redistribute loads after the…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper produces a spatially explicit, precautionary estimate of how much CO2 can prudently be stored in sedimentary basins worldwide…
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire Summary The European Union General Court (EGC) has dismissed a 2023 annulment action brought by French MP Philippe…
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns developers against building ‘cathedrals of complexity’ — bespoke,…
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules Summary U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google will not be required to divest its…
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70%
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70% Summary Statcounter data reported via Neowin shows Google Chrome rising above the 70% mark in the desktop browser market in August…
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’ Summary SAP will invest more than 20 billion euros over the next decade to build a European “sovereign cloud”. The…
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report Content summary A coalition of more than 85 climate scientists issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S.…