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The EURATOM SOCRATES project investigates liquid source term phenomena associated with serious accidents in nuclear power plants and develops innovative methods and computer models for liquid source term management. “Liquid source term” refers to radioactive materials present in various liquid pathways, such as containment sump, cooling water, and groundwater, during and after a major nuclear power plant (NPP) accident. Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, interest in this topic has increased significantly due to the challenges of treating large amounts of contaminated water and understanding the behavior of radionuclides in water. The EURATOM SOCRATES project (2024-2028) will address…
The European Parliament’s Department for Transformation, Innovation and Health Policy recommended introducing PFAS regulation through the existing F-gas regulation. The study was prepared at the request of the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and examines how PFAS support industrial competitiveness in the EU and the potential impact of full or partial restrictions on f-gases. The report recommends removing F-gases from the scope of uPFAS limits and instead concentrating all F-gas regulations on existing F-gas regulations. “This will enable Europe to maintain its innovation capacity in green technologies while promoting the development of alternative technologies in a more gradual…
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has launched a major four-year research collaboration aimed at changing the way scientists understand nonequilibrium quantum materials. The initiative brings together national laboratories and academic partners to harness the power of high-performance computing (HPC) and exascale supercomputers to investigate quantum systems far from equilibrium. The program, known as Controlled Numerics for Emergent Transients in Nonequilibrium Quantum Matter (CONNEQT), is designed to overcome long-standing barriers in modeling and predicting the dynamic behavior of quantum materials under real-world conditions. Importance of non-equilibrium quantum materials In real-world environments, materials are rarely stationary. They are…
The past 12 months have demonstrated the enormous capabilities enabled by public web data collection. However, it is clear that there is still room for growth in this industry in 2026. It will be interesting to see how this year unfolds, with expected legal changes and legal battles looming in the dependent AI industry. There’s one thing we can count on. That means the basics of data collection remain more important than ever. Below, top technology experts come together to share insights into how the data collection landscape is expected to evolve based on their industry expertise, revealing what 2026…
In a mobile attack targeting users in Uzbekistan, attackers were observed leveraging a malicious dropper app disguised as a legitimate application to deliver an Android SMS stealer called Wonderland. “Until now, users received ‘pure’ Trojan APKs that functioned as malware as soon as they were installed,” Group-IB said in an analysis published last week. “Attackers are now increasingly deploying droppers disguised as legitimate applications. Droppers appear benign on the surface, but they contain a malicious payload and are deployed locally after installation, even without an active internet connection.” According to the Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, Wonderland (formerly known as WretchedCat) facilitates…
In just over a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy. Although the two companies are very different companies that sell Roomba, Rider, and electric bikes, they faced similar challenges, including tariff pressures, failed big deals, and an inability to establish themselves beyond their initial successful products, as Sean O’Kane, Rebecca Beran, and I discussed on an episode of the Equity podcast. You can read an edited preview of our conversation below. Sean provides an overview of each filing, Rebecca gives her opinion on whether or not she has a Roomba, and I speculate about what…
Waymo suspended its robo-taxi service in San Francisco on Saturday night after a widespread power outage appeared to leave many vehicles stranded on the city’s streets. Numerous photos and videos posted on social media showed Waymo robotaxis stalling on roads and intersections as human drivers passed by or got stuck behind them. Waymo announced Saturday that it had temporarily suspended its services in the city due to a power outage. Spokesperson Suzanne Filion provided a similar statement to TechCrunch on Sunday morning. “Due to widespread power outages, we have temporarily suspended ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area,” Filion…
The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of petrol cars by 2035, citing a need for flexibility. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be zero-emission vehicles by that date, the revised plan would allow 10% of new car sales to be hybrids or other vehicles, as long as manufacturers buy carbon offsets to compensate. The changes are part of a wider ‘car package’ designed to make Europe’s car industry cleaner and more competitive. If the European Parliament approves the move, it would…
Years ago, when venture capitalist John Medved became interested in supporting various health tech startups, he never imagined that he would one day need them to improve his own quality of life. Israel’s close-knit startup community was dealt a blow in October when one of its best-known VCs, Medved, announced he was retiring with immediate effect. He was forced to resign from the company he founded, OurCloud, after being diagnosed with the debilitating disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “This happened pretty suddenly,” he told TechCrunch in what was likely his last interview, his voice…
If you look up at the sky at dawn or dusk when there is not a single cloud in the sky, you will easily spot Venus. Appearing as a bright, steady, glowing speck, it is the second brightest object in the night sky, after the moon.”This planet is about 100 times brighter than a first-magnitude star,” Anthony Malama, a researcher at the IAU’s Dark and Quiet Sky Conservation Center, told LiveScience in an email. A first magnitude star is the brightest star visible in the night sky. For example, looking at the average brightness, the first magnitude star Sirius is…