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• 3D-printed rocket engine revs up for orbital launch in Scotland

  20-06-2023 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Edinburgh-based aerospace startup Skyrora announced yesterday it had commenced a series of full-duration tests of its updated 3D-printed 70kN engine.  The new design features an improved engine cooling chamber and can be built approximately 66% faster at a 20% cost reduction. It is meant to take the company closer to commercial orbital launch later this year from the SaxaVord Spaceport that is being developed on Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland.  Skyrora says the tests will evaluate vario
  
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• EU’s EV battery ambitions hang in the balance

  20-06-2023 13:19 via thenextweb.com
  
  The EU risks falling short of its ambition to become a global superpower in EV battery production, a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) warns. Although the union’s industrial policy on batteries has been promoted effectively over the past few years, the bloc still faces three major challenges: limited access to raw materials, uncertainty on whether battery production will reach the required levels, as well as insufficient and uncoordinated funding. According to the ECA, nearly
  
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• Intel, Germany strike record €30B deal for chip mega-factory

  20-06-2023 11:47 via thenextweb.com
  
  Intel and the German government have struck a deal on how to split the bill for a massive chip factory in Magdeburg, marking the end of a months-long funding dispute. The US chip giant agreed yesterday to fork out more than €30bn to develop the plant, a deal Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed as the single biggest foreign direct investment in German history. The government has also agreed to up its subsidies for the megaproject from €6.8bn to €10bn.    “Today&rsqu
  
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• Crystals, jets and magnets — is this how to make cooling greener?

  20-06-2023 08:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  In a world scorched by climate change, cooling technology is far from a luxury. It saves lives, keeps food fresh and ensures comfort at home or in the office. Ten new air conditioners are to be sold every second between now and 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. But all those machines, running for hours on end, gobble up vast quantities of electricity. These devices also tend to contain refrigerant gases that are many thousands of times more damaging in terms of global warming
  
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