AI-driven motion capture is transforming sports and exercise science: In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer perfecting their passing. This is where motion capture comes in – among the many approaches …
Getting carbon capture right will be hard – but that doesn’t make it optional: Kodda / Shutterstock The UK government has given the go-ahead to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) schemes worth £22 billion (US$ 28.6 billion). Critics are insisting that this technology – which involves capturing carbon as it is emitted or taking …
Ukraine war: capture of key Black Sea outposts and strike on Crimea show Kyiv’s increasing confidence: The recapture, by Ukrainian forces, of the oil and gas platforms off the coast of Crimea known as the “Boyko towers” has both strategic and symbolic significance. Their position, between the westerly-most point of Crimea and Snake Island, in …
Does carbon capture and storage hype delay emissions cuts? Here’s what research shows: Daniel Heighton/Shutterstock Is carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) an important tool for slowing climate change, or merely a way to justify the continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels? I’m a social scientist who studies the politics of environmental technology and …
State capture in South Africa: time to think differently about redress and recovering the stolen loot: Matshela Koko, former acting group CEO of Eskom, testifies at the state capture commission in 2021. Luba Lesolle/ Gallo Images via Getty Images South Africans are plunged into darkness daily by rolling power cuts. These are a stark reminder …
Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market: T. Schneider/Shutterstock Britishvolt, the would-be electric vehicle (EV) battery maker that recently went into administration, always faced an uphill struggle. The start-up had no track record developing technology and never confirmed how it would raise the £3.8 billion needed to …
Relying on carbon capture and storage may be a dangerous trap for UK industry: Technologies which can capture carbon from power station chimneys or even directly from the air are being developed. kamilpetran/Shutterstock We are reminded of climate change all the time. Every week seemingly brings a “once in a hundred year” disaster or new …
Cumbria coal mine: empty promises of carbon capture tech have excused digging up more fossil fuel for decades: Small smiles/Shutterstock The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO? as they emerge from the chimneys of power stations and factories has been around for more than two decades. …
Direct air capture: how advanced is technology to suck up carbon dioxide – and could it slow climate change?: Humanity must remove up to 660 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO?) from the atmosphere by the end of the century to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s according to the most recent report by the …
VAR: I used motion capture technology to show why the Premier League gets tight offside decisions wrong: Pooya Soltani, Author provided In a recent Premier League game, Manchester United went 2-0 up when striker Marcus Rashford ran on to a pass and slotted the ball past Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Alisson Becker. The game was then held …
State Capture eroded institutions in South Africa. How the revenue service is rebuilding itself: Shutterstock South Africa’s Revenue Service is one of many state institutions in South Africa that have been fingered in the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. In addition, a special commission established to investigate internal governance at the agency found …
BECCS: the carbon capture technology the UK is relying on to reach net zero: Drax power station, North Yorkshire John Morrison / Alamy Stock Photo The UK government is counting on the carbon capture technologies that bioenergy power plants are trialling to meet its climate change goals. Last week the UK’s largest renewable energy power …
Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation’s path: Models suggest that CCS tech alone won't be enough to avert climate disaster. Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay As the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear makes clear, the 2020s must be a …
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How to capture satellite images in your backyard – and contribute to a snapshot of the climate crisis: A DIY satellite ground station in London, UK. Dyer & Engelmann, Author provided Documentaries about the climate crisis are often illustrated with spectacular satellite images of forest fires, hurricanes and flooded landscapes. People around the world weather …
State capture in South Africa: how the rot set in and how the project was rumbled: Ajay Gupta, left, and Atul Gupta, the masterminds behind state capture in South Africa. Muntu Vilakazi/City Press It seems the time of reckoning for the massive corruption that has hobbled South Africa’s economy is nigh. Two parts of the …
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