3 Questions: What the laws of physics tell us about CO2 removal

3 Questions: What the laws of physics tell us about CO2 removal

Human activities continue to pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, raising global temperatures and driving extreme weather events. As countries grapple with climate impacts and ways to significantly reduce carbon emissions, there have been various efforts to advance carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that directly remove carbon dioxide from … Read more

Interest rate cuts, lower inflation, trade shifts – will Australia’s economy find its stride in 2025? | Newswise

Interest rate cuts, lower inflation, trade shifts – will Australia’s economy find its stride in 2025? | Newswise

Australian households and businesses should benefit from lower interest rates and improved market conditions, in what a University of South Australia economist predicts will be a year of recovery for the country. UniSA’s Credit Union SA Chair of Economics Dr Susan Stone says global economic growth is expected to improve in 2025, with G20 economies averaging growth rates of … Read more

David McGee named head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

David McGee named head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

David McGee, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at MIT, was recently appointed head of the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), effective Jan. 15. He assumes the role from Professor Robert van der Hilst, the Schlumberger Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, who led the department … Read more

Black, Hispanic Kids Less Likely to Get Migraine Diagnosis in ER | Newswise

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – Children and young people who are Black or Hispanic are less likely to be diagnosed with migraine than those who are white when being seen for headache in a pediatric emergency department, according to a study published in the February … Read more

Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene

Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene

Superconducting materials are similar to the carpool lane in a congested interstate. Like commuters who ride together, electrons that pair up can bypass the regular traffic, moving through the material with zero friction. But just as with carpools, how easily electron pairs can flow depends on a number of conditions, including the density of pairs … Read more

How telecommunications cables can image the ground beneath us

How telecommunications cables can image the ground beneath us

When people think about fiber optic cables, its usually about how they’re used for telecommunications and accessing the internet. But fiber optic cables — strands of glass or plastic that allow for the transmission of light — can be used for another purpose: imaging the ground beneath our feet. MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and … Read more