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What Can We Do With All These Solar Panels Sitting in Landfill
There were an estimated 100 million individual solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in Australia at the end of 2022. We estimate this number will likely grow to over 2 billion if we are to meet Australia’s 2050 net-zero emissions target. This growth means Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used PV panels by 2040. Managing…
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Four Moons Circling Uranus May Be Sopping Wet
New scrutiny of Uranus’ largest moons suggest the bodies may contain ocean layers that could be dozens of miles deep.
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Next Starship Launch Will Try to Fix All of That
‘Obviously not a complete success, but still nonetheless successful,’ Elon Musk said.
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Could the Internet Actually Be Good for Your Brain?
Regular internet users over age 50 were half as likely to later develop dementia as non-users, a recent study found.