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First developed at MIT, the technology enabled by Verdox enables a flow of air or flue gas (blue) containing carbon dioxide (red) to enter the system from the left. As it passes between thin battery electrode plates, carbon dioxide attaches to the charged plates while the cleaned airstream passes on through and exits at the right. Credit: Image courtesy of the Hatton LabVerdox, founded by <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div…

Evolution of global mean and patterns of change in surface temperature and rainfall during the CO2 ramp-up and ramp-down periods. (a) The 21-year running mean of atmospheric CO2 concentration (green) and the annual-mean changes in global mean surface temperature (red) and rainfall (blue) in the CO2 ramp-up/ramp-down experiment. The dashed vertical line indicates year 140, when the CO2 concentration peaks. The two gray bands covering years 62–81 and…

Illustration: Jody Serrano / GizmodoStarting today, people in the U.S. will be able to use Google’s new “Results About You” feature, which aims to provide a simpler way for people to get their sensitive personal information out of the company’s search results. Next year, Results About You will become proactive and allow users to opt in to alerts when new personal information related to them appears in search results, enabling users to request removal more quickly.Google announced that it would officially launch Results…

A couple of climate tech startups plan to suck a hell of a lot of carbon dioxide out of the air and trap it underground in Wyoming. The goal of the new endeavor, called Project Bison, is to build a new facility capable of drawing down 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2030. The CO2 can then be stored deep within the Earth, keeping it out of the atmosphere, where it would have continued to heat up the planet.A Los Angeles-based company called CarbonCapture is building the facility, called a direct air…

Google is releasing a tool that makes it easier to remove search results containing your address, phone number and other personally identifiable information, 9to5Google has reported. It first revealed the "results about you" feature at I/O 2022 in May, describing it as a way to "help you easily control whether your personally-identifiable information can be found in Search results."  If you see a result with your phone number, home address or email, you can click on the three-dot menu at the top right. That opens the…

After the removal of airfare caps, there seems to be a mixed trend with lower ticket prices for routes having relatively lesser passenger loads, according to travel industry experts. More than two years after being put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, the fare caps were removed with effect from August 31. The move also came against the backdrop of gradual recovery in domestic air passenger traffic. The average booking price has not changed much but there seems to be a mixed trend with certain sectors seeing drop in…

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Wack 100 is accusing Blacc Sam of hurting Nipsey Hussle’s legacy.The music manager made the claim during a recent Clubhouse conversation, where he was pressed about a missing cut from The Game’s Drillmatic: Heart vs. Mind. The project’s original tracklist included “World Tours” featuring the late Nipsey; however, Wack says it was removed from the project shortly before it premiered; and it was all because Nipsey’s brother Sam was being “selfish.”“I got an email from my attorney, at about 7:30, an hour and a half before it…

Johnny Depp Fans Demands Amber Heard’s Removal From Aquaman 2 Wearing Mera Costume (Pic Credit: Movie Still, Twitte/Manuel de la Fuenter) Amber Heard and Johnny Depp continue to battle their legal war. The verdict of the defamation trial was pronounced last month and both parties were ordered to pay damages with respect to their wrongdoings. Overall, it was the Pirates Of The Caribbean star who won the case and is set to receive a sum of $10.35 million from his ex-wife. But they’ve both appealed the…

Corsair is integrating Nvidia’s Broadcast audio and video features into its iCue and Elgato software this week. All you’ll need is a compatible headset, microphone or camera, and an Nvidia RTX GPU. The integrations in iCue, Elgato Wave Link, and Elgato Camera Hub are all seamless for features like noise removal and virtual camera backgrounds, so you no longer have to use the separate Nvidia Broadcast app. Nearly every Corsair headset that works with iCue will now be able to enable noise removal and room echo removal…