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Four more heat pump manufacturers have successfully developed cold-climate prototypes as part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge. To take part in the Challenge, manufacturers’ heat pumps must deliver 100% heating capacity without the use of auxiliary heat, with significantly higher efficiencies at 5F (-15C), and ideally operate at -15F (-26C), among other specifications. In December 2022, Johnson Controls, now officially part of the Challenge,…

Junepurrr's YA fantasy Webtoon series, SubZero details the story of Clove, the last princess of the near-extinct Azure dragon clan.Junepurrr's YA fantasy Webtoon series, SubZero details the story of Clove, the last princess of the near-extinct Azure dragon clan, as she marries her sworn enemy, Kyro, the prince of the Crimson dragon clan, in an effort to finally bring peace to her war-torn land. "What would you sacrifice to save your family? How far would you go to protect your people? For Clove, the last princess of a…

One could easily be forgiven for thinking "SubZero" was always meant to be a Mr. Freeze story. After all, the film was released less than a year after "Batman & Robin," which also features Freeze as a major villain — something that was definitely not coincidental, as "SubZero" co-writer Randy Rogel explains in "Back Issue!" #99. Yet despite the tie-in potential, Mr. Freeze was not going to be the original antagonist of the second "Batman: The Animated Series" film. Instead, it would have been another…

An Austrian firm which Microsoft said created malicious software that was detected on the computer systems of some of its clients in at least three countries, has said its spying tool "Subzero" was for official use in EU states only.Microsoft said the firm, DSIRF, had deployed the spying software, or spyware, capable of accessing confidential information such as passwords or logon credentials, at an unspecified number of unidentified banks, law firms, and strategic consultancies. "Subzero is a software of the Austrian…

An Austrian firm which Microsoft said created malicious software that was detected on the computer systems of some of its clients in at least three countries has said its spying tool "Subzero" was for official use in EU states only.On Wednesday, Microsoft said the firm, DSIRF, had deployed the spying software, or spyware capable of accessing confidential information such as passwords or login credentials at an unspecified number of unidentified banks, law firms, and strategic consultancies."Subzero is a software of the…

Representative image (iStock)Microsoft has caught an Austrian company selling spyware based on multiple Windows and Adobe zero-day exploits to attack its customers.The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) found that the spyware developer—officially named DSIRF and codenamed KNOTWEED—developed a spyware called 'Subzero' that was used to target law firms, banks, and consultancy firms in the UK, Austria, and Panama."It's important to note that the identification of…

Microsoft has published an analysis of Knotweed, a private-sector offensive actor (PSOA) that developed and used a malware called Subzero to attack Windows as well as Adobe customers by using multiple zero-day exploits. The company intends to use the analysis to inform customers and industry partners to improve detection of these attacks. The company says that the exploit, which included the one that was patched in the July 2022 security update, was used to target customers in Europe and Central America.The Microsoft…

Scientists have managed to find signs of microbial life in one of the harshest spots on Earth, giving further hope that life may also be found in some of the unknown environments of space. In the depths of the Canadian Arctic, scientists managed to identify signs of life in the low-oxygen, super-salty waters of the Lost Hammer Spring. The water in the spring rises through 1,970 ft of permafrost in one of the coldest places on the Earth. The discovery raises hopes of many that microbial life (if it exists), may also be…

Once again, life has been found in an environment that would be deeply inhospitable to most organisms living on this planet.Fed by waters that pass through 600 meters (1,970 ft) of permafrost, the sub-zero, salty, virtually oxygen-free Lost Hammer Spring in the Canadian Arctic is one of the harshest places on Earth. Even here, however, life finds a way.  Scientists have found microbes thriving in the briny water that seeps up from deep below the permafrost – and it could offer a hint of the extraterrestrial microbial…

As the source of power for electric cars and many other modes of clean transportation, improvements in battery technology stand to benefit vehicle performance in a number of important ways. This includes not just range figures but how well they can operate in colder climates, as new research detailing a promising sub-zero battery design demonstrates.Extreme temperatures that approach freezing can be quite problematic for lithium-ion batteries and lead to substantial power losses. In the context of electric vehicles, this…