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- As warehouses take off, they need to kick natural gas
- NASA funds three companies to develop commercial space stations
- All 53,000 attendees of Anime NYC urged to get tested after one got Omicron
- New Google search features make it easier to find the right doctor
- Rocket Lab unveils details of new reusable Neutron launcher
| As warehouses take off, they need to kick natural gas Posted: 03 Dec 2021 11:36 AM PST  Warehouses are increasingly dominating the commercial building landscape in the US, which could have ramifications for efforts to tackle climate change. According to data recently released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), warehouses and storage units have become the most common commercial buildings in the country — outpacing offices. That has the potential to cause greenhouse gas emissions to climb or tumble, and it largely hinges on whether warehouses can ditch natural gas. Compared to office buildings, warehouses that store everything from food to clothes tend to rely more heavily on gas heating systems because upfront costs of those systems are cheap, and they're easy to install, an expert tells The Verge. Even... |
| NASA funds three companies to develop commercial space stations Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:38 AM PST  NASA announced the selection of three US companies that will receive government funding to further develop private space stations on Thursday. From a set of 11 proposals, NASA selected Blue Origin, Nanoracks LLC, and Northrop Grumman to receive over $400 million in federal funds through three separate Space Act Agreements. NASA began seeking proposals in July for its Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development (CLD) program, which aims to support the development of commercial space stations. It is a part of a bigger plan to eventually replace the International Space Station (ISS) with commercial space stations. Through this model, NASA would be a customer of the commercial space industry, allowing it to save on costs and focus on basic... |
| All 53,000 attendees of Anime NYC urged to get tested after one got Omicron Posted: 02 Dec 2021 04:28 PM PST  Were you one of the 53,000 attendees of the Anime NYC 2021 convention in New York City, or know someone who did? New York City authorities and Anime NYC organizers are urging every single attendee, exhibitor, artist, and staff member to get tested for COVID-19 — because one of the United States' first confirmed cases of the new omicron variant was a man who attended the convention and likely caught it there (via Kotaku).
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| New Google search features make it easier to find the right doctor Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:01 AM PST  As part of efforts to expand the health information it provides, today Google announced a new feature in search that will allow doctors to list which languages they can speak at their offices. People who speak languages other than English often struggle to navigate the healthcare system in the United States and are at risk of bad medical outcomes because they have more trouble communicating with providers. They get better care when they have access to trained interpreters or are seen by providers who speak their native languages. In a blog post, Google also drew attention to other recently added features that address challenges patients face with the health system, including the ability to see what insurance networks are accepted by... |
| Rocket Lab unveils details of new reusable Neutron launcher Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:10 AM PST  This morning, small satellite launcher Rocket Lab unveiled the details of its future, more powerful Neutron rocket — a launch vehicle optimized to carry satellites into orbit for future mega-constellations. Made out of a special carbon composite that Rocket Lab created, Neutron will also be mostly reusable, designed to land on a landing pad after launch — similar to how SpaceX lands its Falcon 9 rockets. "This is not a conventional rocket," Peter Beck, Rocket Lab's CEO, said during the unveil, livestreamed on YouTube. "This is what a rocket should look like in 2050. But we're building it today." As of now, Neutron is slated for its first flight in 2024. Rocket Lab already has one rocket called... |
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