Year: 2023

NEWS JOURNAL

CHINA SPEEDING AHEADChinese car brands expand to global marketsAs reported by TechLife News, a wave of Chinese electric car exporters is beginning to compete with Western and Japanese brands in their home markets. Some compete…

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THE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTManufacturing planes from structural batteriesJets are critical for moving people and goods around the world. However, they are wildly out of step with global efforts to fight climate change by reducing emissions. Aviation…

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BIOSIGNATURES IN SPACEUnusual form of oxygen found above the EarthHeavy atomic oxygen – with 10 neutrons in its nucleus compared to the eight seen in its most widespread form – has been discovered in the…

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BIOSIGNATURES IN SPACEUnusual form of oxygen found above the EarthHeavy atomic oxygen – with 10 neutrons in its nucleus compared to the eight seen in its most widespread form – has been discovered in the…

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THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY Options in transitioning to renewable energy   Hydrogen has been used for decades in industrial processes such as oil refining and ammonia production. However, it does not occur naturally except in stars…

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MICROPLASTICS ALERTSatellites track worsening ocean pollutionDespite their name, microplastics are a gigantic player in polluting the world. These fibres, beads and fragments – defined as being less than five millimetres in size – have infiltrated…

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TOXINS IN THE ARCTICWarming ice threatens to pollute the ArcticScience News presents a comprehensive study of thawing Arctic permafrost possibly releasing industrial pollutants. Permafrost is any soil, sediment or rock that remains frozen for at…

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GREEN FUTURE

Handling the Surplus Radhini de Costa assesses the impact of waste mismanagement and steps Sri Lankans can take to reduce it “Mismanaged waste is a serious and persistent global problem that affects the environment and…

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GREEN FUTURE

Sustainable Digitalisation With the exponential growth in digital consumption, technology has become central to most modern societies, expanding our digital carbon footprint. “Every digital activity we perform has an environmental impact. A single Google search…

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PELWATTE DAIRY

Pelwatte Dairy, the leading local dairy brand in Sri Lanka that produces a range of dairy products and saves valuable foreign exchange, recently stepped into

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