New car market reaches ‘million engines’ milestone after half a year

The new car market grew by 1.1% in June to 179,263 units, surpassing the million-car sales mark in the first half of the year since 2019. Battery electric vehicles have the highest monthly market share since December 2023, but year-to-date take-up has remained steady at 16.6%. The industry is calling on the next government to … Read more

Milestone achieved in unraveling the fundamental forces of the universe at the Large Hadron Collider

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Building on their extensive involvement at CERN, the University of Rochester team recently achieved “incredibly precise” measurements of the electroweak mixing angle, a key component of the Standard Model of particle physics. Credit: Samuel Joseph Hertzog; Julien Marius Ordan Researchers from the University of Rochester, working with the CMS Collaboration at CERNhave made significant progress … Read more

Government sale of stake in NatWest reaches new milestone

The Treasury’s stake in NatWest is likely to fall below 20% next week, another milestone in the bank’s return to full private ownership, Sky News has learned. By means of Mark Kleinman, city editor @MarkKleinmanSky Friday June 28, 2024 2:51 PM, UK The government’s sale of its stake in NatWest Group will reach a new … Read more

Department of Energy scientists reach fusion milestone with promising new plasma escape mechanism – The Debrief

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New research shows that plasma fusion heat spreads more evenly in tokamak reactors, a milestone in the field of fusion energy. This suggests new ways to improve reactor efficiency and overall service life while reducing the chance of damage. The new findings from researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory … Read more

Major fusion milestone: Princeton scientists discover a game-changer in reactor design

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This still image from a new simulation shows how plasma from the pedestal region is connected to the divertor plasma region via the so-called final confinement surface. The long and thin lobes fluctuate in time and space. Simulation credit: Seung-Hoe Ku/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on DOE’s Summit computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Visualization credit: … Read more

Rocket Lab Launches 5 IoT Satellites on Milestone 50th Mission

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Rocket Lab reached the milestone 50th launch of its Electron rocket in record time. A Electron lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, at 2:13 PM EDT June 20 (1813 GMT; 6:13 AM local New Zealand time June 21). The rocket operated on an immediate launch window, but lifted … Read more

‘Wow:’ Elon Musk Applauds Nvidia’s $3 Trillion Milestone – Here’s How Tesla Stocks Fare Against AI Giant – Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

June 10, 2024 3:47 am | 3 minutes reading 20-Year-Old Professional Trader Unveils His “MoneyLine” Throw away your indicators and use the ‘MoneyLine’. A simple rule tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that has helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here’s how … Read more