Scientific highlights of 2014 – an annotated infographic

The most important scientific breakthroughs of 2014 have affected all aspects of modern life, from medicine, to space exploration, to the future of renewable technologies. Boffins from all over the globe have added to our vast banks of scientific knowledge. Thanks, boffins!

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British coastal waters feature 100 times more microplastics than six years ago March 28, 2023
The high levels of the pollutant represent a dramatic increase on similar surveys carried out just six years ago. Research also showed the presence of a species of shrimp not normally found this far north, which could be an indicator of climate change and warming seas. The data was collected during summer 2022 by teams competing in the GB Row Challenge, a 2, […]
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US generated more energy from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022 March 28, 2023
In 2022, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, produced more electricity than coal for the first time in the United States. Additionally, renewable generation surpassed nuclear generation for the second time, the first time being in 2021. In total, the US electric power sector produced 4,090 million megawatt-hours (M […]
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Global energy transition ‘in need of fundamental course correction’ March 28, 2023
Global green energy investments must quadruple to reach the target set by the Paris climate accords, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said. The agency's World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 Preview has warned that the global energy transition is "off-track" and in need of a "fundamental course correction", whic […]
Beatriz Valero de Urquia
OneWeb-Eutelsat merger to be listed on London stock market this year March 28, 2023
OneWeb runs a constellation of satellites which is designed to enable access to broadband speed internet connectivity anywhere on the planet. The UK government bought a stake in OneWeb in 2020 after the latter entered bankruptcy after failing to raise the requisite capital to complete the build and deployment of the remaining 90 per cent of the network. Fren […]
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Refining automotive battery management systems March 28, 2023
India is a fast-growing market for electric vehicles (EVs), with one study predicting that over 30% of the vehicles sold in India will be electric by 2030. The battery packs that power EVs are one of the main drivers of the electric mobility revolution in India. In order to monitor and manage battery pack performance and safety, packs are usually equipped wi […]
Windfall taxes curtailing investment in fossil fuel extraction, sector warns March 28, 2023
Offshore Energies UK’s (OEUK) Business Outlook report finds that nine out of 10 North Sea operators are cutting back investment citing a mix of high taxes, political climate and inflation as key factors in their decisions. It follows the windfall taxes imposed on North Sea oil and gas operators, under which their overall tax rate has risen from 40 per cent t […]
Jack Loughran
AI could be key to optimising chip design, Nvidia says March 28, 2023
Nvidia Corp, the world's leading designer of computer chips used in AI, has shown new research that explains how artificial intelligence tools can be used to improve chip design. In the paper, called 'AutoDMP: Automated DREAMPlace-based Macro Placement', the Nvidia research team proposed an AI-based methodology to optimise the placement of tra […]
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Twitter hits back against publication of source code March 27, 2023
Elon Musk's platform Twitter has asked a US court to provide information on who was behind the account which leaked parts of the company's source code – the underlying software on which the service operates. The company stated in a filing that the code had been posted by a user named FreeSpeechEnthusiast on GitHub, a Microsoft-owned hosting service […]
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New source of lunar water discovered by China’s Chang’e-5 Moon lander March 27, 2023
China’s Chang’e-5, which touched down on the Moon in December 2020, found water at its landing site using spectral reflectance measurements of soil and rocks. Now, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that impact glass beads in Chang’e-5’s lunar soils also contain some water. Detailed studies suggest that these glass beads are likely to […]
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View from Brussels: No justice yet for time thieves March 27, 2023
Back in 2018, the European Union said that it was high time to do away with twice-yearly clock changes and stick to one timezone all year round. The EU’s executive branch, the Commission, responded to a pan-European survey that showed more than 80 per cent of respondents favoured scrapping the system, which was first deployed by Germany during World War I. A […]
Sam Morgan

⚡♻️The electricity generated from renewables surpassed that from coal production in the United States for the first… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 minutes ago
🌊🇬🇧 A survey of Britain’s coastline has revealed concentrations of microplastics that are up to 100 times worse tha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 11 minutes ago
⚽🏅 Sports clubs and competitions around the world are making dubious claims about their environmental credentials.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
🛰️ OneWeb is planning to merge with Eutelsat for a joint listing on the London Stock Exchange later this year, The… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 hours ago
🌎♻️ Investments in renewable energy technologies must rise from $1.3tn (£1tn) to around $5tn (£4tn) a year in order… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 hours ago

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