European stocks struggled for profit on Wednesday as investors received a flood of earnings from banks such as Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG, and waited for a Federal Reserve announcement to come later. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.06% It fell 0.3% to 366.94 after gaining 0.4% …
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(Reuters) – U.S. oil refineries are expected in the next few days to report the worst second-quarter results in a decade, with output exceeding demand, while pandemic-related closings have undermined trips by summer. FILE PHOTO: Valero Energy Corp. service station shown in El Cajon, California, USA, August 8, 2017. REUTERS …
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The world’s largest nuclear fusion project began its five-year assembly phase on Tuesday in southern France, with the first ultra-hot plasma expected to be generated in late 2025. The € 20 billion (£ 18.2 billion) Iter project will replicate the reactions that feed the sun and is intended to demonstrate …
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We have developed four-winged bird-shaped robots, called ornithopters, that can take off and fly with the agility of the speedy, hummingbirds, and insects. We did this by reverse engineering the aerodynamics and biomechanics of these creatures. Our ornithopters have the potential to outperform and exceed existing drone configurations with static …
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Astronomers have detected a dazzling flash of ultraviolet light from an exploding white dwarf for the second time, and could give researchers important clues as to what stimulates the disappearance of these ancient worn-out stars. The researchers noticed this unusual supernova, called SN2019yvq, last December, just one day after the …
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