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Fire at vital tech factory could worsen global computer chip shortage

ASML Holding, which supplies a vital technology used in computer chips, has reported a fire at a manufacturing plant, but the extent of the damage isn't yet known

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (12559629l) A photo made with a drone shows wind power generators in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China, 27 October 2021. SHFRP New Energy has produced the world's longest wind power glass fiber blade S90, and the domestic longest wind power blade S102. On 02 September 2021, the onshore blade S89, 89 meters long equipped with a new generation of electric wind power product platform units was successfully rolled off the assembly line. Production cuts, high coal prices, and the Chinese government's determination to cut emissions caused a severe power supply crunch. Amid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of thermal coal has almost doubled this year to the increased demand for industrial use of electricity. China wind power generator blades factory, Yancheng - 27 Oct 2021

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Smart scheduling for big computing tasks cuts emissions up to a third

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Biological computer made from single-celled organisms can crunch data

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Gwen Adshead interview: Why ordinary people commit heinous crimes

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Gwen Adshead interview: Why ordinary people commit heinous crimes

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Single-celled organism uses natural mechanical computer to walk

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Wild Crimes review: Shocking illegal wildlife trade exposed in podcast

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Wild Crimes review: Shocking illegal wildlife trade exposed in podcast

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NASA is trying a 'risky' fix for the ageing Hubble Space Telescope

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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China beats Google to claim the world's most powerful quantum computer

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Google and Facebook hit by faulty chips that can silently corrupt data

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The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it

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The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it

Behavioural scientists Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony explain why “noise” in professional judgements harms everything from criminal justice to medical treatments

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There's a global shortage of computer chips – what's causing it?

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Crazy, Not Insane review: Why do people become murderers?

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Carbon ribbons a few atoms wide could help make powerful computers

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