GM reports big drop in 3Q US sales on semiconductor woes

General Motors reported a sharp drop in third-quarter US sales on Friday as the global semiconductor crunch depletes dealerships of auto supply amid still-strong consumer demand.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-gm-big-3q-sales-semiconductor.html

Media company Ozy is shutting down as problems mount

Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media organization's claims of millions of viewers and readers, while also pointing out a potential case of securities fraud.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-media-company-ozy-problems-mount.html

US auto sales slump, stalled by car computer chip shortage

In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos' Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he's got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-auto-sales-slump-stalled-car.html

Graphene: 'Miracle material' singled out for COVID conspiracies

Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the topic of much disinformation by coronavirus anti-vaxxers claiming it can be used to "magnetize" and "control" people.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-graphene-miracle-material-singled-covid.html

Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

"Not without you." "My dear friend." "You that I love."

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-scientists-decipher-marie-antoinette-redacted.html

Graphene: 'Miracle material' singled out for COVID conspiracies

Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the topic of much disinformation by coronavirus anti-vaxxers claiming it can be used to "magnetize" and "control" people.

Scientists decipher Marie Antoinette's redacted love notes

"Not without you." "My dear friend." "You that I love."

Europe, Japan probes to get 1st look at destination Mercury

A joint European-Japanese spacecraft is set to fly by Mercury for the first time late Friday on its path to deliver two probes into the planet's orbit in 2025.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-europe-japan-probes-1st-destination.html

Brazil's Amazon records least September fires in 20 years

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon during September dropped to the lowest for the month in two decades, according to data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-brazil-amazon-september-years.html

Northeast Atlantic countries create new protected sea area

The governments of 15 countries in the Northeast Atlantic on Friday created a new protected area of the ocean they say is bigger than the combined land mass of Germany and the United Kingdom.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-northeast-atlantic-countries-sea-area.html

Erupting Spanish volcano turns 'more aggressive': officials

An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa blew open two more fissures on its cone Friday that belched forth lava, with authorities reporting "intense" activity in the area.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-erupting-spanish-volcano-aggressive.html

Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine

Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-endangered-status-nevada-lithium.html

Europe, Japan probes to get 1st look at destination Mercury

A joint European-Japanese spacecraft is set to fly by Mercury for the first time late Friday on its path to deliver two probes into the planet's orbit in 2025.

Brazil's Amazon records least September fires in 20 years

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon during September dropped to the lowest for the month in two decades, according to data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.

Northeast Atlantic countries create new protected sea area

The governments of 15 countries in the Northeast Atlantic on Friday created a new protected area of the ocean they say is bigger than the combined land mass of Germany and the United Kingdom.

Erupting Spanish volcano turns 'more aggressive': officials

An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa blew open two more fissures on its cone Friday that belched forth lava, with authorities reporting "intense" activity in the area.

Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine

Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.

Astronomers may have discovered first planet to orbit 3 stars

UNLV researchers and colleagues may have identified the first known planet to orbit three stars.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-astronomers-planet-orbit-stars.html

Two-dimensional hybrid metal halide device allows control of terahertz emissions

Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic scheme. The device has better signal efficiency than conventional terahertz generators, and is thinner, lighter and less expensive to produce.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-two-dimensional-hybrid-metal-halide-device.html

Astronomers may have discovered first planet to orbit 3 stars

UNLV researchers and colleagues may have identified the first known planet to orbit three stars.

Two-dimensional hybrid metal halide device allows control of terahertz emissions

Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic scheme. The device has better signal efficiency than conventional terahertz generators, and is thinner, lighter and less expensive to produce.