Can a wind turbine handle hurricane speed winds?
Some of the most dangerous forces to trouble turbine blades are torsion, or twisting, loads, says Find Mølholt Jensen, chief...
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Will the US default on debt on 1 June? A really simple guide to debt ceiling
If the government stops making interest payments on its debt, that would also put the country into default. The US...
Janet Yellen: US treasury secretary warns of debt ceiling ‘catastrophe’
"We have learned from past debt limit impasses that waiting until the last minute to suspend or increase the debt...
CBI hires ethics consultancy to overhaul culture
In response to Fox Williams' report, the CBI admitted it had hired "culturally toxic" staff and had failed to fire...
US job creation robust despite banking crisis
These increases have sharply increased the cost of buying a home or car, as well as making it more expensive...
Shell selling stake in controversial Cambo oil field
Shell's senior vice president of UK Upstream, Simon Roddy, said: "Following an internal review, we have decided to sell our...
Banks warn of big increase in online scams
Meanwhile, TSB said 60% of purchase fraud cases of which it is aware - where a scammer sells an item...
Kanye West Yeezy loss is hurting us, admits Adidas
Pippa Stephens, senior apparel analyst at GlobalData, said that while Adidas was "unable to reverse its past mistakes, it must...
Yorkshire’s independent brewers in battle to survive ‘perfect storm’
close panelImage source, Mark Newton PhotographyImage caption, Saltaire Brewery said it had been "an incredibly hard time to navigate through"By...
TikTok tracked UK journalist via her cat’s account
"If my location was being monitored 24/7, that's not just limited to my actions at work - which wouldn't be...
White House: Big Tech bosses told to protect public from AI risks
They offer ordinary users the chance to interact with what is known as "generative AI", which can summarise information from...
Go First: What went wrong with Indian airline?
The Indian aviation sector has grown at a fast pace. But several airlines have also been grounded or forced to...
Phone firms row over whether customers are overpaying
Virgin Media O2 says a survey conducted on its behalf, which spoke to more than 5,000 adults in the UK,...
Fed raises US interest rates to highest in 16 years
"The fear of a recession is very much present in the economy today," he said. "I don't think the inflation...
Coca-Cola supplies could be hit by strike – union
The company added that its pay offer was "very competitive within the marketplace".Its West Yorkshire site is the biggest soft...
Air travel chaos looms as US keeps 5G altimeter refit deadline
"Supply chain issues make it unlikely that all aircraft can be upgraded by the 1 July deadline, threatening operational disruptions...
Coronation: Think of millions working during celebrations – union
But the Trades Union Congress, the umbrella group for unions, said the Coronation celebrations would depend on millions keeping working,...
Online banking fears prompt call for more hubs
Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said: "We need to face up to the fact that huge numbers of...
