- Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate, University of Texas at Austin.
More than three years into its quest to solve the nature of dark energy and illuminate the origin, evolution, and fate of our universe, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) project remains on track to complete the largest map of the cosmos ever.
HEDTEX, a project by Penn State University scientists, aims to create a three-dimensional map of 2.5 million galaxies that will yield valuable insights into the byzantine puzzle of why the expansion of the universe is speeding up over time, a property attributed to the so-called dark energy.
DOW ends up over 300 points to record high ahead of April jobs report. New York FED weekly economic index (WEI): index improvement continues.
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Copper Price Hits All-Time-High In Commodities Bull Run Copper price hit a record high on Thursday as Chinese investors unleashed fresh demand following a five-day holiday. Copper for delivery in July was up 1.71% by 1:42 pm (EDT), with futures at $4.6015 per pound ($10,123 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York, over the $4.58 per pound high reached in February 2011. The reopening of major industrial economies is sparking a surge across commodities markets from corn to lumber, with tin climbing above $30,000 a tonne for the first time since 2011 also on Thursday. Copperhas gained 28.1%
2 days UN Chief Urges Banks to Halt Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Financing 2 days New Mexico Proposes Tougher Emission Rules For Oil & Gas 2 days Grid Operator Unwittingly Shut Down Natural Gas During Texas Freeze 2 days China’s Natural Gas Imports Surge As Economy Recovers 2 days India Ramps Up Oil Imports From Saudi Arabia After Price Cut 3 days ERCOT Expects Record Power Demand In Texas This Summer 3 days U.S. Energy Production Saw Steepest Drop On Record In 2020 3 days U.S. And Iran Make Progress On Nuclear Deal Talks 3 days Norway s Oil Industry Averts Strike With New Wage Deal 3 days Higher Oil Prices Spur Brazil To Sell More Assets
Hindman Auctions to present biannual Modern Design Sale this spring
Golden Clover Coffee Table, 2013. Guy de Rougemont (French, b. 1935). Edition Galerie Diane de Polignac. Edition of 8. Estimate: $15,000-20,000.
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.- On May 20, Hindman Auctions will present its biannual Modern Design sale, which will feature iconic designers who played a crucial role in defining 20th century design. The auction will celebrate the work of renowned designers including Finn Juhl, Eileen Gray, Martin Szekely, Mira Nakashima, Warren Platner, and Paul Evans.
Scandinavian Design will be showcased with classic and illustrious ceramics and furniture by Wilhelm Kåge, Berndt Friberg, Gunnar Nylund, Bruno Mathsson, and Arne Jacobsen. Prominent Italian design will include works by Ettore Sottsass, Alfredo Barbini, and Angelo Lelii. The sale will also offer an extraordinary selection of studio ceramics and glass by artists Ruth Duckworth, Clyde Burt, Sonja Blomdahl, Steven Weinberg, and Christop
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Nobel laureate among presenters for UTA Science Week
The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Science will present Science Week, an online series featuring panel discussions by renowned scientists and a student research symposium, from April 18 to 24.
The theme of Science Week is climate change and its impact on the planet.
“There is no single more important challenge that we collectively face than figuring out how to slow the terrible damage being done to the environment by our use of fossil fuels and other harmful substances,” said College of Science Dean Morteza Khaledi. “Several of our events this year will focus on this critical issue.”