Solar panels

New solar panels invented to create electricity at night

Engineers at Stanford University have taken solar panels to the next level by creating a solar cell that can still produce electricity despite operating during the night. These new panels work on a thermoelectric generator which coverts temperature differences into electrical energy. Protocol simplified the meaning by saying that the generators capture energy that radiates…

McMillan

Bodybuilding legend Cedric McMillan dead at 44

Champion bodybuilder Cedric McMillan has died at age 44 with family members of the former US Army instructor confirming the news. Tributes have been pouring in from the fitness and bodybuilding world with McMillan’s sponsor Black Skull USA having revealed the news in a social media post on Wednesday. “We regret to inform you that…

Car crash

Four dead in QLD highway crash

A car and truck have collided with four Korean nationals killed in the crash that happened Wednesday afternoon in the Southern Downs. Police confirmed that four women were killed when their car collided with a semi-trailer that was heading north on the New England Highway. It is believed the car entered the Sawmill Road intersection…

Venues

Queensland vaccine mandate eased

Restrictions have been lifted for Queenslanders without a COVID-19 vaccine, opening them back up to a range of services that had controlled access during the pandemic. At the beginning of the month Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced venues that previously required people to show proof of vaccine, no longer need to enforce the regulations. She…

Brazil

Brazil invites outside reps to monitor election

The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Brazil has welcomed members of the European Union to monitor the upcoming federal election. President Jair Bolsonaro has made the request on the belief that the electronic voting system used in Brazil is illegitimate and has alleged that the 2018 election was fraudulent. The TSE said the offer was…