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Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born

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The very first step in finding out is to understand how special the Earth really is – and, by extension, our entire Solar System.

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  • The very first step in finding out is to understand how special the Earth really is – and, by extension, our entire Solar System.
  • And that’s exactly what my colleagues and I have started to uncover with a new series of studies of star-forming regions.
  • In the past decades, astronomers have spotted more than 5,000 planets around distant stars – so called exoplanets.
  • We now know that planets are so abundant that you can look up to almost any star in the night sky and be near certain that planets are circling around it.
  • This is no mean feat of engineering, with the latest generation of instruments only being available since about a decade.

New findings

  • Our team, consisting of scientists from more than ten countries was able to observe more than 80 of these young stars in amazing detail – with our findings published in a series of papers in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • All the images were taken in near infrared light, invisible to the human eye.
  • They show the light from the distant young stars as it is reflected from the tiny dust particles in the discs.
  • Unlike the Sun, most stars in our galaxy have companions, with two or more stars orbiting a shared centre of mass.
  • When looking at the constellation of Orion, we found that stars in groups of two or more were less likely to have large planet-forming discs than lone stars.
  • Another interesting finding was how uneven the discs in this region were, suggesting they may host massive planets that warp the discs.


Christian Ginski works for the University of Galway and frequently works with ESO facilities.

China’s green steel push could crush Australia’s dirty iron ore exports

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But the Australian iron ore industry faces a major challenge as its biggest customers – China’s steel mills – move to drastically reduce their carbon footprint.

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  • But the Australian iron ore industry faces a major challenge as its biggest customers – China’s steel mills – move to drastically reduce their carbon footprint.
  • Most of Australia’s current iron ore exports are not classed as high grade.
  • Typically, the lower the iron content of an ore is, the more energy is required to refine it.

Iron ore’s biggest customer cleans up its act

  • Australia shipped 736 million tonnes – more than 80% of iron ore exports – to China in 2022.
  • Last year, China’s steel mills made up the majority of global steel production.
  • But they were also a major polluter, accounting for about 15% of China’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

Australian ore doesn’t make the grade

  • Reducing the use of low-grade ore has become a priority for Chinese steel mills, significantly affecting iron ore’s demand profile.
  • Much of the iron ore exported by competing nations like Brazil and Guinea is high-grade, containing more than 65% iron.

New technologies


A number of new and emerging steelmaking technologies offer the promise of significantly lower emissions. But common to all of them is a need for higher-grade iron ore than Australia produces. There are four new steelmaking technologies in use or under construction by a number of Chinese steel corporations, including the world’s biggest steelmaker – China Baowu Group. These include:
hydrogen-enriched carbon recycling and oxygen furnace (HyCROF)
hydrogen reduction and electric smelting process (HyRESP)
hydrogen metallurgy
green hydrogen zero carbon fluidized bed iron making technology.
Here’s how these technologies could help China reduce its carbon emissions:

Increased use of steel scraps

  • Overall demand for iron ore could be reduced by the increasing availability and use of steel scraps or “recycled steel”, such as scrapped vehicles, white goods and machinery.
  • Using one tonne of recycled steel for steelmaking saves 1.4 tonnes of iron ore and avoids about 1.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

New tariffs on carbon

  • This legislation acts as a carbon tariff on imports to the EU, initially aimed at carbon-intensive products such as steel.
  • EU importers of steel products will be required to pay an import carbon tax, at a price set by the EU, based on the differences in carbon emissions between traditional steel mills and the EU’s emission benchmarks.

What lies ahead

  • Reduced demand for Australia’s low-grade iron ore could put pressure on its producers’ revenue, or even force some smaller iron ore miners to shut down.
  • Australia is abundant in magnetite, an ore type which differs in composition from hematite or “direct shipping ore” (DSO).
  • This process is energy intensive, but could become economically viable if we continue to see rapid uptake of renewable energy.
  • Decisions made by Australia’s major iron ore producers and political leaders will shape the outcome of this global shift.


Charlie Huang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

EQS-News: FORM NOTIFICATION OF SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

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2 para 1 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of the Commission (as amended or replaced from time to time)

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  • 2 para 1 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of the Commission (as amended or replaced from time to time)
    On November 24th, 2023 the Company’s Management Board has resolved to undertake – apart from the share buy programme decided in February 2022 - a further programme of share buybacks (Buyback Programme) of Deutsche Post AG and to offer these shares exclusively those executives who participate in the global share matching plan.
  • Up to 3m shares for a total purchase price (excluding incidental expenses) of up to EUR 150m will be repurchased within the scope of this additional Buyback Programme.
  • The repurchase via the stock exchange will start on March 8th, 2024 and will end on April 19th, 2024 the latest.
  • The Buyback Programme is based on the authorization of the Annual General Meeting of May 4th, 2023, valid until May 3rd, 2028 to launch a share buyback programme in the amount of up to 10% of the Company’s share capital existing at the date the resolution on the share buyback is adopted.

EQS-News: Karl Lauterbach visits Biotest AG's plasma donation centre in Cologne and emphasises important contribution to patient care

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Member of the German Bundestag Prof Dr Karl Lauterbach visited the most modern of the 11 Plasma Service centres in Germany at Wiener Platz in Cologne, which was newly opened in January 2024.

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  • Member of the German Bundestag Prof Dr Karl Lauterbach visited the most modern of the 11 Plasma Service centres in Germany at Wiener Platz in Cologne, which was newly opened in January 2024.
  • The new centre is operated by Plasma Service Europe GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biotest AG, which was founded more than 20 years ago to strengthen plasma donation in Germany.
  • Medical Director Tanja Engelen gave a tour of the plasma donation centre and highlighted the paperless donation and the importance of plasma donation for medical care.
  • This corresponds to a shortfall of around 2 million litres of plasma for the supply of plasma preparations.

EQS-News: Announcement pursuant to Art. 5(1) lit. a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art. 2(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052

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a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art.

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  • a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art.
  • 2(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Announcement pursuant to Art.
  • In particular, the financial service provider is obliged to observe the trading conditions of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.

Affluent Medical announces successful first-in-human implantation of its artificial sphincter Artus for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

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Affluent Medical announces successful first-in-human implantation of its artificial sphincter Artus for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

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  • Affluent Medical announces successful first-in-human implantation of its artificial sphincter Artus for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.
  • This first implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter Artus was successfully performed by Prof. Roman Zachoval, MD, PhD, head of the Department of Urology at Thomayer University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, on a 68-year-old male with severe urinary incontinence.
  • “Artus is easy to prepare and implant due to its innovative design compared to the previous generation of urinary sphincters.
  • Artus is an implantable artificial urinary sphincter developed for the treatment of moderate to severe urinary incontinence in both men and women.

IT-OFFSHORE is Expanding Its Expert Operation in Business Immigration to the EU by Merging Expatcenter.eu

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Singapore, Singapore--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2024) - IT-OFFSHORE is expanding its expert operation in business immigration to the EU by merging Expatcenter.eu and celebrating its decade-long anniversary.

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  • Singapore, Singapore--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2024) - IT-OFFSHORE is expanding its expert operation in business immigration to the EU by merging Expatcenter.eu and celebrating its decade-long anniversary.
  • This company has specialized in business immigration for IT companies and startups to Singapore since 2017.
  • Along with our existing experience, this acquisition aims to greatly enhance our position in the business immigration and relocation market."
  • They will help clients understand the structure of their business and provide practical solutions.

Global Humanitarian Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Conduct Mental Health Masterclass in Singapore

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SINGAPORE, Feb 28, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - Renowned mental wellness expert and global peace ambassador Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will conduct an immersive Mental Health Masterclass to advance strategies and techniques for enhanced mental wellness on 24 March 2024.

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  • SINGAPORE, Feb 28, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - Renowned mental wellness expert and global peace ambassador Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will conduct an immersive Mental Health Masterclass to advance strategies and techniques for enhanced mental wellness on 24 March 2024.
  • Gurudev's commitment to advance mental health is the core of the Art of Living Foundation (AOLF), the non-profit organisation he founded in 1981.
  • At the European Parliament Think Tank conference in June 2023, he emphasised the urgency for governments to address global mental health issues, "Mental health is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing today.
  • Gurudev is conducting the Masterclass as part of his 11 Countries Far East Asia Tour, heralding a reinvigorated mindset towards mental health as a universal human right.

Investor Notice: Robbins LLP Informs Investors of Class Action Filed Against iRobot Corporation (IRBT)

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The Company is primarily known for its robot vacuum cleaner (“RVC”) products sold under the “Roomba” brand name.

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  • The Company is primarily known for its robot vacuum cleaner (“RVC”) products sold under the “Roomba” brand name.
  • For more information, submit a form , email attorney Aaron Dumas, Jr., or give us a call at (800) 350-6003.
  • What Now: You may be eligible to participate in the class action against iRobot Corporation Shareholders who want to serve as lead plaintiff for the class must file their papers with the court by May 7, 2024.
  • A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

Can B Corp. Secures Ownership and Control of Two Cannabis Patents Valued at $122 Million and Potentially in Excess of $750 Million

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HICKSVILLE, NY, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Can B Corp., a Florida corporation (OTCQB: CANB) (“Can B”), a health and wellness company specializing in developing, producing and selling hemp-derived cannabinoid products, is pleased to announce that it has secured ownership and control of two cannabis patents that were valued at $122 million, applying a 90% discount and assuming a revenue stream through August 2034, and further based on only CBD claims and only in the U.S. It is believed that if the global THC and CBD markets were added to the valuation, then the value of the patents is potentially up to $750 million.

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  • It is believed that if the global THC and CBD markets were added to the valuation, then the value of the patents is potentially up to $750 million.
  • These patents were previously awarded to United Cannabis Corporation and recently assigned to Can B by a court procedure.
  • The patents were valued at $122 million in December 2020 by an independent third-party valuation team, which used a 90% discount rate due to the emerging nature of the industry.
  • We believe there is a strong opportunity to monetize these patents as they represent important innovations in this industry.