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Self-driving cars will not fix our transportation woes
Widespread use of autonomous vehicles could increase or cut greenhouse gas emissions. It all depends on public policy. (Shutterstock) Cameron…
How heat can be used to store renewable energy
How can we store energy from intermittent renewable energy sources? Benny(I am empty)/ Flickr, CC BY Antoine Koen, University of…
Apple Settles Slow iPhone Lawsuit For $500M
Apple has agreed to pay $500m in lawsuit for intentionally slowing down customers iPhones in a bid to get them…
Prison sentence for creator of first CRISPR babies reignites ethical debate
He Jiankui is reflected in a glass panel as he works at a computer at a laboratory in on Oct.…
Vigilantes and private security are policing the internet where governments have failed
cjmacer/Shutterstock Mark Button, University of Portsmouth The internet revolution of the past 20 years has opened up countless new ways…
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Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money
shutterstock. Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje, University College Cork Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s…
Africa's growing lead battery industry is causing extensive contamination
Serious lead poisoning cases are a growing problem on the continent. GeetyImages Faridah Hussein Were, University of Nairobi Africa is…
Ethiopia builds Africa’s first energy plant that converts trash into electricity
Waste management is one of the biggest challenges confronting many African countries. The issue of collection, management and disposal…
Sex in space: Could technology meet astronauts' intimate needs?
As plans for space exploration expand, how will sex and desire be addressed in these larger, longer missions? (Shutterstock) Simon…
The unexpected link between the ozone hole and Arctic warming
Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Water and sewer pipes in Iqaluit, Nunavut,…
