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UK to subsidise electricity costs for high energy firms The Energy Intensive Industries (EII) compensation scheme began rolling out in 2017 as a way to keep high-energy businesses in the UK competitive while the economy transitions to net zero. The scheme will now be extended for a further three years and have its budget more […]

AI tool can see into the brain of moving mice A new AI system makes it possible to find precisely where and when mouse brain cells are activated during movement, learning and memory. The data gathered from these experiments, conducted at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, could someday allow scientists to understand how the […]

James Webb Space Telescope in full focus after completing alignment Initial tests of the Telescope’s instruments showed it is capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four onboard science instruments. It is now ready to move forward into its next and final series of preparations, known as science instrument commissioning. This process […]

BP and VW announce roll-out of EV fast-charging network across Europe The plan will use VW’s 150kW Flexpole charging units, which each feature two charge points and have an integrated battery storage system. The battery allows the fast chargers to quickly top up EVs without the need for a high-powered grid connection. As the Flexpole […]

Scientists uncover the mystery of fast magnetic explosions In just minutes, a flare on the Sun can release enough energy to power the whole world for 20,000 years. An explosive process called magnetic reconnection triggers these solar flares. However, scientists have struggled for over 60 years to understand how this happens. Now, a research team […]

Railway engineering works threaten bank holiday getaways TransPennine Express (TPE), which operates across northern England and into Scotland, urged passengers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday due to a walkout by conductors who are members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. TPE has said it will only run “a very small number […]

How Malawi is using drones to detect malaria hotspots Africa is turning to drone technology to fill in the gaps in often overburdened and under-resourced healthcare systems, starting with drones. In Kasungu (Malawi), researchers at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) are using drone footage and GPS coordinates of water bodies rich in mosquito larvae […]