Covid-19 lockdown failed to reduce air pollution in Scotland, study finds

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Covid-19 lockdown failed to reduce air pollution in Scotland, study findsAnalysis of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) in the first month of restrictions found little change, despite a 65 per cent reduction in the number of vehicles on the country’s roads. The researchers believe their findings suggest that traffic is not a key contributor to […]

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Photovoltaic ‘paint’ could be applied to cars and homes

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Photovoltaic ‘paint’ could be applied to cars and homesThe team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a high-efficiency, large-area organic solution processable solar cell – formed by coating a surface with a solar cell solution – by controlling the speed at which the solution of raw materials solidifies. Solution-processable solar […]

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‘Impossible Tattoo’ inked remotely by robot arm over 5G network

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‘Impossible Tattoo’ inked remotely by robot arm over 5G networkT-Mobile’s Netherlands ‘arm’ has released an advertising campaign which features a film documenting the world’s first-ever remote tattoo, powered by T-Mobile’s 5G technology. The tattoo was executed by a robot arm controlled by a tattoo artist in another location, who placed the tattoo onto the body […]

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Introduction of coronavirus lockdown saw financial cyber-crime surge

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Introduction of coronavirus lockdown saw financial cyber-crime surgeThe force said it received 3,916 reports of incidents during the first month of lockdown, which began at the end of March. This amounted to around £2.9m in losses, a 72 per cent jump from the previous month. However, it’s not just financial crime. On the day Boris […]

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Chip could detect presence of Covid-19 antibodies

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Chip could detect presence of Covid-19 antibodiesThe device, developed by researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), uses portable lab-on-a-chip technology to accurately measure the concentration of antibodies present in diluted blood plasma. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to neutralise the virus. Previous research has found that Covid-19 antibodies are present in […]

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Book review: ‘Autopia – The Future of Cars’ by Jon Bentley

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Book review: ‘Autopia – The Future of Cars’ by Jon BentleyCars are arguably one of the most significant inventions created by humankind. Without them, getting from A to B would have been – and still would be – limited, the world of motorsport would never have been born, and the range of technologies that go […]

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3D printing poses ‘grave and growing threat’ to people’s privacy

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3D printing poses ‘grave and growing threat’ to people’s privacyIf 3D-printed objects – of any size – have watermarks included in the material, other people could be able to track and trace the origins of the objects using cameras, laptops or mobile phones and see how the objects are being used. Research by Dr Annika Jones, from […]

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