28th September 2021

Ford and SK to invest $11.4bn in EVs

Ford, in a joint venture with SK Innovation, has announced an $11.4 billion plan for electric vehicle and battery production – the largest such investment ever made in the U.S.

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25th September 2021

Electrified road to wirelessly charge EVs in Michigan

Michigan will become the first state in America to deploy inductive vehicle charging technology in roads, in an effort to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

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24th September 2021

New optical transistor is up to 1,000 times faster, at lowest switching energy possible

A research team led by IBM and Skoltech has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch. This could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of computers.

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17th September 2021

Alien life chances receive a boost

Three of the large organic molecules necessary for life to form have been detected around stars at up to 100 times the level predicted by models.

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16th September 2021

Co-op to expand use of robots

Co-op Food today announced a partnership with Amazon Prime, enabling same-day grocery deliveries, while also expanding the use of robots from 200 to 500 units.

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13th September 2021

mRNA cancer therapy enters human trials after success in mice

BioNTech, the company that partnered with Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, is now testing whether mRNA can be used to treat cancer. A recent trial halted tumour growth and caused a complete regression of cancer in 85% of mice.

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11th September 2021

World's largest direct air capture and CO2 storage plant begins operations

Swiss company Climeworks this week launched "Orca" – the world's largest carbon capture and storage plant. The facility, located in Iceland, could be replicated at other sites across the country and beyond, helping to reverse global warming.

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7th September 2021

Competition winners!

The following people have each won a copy of The Science and Technology of Growing Young, a new book on aging and longevity research by Sergey Young.

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6th September 2021

Major source of lithium found in UK

Geothermal Engineering Ltd, a UK-based developer and operator of geothermal projects, has announced the discovery of record levels of lithium in its geothermal waters.

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4th September 2021

New class of supernova discovered

A new class of supernova has been observed for the first time. The dramatic event is triggered by a black hole or neutron star crashing into the core of a companion star.

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