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This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.
Martian surface dangerously toxic for human life, scientists warn
The Martian surface may be much more toxic for human life than previously thought, a team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh warns after carrying out a series of experiments. They have investigated the behaviour of…
France plans on banning petrol and diesel cars by 2040
France plans on outright banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 as part of Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to “make the planet great again”. The country will also ban any “new project to use petrol, gas or coal”, by that date. Nicolas…
Chile and other countries in Latin America pressing ahead with renewable energy sources
Chile, along with other Latin American countries, is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to shift its electricity supply away from fossil fuels toward greater use of renewable energy sources. So concludes a new report from Infiniti Research…
2-D magnet discovered by scientists
A 2-D magnet has been discovered by scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the University of Washington, both in the United States. They have, for the first time, discovered magnetism in the 2-D world of monolayers,…
Server heat from data centres to provide hot water in Dutch homes
An innovative plan to cut data centre running costs and domestic energy bills by using "server heat" to provide homes with hot water is about to launch in the Netherlands. The first 42 households to join the scheme - which starts in August…
Nimble-fingered robot has 99% success rate grasping irregular shapes
A nimble-fingered robot, with a 99% success rate in picking up awkward objects that humans grasp every day, and moving them, has been developed by roboticists at UC Berkeley. This robot, unlike any other before it, is able to grab…
Medical emergencies in Space – what to do
Medical emergencies in space are often significantly different to those on Earth, a team of scientists explained at Euroanaesthesia 2017, Europe's largest annual event showcasing the latest in medical and scientific breakthroughs. This…
First super telescope to be built in Atacama Desert
Construction has started on the world's first super telescope, which will bring us a step closer to understanding the inner-workings of our Universe. The first stone was laid last week in a ceremony in Northern Chile, in the Atacama Desert,…
Life on Mars looking increasingly more likely
For Life on Mars to have existed at some time during its existence is looking increasingly more likely, says a team of researchers from Russia, Canada, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The scientists say they have…
Coral bleaching at Great Barrier Reef alarming scientists
Coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef may be considerably worse than believed, say scientists from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, after carrying out an extensive study. In a press release issued earlier this week, the…