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5.84 million Brits paid less than Living Wage
Approximately 5.84 million British workers are paid less than the Living Wage, says a new study published by KPMG,…
Mortgage lending in the UK surged to five-year high in August
Net mortgage lending hit a five-year high in August driven by a surge in the number of home loans.
A total of…
UK was far less productive than other G7 nations in 2014
The UK was much less productive in 2014 compared to other G7 nations.
According to official data released on…
Osborne announces £500 million investment in Faslane base
George Osborne announced more than £500 million of contracts to overhaul the Royal Navy's submarine base at…
Co-op Bank doesn’t expect to make a profit until 2017
The Co-operative Bank said that it doesn’t expect to make a profit for at least another two years after posting…
UK government borrowing dropped to record low in June
UK government borrowing dropped in June to the lowest level for the month in seven years, suggesting that the…
UK trade deficit drops to lowest level in nearly two years
The UK’s trade in goods deficit fell to the lowest level in almost two years in May as ship imports and material…
The difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are two different reactions that release vast amounts of energy locked in the…
What is nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion occurs when two light atomic nuclei collide and form a new nucleus, releasing a large amount of…
What is nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission is where the unstable nucleus of a heavy atom splits either spontaneously or after absorbing a…
What is nuclear energy? What is nuclear power?
Nuclear energy is the energy held in the nucleus of an atom. This is released through nuclear reactions like…
New organic flow battery could mean breakthrough for renewable energy storage
Harvard scientists and engineers have developed a new type of battery that could allow the supply of energy from…
World’s fastest organic transistor paves way for new generation of cheap,…
Engineers in the US have found a way to vastly speed up the performance of organic transistors, bringing closer the…
Shortfall of 13 million honeybee colonies threatens Europe’s crop…
Across Europe, farmers are growing increasingly more crops, especially oil crops, such as oilseed rape and…
Reclaiming the desert using bacteria in China
A project to stop land turning into desert is showing promising results in China. There, with the help of bacteria,…