Reclaiming the desert using bacteria in China Harriet Phelps Jan 11, 2014 0 A project to stop land turning into desert is showing promising results in China. There, with the help of bacteria,…
RAF Tornado fighter jet flies with 3D printed metal part Harriet Phelps Jan 10, 2014 0 Tornado fighter jets in the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) are to use 3D printed parts for the first time. One jet,…
Google robots and Amazon drones wrestle for future of parcel delivery Harriet Phelps Jan 1, 2014 0 As Amazon announces the launch of its "parcel drone" Prime Air project, and Google pitches in with the concept of…
Wellness tourism is a fast-growing market Harriet Phelps Dec 28, 2013 0 A new industry report finds that a growing movement pushing to change travel to include healthy activities and…
Extend superfast broadband not airport capacity say Brits in poll Harriet Phelps Dec 27, 2013 0 The UK public says extending superfast broadband to all households would be a better investment for the country…
Thinking about money corrupts more than thinking about time Harriet Phelps Dec 23, 2013 0 When people are encouraged to think about time and not money, they are less inclined to cheat, according to a new…
Cancer immunotherapy is the breakthrough of 2013 Harriet Phelps Dec 21, 2013 0 Cancer immunotherapy, a groundbreaking treatment that stimulates the patient's own immune system to reject cancer,…
Conservation investment in low-cost countries less likely to succeed Harriet Phelps Dec 19, 2013 0 The first study to look at links between conservation management costs and factors that lead to conservation…
Graphene is an attractive material for nanoscale electronics Harriet Phelps Dec 18, 2013 0 The increasing demand for smaller and faster semiconductor technology intensifies the search for 'next-generation'…
Americans perceive income inequality ‘far too pessimistically’ Harriet Phelps Dec 16, 2013 0 Americans perceive incomes and income inequality 'far too pessimistically,' according to a US study that surveyed…
College applicants pay attention to “Top Ten Effect” Harriet Phelps Dec 15, 2013 0 A new US study suggests that consumers pay attention to the "Top Ten Effect," for instance when picking a college,…
More CO2 escapes from rivers and streams globally than all lakes Harriet Phelps Dec 11, 2013 0 About five times more carbon dioxide (CO2) escapes from the world's rivers and streams per year than from all its…
Unionized women command higher wages, US report Harriet Phelps Dec 10, 2013 0 A new report reveals that unionized women - US female workers who belong to or are represented by unions - are paid…
Triple pane windows are energy efficient but expensive says study Harriet Phelps Dec 9, 2013 0 Although highly-insulating triple pane windows are very energy efficient, they are expensive and can take decades…
UK health sector staff say over a third of managers ‘ineffective’ Harriet Phelps Dec 8, 2013 0 A new report from a professional body reveals staff working in the UK's health and social care sector consider 38%…
Bosch VP predicts boom time for India’s engineers Harriet Phelps Dec 6, 2013 0 Engineers in India could be facing a "boom time" as their country's road infrastructure develops and the automotive…