Curbing use of mobile phones while driving reduces motorcycle fatality rates
Curbing or banning the use of mobile phones and other handheld devices reduces motorcycle fatality rates. In other words, laws banning or restricting drivers’...
Scientists convert wet biological waste into fuel we can blend with diesel
A team of scientists has converted wet biological waste into diesel-compatible fuel. We are now a step closer to producing renewable engine fuels from...
How the economy of Ireland has changed since the 1970s
For the first seventy-five years of the 20th century, the Republic of Ireland's (Ireland's) economy was much weaker than Northern Ireland's. Agriculture represented an...
Material that thickens as you stretch it discovered by scientists
Scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered a material that thickens as you stretch it. It is the first synthetic material that thickens...
Device sucks drinking water from desert air
Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia have developed a device that sucks drinking water from dry desert air. KAUST stands for King Abdulla University...
Bidding frenzy in auctions caused by speed of counterbids, not time pressure
It is the quickness of counterbids that triggers a bidding frenzy in auctions, not time pressure, say researchers. The intensity of bidding drives people's...
Crushed mining waste could replace 10% of cement used in concrete
Ten percent of the cement we use in concrete could come from crushed mining waste, say researchers from the Technical University Of Denmark (Danmarks...
Digital assistants might not be offering you the best deals
When people ask their digital assistants to give them the best price on products, how do they respond? It is not surprising that Alexa,...
Iron-based molecule could replace rarer metals in solar power generation
Researchers succeeded in creating an iron-based molecule that could replace the rarer and more expensive metals currently used in solar power generation. The iron-based...
Foreign investors push up UK house prices
One of the causes of high UK house prices is foreign investors, says a researcher at King's College London's King's Business School. House prices...