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11:21 GMT, November 9, 2018

Fabric alternative to batteries for wearable electronics, say scientists

Scientists have created a fabric alternative to batteries for wearable electronics. The researchers, from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, have developed a method for making […]
16:33 GMT, November 8, 2018

Brexit uncertainty undermines UK housing market, RICS survey

Brexit uncertainty led to a decline in house prices and demand in October, says a RICS Survey. RICS stands for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. […]
14:25 GMT, November 8, 2018

One step closer to batteryless smart devices

We are now one step closer to batteryless smart devices, say scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada. They say they have taken a massive […]
15:22 GMT, November 7, 2018

FDI (foreign direct investment) to the UK down 19% since Brexit vote

Since Britons voted to leave the EU, FDI (foreign direct investment) to the UK has fallen by 19%. This is what researchers at the University of […]
11:38 GMT, November 7, 2018

Companies often go bankrupt during reorganization

Most companies go bankrupt during reorganization, Eija-Leena Kärkinen wrote in her doctoral dissertation. Kärkinen is studying at the University of Vaasa, a multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in […]
15:25 GMT, November 6, 2018

Alcohol industry health campaigns strengthen commercial interests

The alcohol industry’s health campaigns strengthen their own commercial interests, a new study has found. Their social responsibility schemes fail to reduce harmful alcohol use, say […]
13:06 GMT, November 6, 2018

Women in power – prejudice against them greater than statistics indicate

Prejudice against women in power might be greater than the statistics indicate, a new study has found. Prejudice may be greater because some people in surveys […]
16:29 GMT, November 5, 2018

We’ll have another financial crisis, warns Professor Peter Fisher

Professor Peter Fisher, a former BlackRock senior executive, warns that we will have another financial crisis. He does not think it will be the same as […]
12:47 GMT, November 5, 2018

Changing the definition of innovation to get more innovation

Non-commercial innovators will get more credit under a new definition of innovation. This could mean more backing for household innovators and subsequently more innovation. The OECD […]