Fuel types for new cars in the European Union
In Q3 2018, nearly 58% of all new passenger cars that consumers bought in the EU ran on gasoline (UK: petrol). Approximately one-third of...
Q3 GDP growth rate won’t continue, says British Chambers of Commerce economist
Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce, Suren Thiru, says that the UK's third quarter GDP growth rate is not likely to...
Superconductivity with graphene is possible, say scientists
Graphene is on the way to superconductivity, says a team of scientists. Carbon atoms have several possibilities to form bonds. Therefore, pure carbon exists...
British wine-making areas will rival Champagne, study
Many British wine-making areas will soon rival the Champagne region of France say researchers. Researchers from the University of East Anglia say that English...
UK GDP grew by 0.6% between Q2 and Q3
UK GDP grew by 0.6% between April-to-June (Q2) to July-to-September (Q3), says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS believes the high growth...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...