New ultra-thin silver films may improve solar cell efficiency
Ultra-thin transparent silver films may boost solar cell efficiency as well as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal...
Feeding 9 billion people in future will be harder than previously thought
Feeding 9 billion people in the future will be more difficult than we had previously thought. In the future, people will be heavier, larger,...
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...
Aerogel made from recycled plastic bottles has many ‘exciting uses’
Engineers in Singapore have found a way to recycle plastic bottles into a highly versatile "supermaterial." They see uses ranging from gas masks that...
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...
4 Essential Tips For Business Owners Trying to Protect Sensitive Data
In a recent survey, nearly 50 percent of the business owners polled claimed they had been the victim of a data hack. When these...
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...