Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

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James Webb Space Telescope undergoes final tests

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The James Web Space Telescope (JWST), the world's largest space telescope, is to undergo final tests inside Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center...
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Sixth mass extinction currently underway say scientists

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The sixth mass extinction is currently underway, say scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Stanford University. A biological annihilation of...

U.K. guidance on date and advice labels redrafted to tackle food waste

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In a bid to reduce food waste, guidance to food businesses on how food labels should display dates and give advice to shoppers in...
Perchlorates on Martian Surface

Martian surface dangerously toxic for human life, scientists warn

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The Martian surface may be much more toxic for human life than previously thought, a team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh warns...
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France plans on banning petrol and diesel cars by 2040

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France plans on outright banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 as part of Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to “make the planet...
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Graphene could help develop 1000-faster computers based on spintronics

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Using graphene ribbons and carbon nanotubes, engineers have created and tested a new type of computing logic structure based on spintronics that could one...
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Chile and other countries in Latin America pressing ahead with renewable energy sources

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Chile, along with other Latin American countries, is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to shift its electricity supply away from fossil fuels toward greater...
2-D Magnet - side view of 2-D material

2-D magnet discovered by scientists

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A 2-D magnet has been discovered by scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the University of Washington, both in the United States....
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Server heat from data centres to provide hot water in Dutch homes

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An innovative plan to cut data centre running costs and domestic energy bills by using "server heat" to provide homes with hot water is...
Nimble-Fingered Robot - DexNet 2

Nimble-fingered robot has 99% success rate grasping irregular shapes

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A nimble-fingered robot, with a 99% success rate in picking up awkward objects that humans grasp every day, and moving them, has been developed...