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.

FRB telescope live

Intelligent aliens may be sending those fast radio bursts, scientists say

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Mysterious radio bursts from deep space are sent in such dispersion measures that they are unlikely to have come from something natural, scientists say,...
Parkes radio telescope

Mystery radio bursts from space could be from aliens, scientists say

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Radio dishes have picked up strange radio bursts from space which have a pattern that only makes sense if they came from intelligent aliens,...
River Beck

Glow-in-dark tampons may help keep rivers free of sewage

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When tampons absorb chemicals commonly found in river pollutants they glow under ultra-violet light. Engineers from the University of Sheffield are using them to...
University of Sheffield

Glowing tampons help identify sewage pollution in rivers

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Tampons that glow in the dark under ultra-violet light have been used by University of Sheffield engineers to help them identify where waste water...
Graphene structure

Graphene lightbulb, cheaper, durable and more energy-efficient coming to shops

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A graphene lightbulb with a longer lifetime, cheaper manufacturing costs, and lower energy emissions has been launched by Graphene Lighting PLC, a spin-out based...
graphene light bulb

Graphene light bulbs will hit the shops later this year

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A graphene light bulb, which uses 10% less energy and lasts longer than any light bulb currently on the market, will be available in...
US and Russian astronauts

Russian and American start marathon 342-day stay in space

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American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko were taken by the Soyuz spacecraft that successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS)...
Kirobo space astronot companion

Kirobo the astronaut robot wins two Guinness World Record titles

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Kirobo, a Japanese-speaking robot that keeps astronauts from feeling lonely, has won two Guinness World Record titles. It is the first ever companion robot...
Earth Hour 2015

Most British landmarks switching off lights during Earth Hour

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Earth Hour will be celebrated in a big way in the United Kingdom, with several well-known landmarks dimming their lights from 8.30 to 9.30...

Earth hour, when the world switches off its lights for one hour, March 28

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Those wanting to focus attention on climate change will switch off their lights worldwide for one hour on Saturday, March 28th, 2015, from 20:30...