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    Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine. He's connecting a metal tube to another piece of equipment.

    Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

    Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

    30 Aug 2024
    Two halves of a whole cocoa fruit are held in someone's hands

    Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

    The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

    27 Aug 2024
    Business
    Someone uses a magnetic strip card on a door

    Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

    Once common on tickets and cardkeys the magnetic stripe is being phased out.

    15 Aug 2024
    Business

    The 'superfood' taking over fields in northern India

    New farming techniques have seen a rapid expansion of makhana or fox nuts in northern India.

    12 Aug 2024
    Asia

    Could Australia become a green hydrogen superpower?

    Australia's iron ore and coal have powered major economies. Many hope that hydrogen could follow.

    8 Aug 2024
    Business
    Two halves of a whole cocoa fruit are held in someone's hands

    Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

    The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

    27 Aug 2024
    Business
    Van Phan Le, professor, veterinarian and member of the Farm2Vet research team. Credit Van Phan Le.

    When vets are scarce what can farmers do?

    In Vietnam farmers are being encouraged to track the use of antibiotics and monitor disease.

    22 Aug 2024
    Asia
    Engineers stand around one of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)’s primary mirror segments

    The mind-bending mirrors behind advanced technology

    Huge, tiny or incredibly flat, advanced mirrors are essential to high-tech machines.

    19 Aug 2024
    Someone uses a magnetic strip card on a door

    Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

    Once common on tickets and cardkeys the magnetic stripe is being phased out.

    15 Aug 2024
    Business
    A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant

    Is carbon capture an efficient way to tackle CO2?

    In Iceland a new plant is capturing and storing CO2 directly from the atmosphere.

    5 Aug 2024
    A woman pulls up the door of a self-storage locker

    What's behind the global self-storage boom?

    Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.

    25 Jul 2024
    US & Canada
    Athletes testing the track at the Stade de France for the Paris Olympics

    What makes an athletics track fast?

    The makers of athletics tracks are tweaking their surfaces to make them faster.

    22 Jul 2024
    Business
    Two US Air Force F-16 combat jets fly side by side over the desert, one white and red, the other combat grey

    What will future aerial dogfights look like?

    AI with dogfighting ability is being developed by the UK and US air forces.

    18 Jul 2024
    Technology
    A convention attendee stands in front of a screen displaying a CPU-controlled character in a 3D environment. The man in front of the screen is leaning over a keyboard. A sign above the screen reads "bring characters to life with on-device AI models".

    How AI is fuelling uncertainty for game developers

    In a struggling games industry AI has been hailed as a possible saviour. But not everyone's convinced.

    15 Jul 2024
    UPI payment code

    Why both businesses and scammers love India's payment system

    Fast and free, India's UPI payments system has been a big success, but has attracted scammers.

    11 Jul 2024
    Asia
    A smartphone showing code and with a cartoon head on top

    Is AI the answer for better government services?

    Governments are experimenting with AI chatbots that can give help and advice.

    8 Jul 2024
    An small orange aircraft is flying, towed by another aircraft ahead

    Could the 'flying piano' help transform air cargo?

    A Texas start-up is developing cargo gliders that would be towed behind a jet.

    4 Jul 2024
    Joachim Opdenakker (right) and Edwin Verheul

    The fastest data in the world

    Researchers are seeing how fast data can be delivered amid rising demand for bandwidth.

    1 Jul 2024
    David Heinemeier Hansson co-owner of software firm 37signalswearing a hoodie and coat

    Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?

    Outsourcing computing to the cloud is a huge business, but some firms have said it's not for them.

    27 Jun 2024

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    30 Aug 2024
    Ihab Amed working on the test jet engine. He's connecting a metal tube to another piece of equipment.

    Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

    Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

    30 Aug 2024
    27 Aug 2024
    Two halves of a whole cocoa fruit are held in someone's hands

    Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

    The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

    27 Aug 2024
    Business
    22 Aug 2024
    Van Phan Le, professor, veterinarian and member of the Farm2Vet research team. Credit Van Phan Le.

    When vets are scarce what can farmers do?

    In Vietnam farmers are being encouraged to track the use of antibiotics and monitor disease.

    22 Aug 2024
    Asia
    19 Aug 2024
    Engineers stand around one of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)’s primary mirror segments

    The mind-bending mirrors behind advanced technology

    Huge, tiny or incredibly flat, advanced mirrors are essential to high-tech machines.

    19 Aug 2024
    15 Aug 2024
    Someone uses a magnetic strip card on a door

    Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

    Once common on tickets and cardkeys the magnetic stripe is being phased out.

    15 Aug 2024
    Business
    12 Aug 2024
    Hand holding makhana which look like large peppercorns

    The 'superfood' taking over fields in northern India

    New farming techniques have seen a rapid expansion of makhana or fox nuts in northern India.

    12 Aug 2024
    Asia
    5 Aug 2024
    A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant

    Is carbon capture an efficient way to tackle CO2?

    In Iceland a new plant is capturing and storing CO2 directly from the atmosphere.

    5 Aug 2024
    25 Jul 2024
    A woman pulls up the door of a self-storage locker

    What's behind the global self-storage boom?

    Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.

    25 Jul 2024
    US & Canada
    22 Jul 2024
    Athletes testing the track at the Stade de France for the Paris Olympics

    What makes an athletics track fast?

    The makers of athletics tracks are tweaking their surfaces to make them faster.

    22 Jul 2024
    Business

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