US-made solar panels would significantly reduce emissions and energy consumption, according to a new study from Cornell University. If the US manufactures the solar panels it uses instead of importing them, then that would speed up decarbonization, according to research published in Nature Communications by Cornell Engineering. Specifically, fully returning solar panel manufacturing to the […]
Following talks that carried late into Friday evening, representatives from both the EU and member state Germany have relayed that an agreement has been reached in the proposed 2035 ban of new combustion vehicle sales that will now include exceptions for e-fuels. After 2035, some combustion vehicles can still be sold, as long as they […]
The Chinese motorcycle maker FELO has just unveiled its newest model at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, and it’s basically a modern day take on an old classic from Honda known as the Motocompo. The new FELOTOO M One may just be the electric Motocompo you didn’t know you needed. We’ve talked about the Honda Motocompo […]
ACCRA, GHANA – On the afternoon of Dec. 26, 2022, Chris Maurice finally capitulated and went to the emergency room at Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, just west of the city’s gothic quarter. For roughly 10 months, the 26-year-old CEO of the largest centralized crypto exchange in Africa had ignored many of the symptoms consistent with […]
I’m not sure I’ve ever wanted a vehicle more than the latest entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. That’s because this week we’re checking out a Chinese knock-off of an iconic little open-air buggy: the Mini Moke! It may be small, but this 100 km/h (62 mph) fun-mobile would […]
When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ancient Romans had no shortage of magical remedies, several of which involved iron nails. To cure epilepsy, the first-century historian Pliny the Elder advised driving a nail into the ground at the spot where the afflicted person’s head lay at the start of the seizure. The […]
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully used virtual reality (VR) technology for the first time to provide immersive learning experiences for staff in equality, diversity and inclusion training. The pilot project, in partnership with leading VR company Kiin (formerly known as Virtual Bodyworks), has shown overwhelmingly positive results, with 97% of participants […]
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) has teamed up with tech innovator Attensi to create game-changing IT training, saving staff thousands of hours to dedicate to patient care. LUHFT worked with Attensi to create a training simulations app to accelerate learning of new IT systems. Clinical staff training within the NHS has traditionally added strain to two […]
The University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride is the third largest health authority in Scotland, serving one of the country’s largest elderly populations. Recently NHS Lanarkshire, which manages the hospital, built on its long-term partnership with Multitone Electronics, by upgrading the critical messaging system that the critical communications specialist supplied in 2001. Multitone initially installed the system when the hospital opened at […]
With the British Medical Journal revealing that levels of staff burnout within the care sector are still increasing, there has never been a better time to focus on the mental well-being and overall happiness of some of the most hard-working teams in the UK. Despite these numbers continuing to rise and only 27% of healthcare workers, asked […]
