The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has a plan to replace a narrow, winding highway leading to a popular ski area with an 8-mile-long (13 km) electric gondola ride. The move would make the site accessible via public transportation, removing the need to clog the highway with cars, cut down on traffic accidents, and decrease […]
India has approved a nasal vaccine for Covid-19 in a world first. Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is administered in drop form, stimulating an immune response in the tissues lining the nasal cavity. Recipients are to be given two doses of the vaccine 28 days apart. Bharat Biotech Chairman, Dr Krishna Ella, said: “It’s easy […]
Loyalty card data on over-the-counter medicine purchases could help spot cases of ovarian cancer earlier according to a new study funded by Cancer Research UK. The first-of-its-kind Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS) study looked at whether there is a link between a diagnosis of ovarian cancer and a history of buying over-the-counter pain and indigestion […]
U.S. President Joe Biden has previously singled out Exxon Mobil for making “more money than God” last year. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies are poised to report record annual profits, raking in extraordinary revenues following a year of volatile fossil fuel prices amid Russia’s onslaught in […]
Radiology is a jigsaw piece in the patient journey puzzle, providing clinicians with crucial insight into their patient’s conditions. Delays in the reporting of radiology images impacts on timely treatment and moving people along the patient pathway. Radiology departments are under increasing pressure because of a national shortage of radiologists – the UK is currently […]
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS’s digital strategy is available in text and video format, covering their visions, goals, digital strategy mission and actions for the future. The strategy opens with a comment from Dr Jane Haplin, CEO and SRO For Digital Transformation Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB. Dr Haplin highlights the ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework […]
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) Orthopaedic Hospital are ensuring staff, patients and visitors have access to 5-a-day, with the relaunch of the popular fruit and vegetable stall. The healthy stall – dubbed as Percy’s Punnets which was voted for by staff – is ran by the League of Friends and stationed in the […]
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Scientists have proven that an ultrathin protective coating can protect a perovskite solar cell in space, according to newly published research from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Perovskite solar cells in space Space-based solar power – collecting solar power in space using solar power satellites and sending that power back […]
Elon Musk made new comments about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving effort, saying he believes that only some “smart retail investors” understand the value that Tesla is going to create. During Tesla’s conference call for the release of its Q4 2022 financial results yesterday, CEO Elon Musk made some comments about Tesla’s self-driving effort. The CEO claimed that most […]
