General Interest

Mayors in around 100 cities have said that investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by 2030 and cut transport emissions. This would help create a green recovery from COVID-19 and improve equality, particularly for the more vulnerable …

Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, according to a 2020 report by the International Energy Agency. But there’s something holding this clean energy powerhouse back: space. Unlike fossil fuel power stations, solar farms need a …

How can patients recover from surgery that removes parts of their bones? Up to now the answer has been to build a ceramic replica in a laboratory. But now scientists have invented a way to 3D-print bone tissue inside the …

At face value, it seems highly plausible that SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – could behave seasonally, being more prevalent in winter and less so in summer. The four other coronaviruses that commonly circulate in humans behave in …

A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes. One of these robots, created by Swiss start-up UVeya, can entirely disinfect a single-aisled plane in 13 minutes. It is hoped that this will help restore passenger …

Our electrical systems are increasingly at the mercy of severe weather-related events. An ‘active efficiency’ approach can boost their resilience by reducing energy demand without shutting off the power. It involves deploying both passive and active measures across the full-spectrum …

The world loses about 15 billion trees a year. The UpLink Trillion Trees Challenge called for solutions to the loss of forests, which are critical to the health of the planet. Artificial intelligence, satellites, drones and data are being deployed …

This article originally appeared on the Nokia website. Last year’s SpaceX launch was a large step for automation, allowing astronauts to dock successfully into the international Space Station with no effort whatsoever. Automation has shown significant progression and that is now …

New and emerging technologies can help humanity become more resilient and adaptable in a post-pandemic world. The speed and complexity of technological advancement is not covered by a set of common ethical guidelines. The Global Technology Governance Summit aims to address this …

Responsible data practices must minimize negative impacts. Key data policy issues will influence how all sectors of society will interact with data in the fast-evolving future of technology. Given this changing landscape, experts weigh in on the data policy topics …

• Short-term management has been key to managing chemical supply during the pandemic, but long-term trends are equally important. • Trend analysis is becoming less reliable because of the increasing frequency of global shocks. • The chemical industry must embrace …

This was the moment of truth. We’d spent countless hours meticulously sterilising seeds (1,710, to be specific), filling the lab with a cacophony of rattling as we shook them in bleach. We’d built a fungus city: great tower-blocks of petri …