Dried fish. Researcher James Banda says, the eco-friendly kilns can process 100 kg of fish in two hours. Credit: Charles Mpaka Closing his eyes as he battled smoke wafting from…
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Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater
Professor Long Nghiem is working with IWI Australia on catalytic technology for water. Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times…
Robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile navigation more efficient
Zihao Dong, a Northeastern doctorate student, tested the algorithm on Northeastern’s Agile X Scout Mini mobile robot. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Delivery robots made by companies such as Starship Technologies…
Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Britain’s booming green energy generation has a costly side-effect: the national electricity system operator has had to compensate wind turbine operators that could have produced more…
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: How it’s going
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK,…
Deafblind people to understand live conversations thanks to e-textiles technology
The prototype smart glove. Credit: Nottingham Trent University Thousands of people who are born deafblind will understand live conversations for the first time thanks to new research into smart textiles…
Parents Often Miss Early Clues About How Kids Feel at School
Summary: Parents often misread how their children feel about school during their first year, usually taking a full year to align with their child’s actual experiences. While most parents believed…
