The hidden climate cost of everything around us
Since 1971, steel demand has tripled, aluminum demand has increased by six, and cement demand has increased…
Quantum computing is taking on its biggest challenge — noise
Ultimately, though, assessing our progress in building useful quantum computers comes down to one central…
What’s next for AI in 2024
3 AI-generated election disinformation will be everywhere If recent elections are anything to go by,…
Shredder Blades Market Size to Grow $557 million by 2028
According to a research report “Shredder Blades Market by Shaft Count (Single shaft, Double shaft),…
The Download: greener cement, and the biggest tech stories of 2023
+ The worst technology failures of 2023. The Titan submersible, lab-grown chicken, and GM’s wayward Cruise…
Revitalising legacy skincare ingredients: A guide for beauty brands
Consumers still believe in tried-and-tested ingredients, with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid…
How electricity could help tackle a surprising climate villain
Cement hides in plain sight—it’s used to build everything from roads and buildings to dams and basement floors.…
The race is on to save coral reefs–by freezing them
Hagedorn and her collaborators have been able to cryopreserve larvae since 2018, but the process was finicky,…
The Download: solving the mystery of hunger, and the climate-tech boom
When you’re starving, hunger is like a demon. It awakens the most ancient and primitive parts of the brain,…
We’ve never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change.
“Sure, we managed to have the brain say ‘Go eat,’” he says. “But that’s not really an explanation. How does…