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Smart nappies could notify parents when their baby needs changing

Smart nappies could notify parents when their baby needs changing

A super-cheap wearable sensor to monitor a baby’s health, using a pencil and paper.

Fourth light should be added to traffic lights for self-driving cars, researchers say

Fourth light should be added to traffic lights for self-driving cars, researchers say

The addition of a white light could speed up traffic when autonomous vehicles are on the road.

Invisible ‘barcode’ could revolutionise the way we recycle clothing

Invisible ‘barcode’ could revolutionise the way we recycle clothing

Did you know that less than 15 percent of the 92 million tons of clothing and other textiles discarded annually are recycled? Now, inspired by butterfly wings, researchers have developed inexpensive woven-in labels, made with photonic fibres, to change that.

AI predicts Earth will cross vital 1.5°C threshold within 10-15 years

AI predicts Earth will cross vital 1.5°C threshold within 10-15 years

A new study has suggested that even if greenhouse gas emissions continue to fall, we could see 2°C of warming within the next decade.

Revolutionising battery design: Scientists upcycle plastic bottles into lithium-ion batteries

Revolutionising battery design: Scientists upcycle plastic bottles into lithium-ion batteries

Scientists are tackling the global problem of plastic waste by turning upcycled polyethene terephthalate (PET) plastic into polymer electrolytes, key components for safer lithium-ion batteries (LiBs).

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