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Brits’ photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost per year than round-the-world flights

Brits’ photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost per year than round-the-world flights

New research reveals Brits’ hidden dirty data habits, with the nation’s trigger-happy social snappers contributing over 355,000 tonnes of CO2 every year through unwanted pics alone: the equivalent to the entire population of Chelmsford flying to Australia and back.

Self-healing anticorrosion coating protects steel from the elements

Self-healing anticorrosion coating protects steel from the elements

An insulator of sulphur and selenium made with flexible devices in mind may have found its true destiny: as an anticorrosive coating for steel.

Commercial UAVs could cut CO2 emissions in half

Commercial UAVs could cut CO2 emissions in half

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential almost to halve the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of urban freight transport compared to small light commercial vehicles (LCVs).

The key facts of every energy technology needed to reach net zero

The key facts of every energy technology needed to reach net zero

New report gives a detailed look at the technologies available that can decarbonise the UK energy system and shift energy demand from fossil fuels to a low-carbon supply.

Wearable device controls individual fingers for sign language & playing instruments

Wearable device controls individual fingers for sign language & playing instruments

It’s extremely difficult to move a single finger without also moving its neighbours (try it!), so scientists have developed a solution that uses electrical stimulation.

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