5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (12+ words) UK approves Britain's largest power-producing solar farm'Engineering and Technology Magazine...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (413+ words) Babak Bakhit / University of Cambridge A new kind of nanoelectronic device could dramatically cut the energy used by AI hardware through mimicking the human brain, according to a new study." In the study led by the University of Cambridge, researchers…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (528+ words) Draining the North Sea of all oil and gas would cost households more than a fully renewable-powered UK, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. Conflict in the Middle East has triggered renewed calls for the UK to restart…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (411+ words) A new subatomic particle has been discovered at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), known as the "cc" (Xi'cc'plus), which could help scientists improve their understanding of the forces that hold matter together. The particle itself is a heavier version of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (409+ words) Local authorities in England and Wales face a record "18. 6bn backlog of road repairs despite increases to funding last year. The annual ALARM study, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), shows that only half (51%) of the local road network is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a technique to produce a form of aromatic kerosene directly from vegetable oils that, when blended with paraffinic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), can entirely supplement fossil-fuel-derived jet fuels. SAF is touted as a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (337+ words) A 271. 5-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) has started excavating a 2. 2km tunnel to carry electricity beneath the River Thames. The arrival of the "Caroline" TBM marks a major milestone in the National Grid"s Grain to Tilbury project. Launched from a…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (249+ words) Construction has begun on a next-generation telescope, dubbed MOTHRA, that is designed to reveal the cosmic web " a largely unknown network of gas and dark matter that connects galaxies across the universe. Dark matter is still little understood by scientists…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (315+ words) Upgrading outdated stations and infrastructure should take priority over building new railway schemes, argues a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMech E). The report " En route to inclusive public transport " is calling on the government to integrate the retrofitting…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (508+ words) Measures aimed at attracting and retaining girls and women in the tech sector have been launched by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The package aims to boost female participation in tech through supporting girls and women at…...