colony collapse

Bioengineered bacteria to protect against colony collapse

Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new strategy, using engineered bacteria, to protect honeybees from colony collapse disorder. According to...
Kosovo's environmental problems

€76.4m to address Kosovo’s environmental problems

An EU funded project will see a €76.4m investment into the environmental performance of Kosovo’s electricity sector. As part of his first visit to Kosovo,...
Biometric checks St Kitts

Compulsory biometric checks for potential St Kitts citizens

The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Timothy Harris, has released the country’s annual budget for 2020, which includes compulsory biometric checks. Biometric checks...
electric buses market

Into the thriving market of electric buses

The global market for electric buses is predicted to reach 291,000 units by 2026, this increase is due to the surge in environmental consciousness. The...
Heart valve

Heart valve technology receives €2.2m from EIC pilot

Novostia, a project based on heart valve technology, have announced it will be awarded €2.5m from the European Union’s highly competitive EIC Accelerator. The EIC...
puncture free tires

The algorithm behind puncture-free tires

Scientists from the University of Illinois have focused their research on the shear layer of the tire in order to help the design a...
Gravitational wave

A burst of gravitational waves hit Earth, but where did they come from?

According to astronomers, a burst of gravitational waves hit our planet and we still do not know where they came from or why. A mysterious...
Smart switchable windows

‘Fog’ on-demand: Soft matter enabled smart switchable windows

Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, India, have developed an electrically switchable device that can be set to be transparent...
Industries on Brexit

Federation of German Industries: Brexit is the ‘right step on the wrong path’

The Federation of German Industries (BDI) have released a statement expressing their belief that Brexit is the ‘right step on the wrong path’. "The uncertainty...
horseracing

Inside the Horseracing Integrity Act’s hearing with Congress committee

Major players in the horse racing industry have testified about the use of performance-enhancing drugs and painkilling drugs to mask the injuries of racehorses,...