Rising temperatures across Europe, in combination with an ever-aging population and rapid urbanization are not only making the population more vulnerable to heat, but have also increased the demand for cooling systems in buildings. In fact, b
Putting fungi on your skin may sound like something right out of 1960s San Francisco, but it’s actually the latest innovation to make wearable tech more sustainable. Researchers from Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, have created a new kind of biod
Content provided by IBM and TNW The dangers of robots evolving beyond our control are well-documented in sci-fi movies and TV — Her, Black Mirror, Surrogates, I, Robot, need we go on? While this may seem like a far-off fantasy, FICO’s 2021 State of Responsi
The UK launched a formal appeal against its exclusion from the EU’s science programs in August — and, on Monday, called on the bloc to regrant it access again. The British government says that participation in Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship program — whic
A team of researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology recently published a ground-breaking study wherein they identified the brain neurons associated with prosocial and selfish behavior in mice. And then they figured out how to turn those neurons on and off. I
Germany’s federal government has blocked Chinese investment into two chip factories in the country, citing national security concerns for the move. Firstly, the government vetoed the takeover of Elmos, a Dortmund-based semiconductor company that’s producing
Money is tight. Different circumstances ranging from the ongoing war in Ukraine to post-Covid inflation levels to UK interest rates rising to 3% (the highest since 2008) have employers and workers alike asking: what can be done to ease the pressure? Ideally, a
A string of cyber attacks in Europe have amplified concerns about the threats to public sector targets. Over the last week alone, reports have emerged of hackers disrupting Denmark’s train network, cybercriminals targeting various European ministers, and commer
Imagine watching the prime minister of the UK dump 53 billion Euros’ worth of taxpayer funds into a volcano. Think of all the good that money could do. If you’re a citizen of the UK, think about how hard you work to pay those taxes. According to the World Bank, that’s ab
Taiwan, the world’s largest semiconductor supplier, is offering an unexpected helping hand to Lithuania — and, with it, Europe as a whole. The Asian nation will invest a little over €10 million ($9.98 million) towards