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Our reporter goes for a spin in a self-driving Uber car
To catch up, Uber spent $680 million — roughly 1 percent of the company’s value — to buy Otto and its team of robotics veterans. Based in San Francisco, Uber has also poured millions of dollars into hiring hundreds of employees and spent more than 18 months getting the Advanced Read More...
Global open data call to deliver world food security
The opening of data sources in agricultural research is needed to deliver the global goal of delivering zero hunger by 2030, say campaigners. The call has been made by the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (Godan) initiative, which includes the UK and US governments. The group hopes a Read More...
India is calling on godmen to promote solar energy
India is in need of more energy to feed its economy, so to fill the void, the Narendra Modi government is asking spiritual leaders to install solar power unities in their ashrams, or hermitages, and to promote solar energy among millions of their followers. India hopes to create 40,000MW of rooftop Read More...
Forensic science could be key in stopping endangered animal poaching
Later this month, the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species will meet with forensic scientists to propose a series of changes that could make new technologies available that can help track down poachers. With the latest forensic technology, a poacher caught with a rhino horn, Read More...
Artificial photosynthesis facility converts solar energy into hydrogen
We have the technology to power the world with renewables, but we’re not quite there when it comes to storing all that energy. And like the energy sources themselves, these storage technologies should be environmentally friendly and affordable. The solution: an artificial photosynthesis facility Read More...
This electric car can go over 200 miles on a single charge, for under $40,000
Experts have long said that once the electric car is affordable for the masses, then it’s game over for gas-powered cars. We’re getting awfully close to that becoming a reality as General Motors gets set to launch the Chevrolet Bolt EV, a subcompact car with an average range of 238 miles on a Read More...
Switch up your bedroom to boost your sleep quality
Do you wish to sleep better? Certain foods or meditations can help, but what can also make a surprisingly powerful impact on your sleep quality is the environment you sleep in. Just a few simple adjustments to your bedroom can help you get a good night’s sleep. If you don’t know where to begin, Read More...
9 countries that desperately want people to have more sex
dragon jeremiah/Flickr There are few things more important than fertility in determining a nation's future viability. Demographers suggest that a country needs a fertility rate of just over two children per woman to hit "replacement fertility" — the rate at which new births fill the spaces Read More...
BMW and Volkswagen are making that electric car road trip a lot less stressful
German automakers BMW and Volkswagen have partnered with California startup ChargePoint to install nearly 100 public electric vehicle fast-charging stations along two of the busiest stretches of highway in the United States. The collaboration, dubbed the Express Charging Corridors Initiative, is Read More...
Electric cars could be charged at Shell service stations from 2017
Electric car charging points could appear alongside petrol pumps at Shell’s UK service stations as soon as next year, the oil giant confirmed after emails between the company and government officials revealed discussions on introducing them. The company also asked the government how serious Read More...