McKinsey & Co means that as the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, the EV-battery market represents an opportunity for European players. This thoroughly revealing article assesses the potential and looks at factors guiding the location of production capacity and might be ever-relevant insofar as it is so far untapped, and a potential great opportunity for European battery makers and carmakers…
Evolution of language: it’s commonly assumed that languages all inevitably share the same roots. However, research is now indicating that this may not be the case. New research findings have highlighted a distinct lack of correlation with regard to grammatical features between language families, and very few within language family’s as well. Could it be…
For years, Jason has been an avid exerciser. Running and weight lifting frequent his routine. With such an active exercise regimen, energizing music is definitely required. A few years back, those clunky, skip-prone CD walkmans were the newest craze, but they just didn’t cut it for exercise!
The “laws of nature” are absolute. When we discover a contradiction to a supposed law of nature, it is not nature that is wrong, but our understanding and definition. Once, it was believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system, supported in our understanding of the science at the time – and…
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Science writer, John Bohannon is a both a scientist and writer, and currently, runs the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest. In this most unusual yet riveting TED-Talk, Bohannon proposes that the average presentation may be far more effectively communicated via the medium of dance than by means of a boring slide deck or power point….
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Did you know there’s a parallel Internet you may not have run across or even heard of? Only accessed by a special browser, it is home to a freewheeling collection of websites for everything from anonymous activism to illicit activities. It’s the place to go for those who have something to hide… Hence the “dark…
The Economist reports on the next level in the marvellous world of 3D printing: Bio-printing. Yes, building actual living tissue with a 3D printer is becoming a new business. However, making whole organs for the purpose of transplants remains elusive. How does bio-printing work, and how is it even possible? The Economist takes a closer…
