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  • New data platform to track industry’s electricity and gas use to support decarbonisation targets

    UK Power Networks has launched a shared data platform to track how energy is used across the UK’s industrial sector and help accelerate decarbonisation.

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    E+T Magazine in Computing
  • Baltic flights disrupted as Russia escalates GPS spoofing attacks

    Russia has been using GPS jamming and spoofing to disrupt orbiting satellite navigation systems which presents major risks to ci

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    E+T Magazine in Satellites
  • World’s first commercial 5G railway network on 1,900MHz tested in Germany

    Nokia and Deutsche Bahn have successfully trialled the world’s first commercial 5G network on the 1900 MHz band for railways.

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    E+T Magazine in Railways
  • UK and US strike deal on AI, fusion and nuclear energy as Trump begins state visit

    The UK and US have announced the Tech Prosperity Deal to accelerate advances in AI, quantum and nuclear energy, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s state visit.

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    E+T Magazine in Business Planning
  • Google announces £5bn AI investment in UK including data centre

    Google’s parent company Alphabet will invest £5bn in the UK over the next two years to help “power the UK’s AI economy”.

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    E+T Magazine in Business Planning
  • Huge 65-metre turbine-generator sets headed to the Czech Republic’s largest nuclear plant

    Two replacement turbine-generator sets will be installed at the Czech Republic’s largest nuclear reactor facility in a major upgrade project.

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    E+T Magazine in Nuclear Power
  • Chatting with social robots eases pressure on carers, research finds

    A series of regular chats with a humanoid robot has been shown to provide emotional support for informal caregivers, a University of Cambridge study has found.

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    E+T Magazine in Research and Innovation
  • Octopus partners with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer to cut UK energy bills

    Octopus Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy to drive down wind energy costs and reduce household bills.

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    E+T Magazine in Business Planning
  • UK to expand nuclear plant portfolio with US partnership and major private investment

    Labour’s plans to expand the UK’s portfolio of nuclear power plants have been given a boost after a deal was signed with the US to attract private sector investment and speed up safety checks.

    E+T Magazine
    E+T Magazine in Nuclear Power
  • Digital cognitive test helps GPs quickly spot early signs of Alzheimer’s disease

    A digital test could help primary care doctors quickly identify memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

    E+T Magazine
    E+T Magazine in Research and Innovation
  • High electricity costs continue to endanger jobs and net zero transition in UK steel

    The UK’s steel manufacturers are still struggling to compete with their European counterparts due to the high cost of domestic energy, despite government efforts to tackle the issue, a trade body has warned.

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    E+T Magazine
  • Surge in heat waves traced to emissions from top fossil fuel companies, study shows

    A new study has linked the likelihood of heat waves to carbon emissions from individual fossil fuel companies and cement producers.

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    E+T Magazine in Air Pollution
  • Extensive UK study confirms superconducting materials for world’s largest fusion project

    The quality of specialist superconducting materials destined for the ITER fusion reactor has been verified in an extensive study by Durham University researchers.

    E+T Magazine
    E+T Magazine in Nuclear Power
  • Nasa rover finds strongest signs yet of past life on Mars

    Nasa has discovered some of the most convincing evidence yet that Mars once harboured microbial life.

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    E+T Magazine in Space
  • HS2 completes Britain’s longest rail bridge in Colne Valley

    Construction has been completed on Britain’s longest rail bridge – HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct in the West Midlands.

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    E+T Magazine in Built Environment Technologies
  • Fully battery-electric ferries to join busy Danish shipping route

    Two high-speed catamaran ferries with fully electric propulsion will enter service in Denmark by 2028.

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    E+T Magazine in Power Conversion
  • Hardt Hyperloop sets speed record and proves lane-switching at European test site

    A European start-up says it has broken the speed record for its prototype hyperloop track and completed a complex lane-switching test.

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    E+T Magazine in Research and Innovation
  • £100 contactless payment limit could rise under new proposals

    New proposals from the UK’s financial regulator could see the current £100 contactless payment limit increased.

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    E+T Magazine in Business Planning
  • Drone delivers defibrillator directly to scene of remote cardiac emergency

    Simulation study shows that drones can deliver defibrillators to cardiac arrest patients in remote areas.

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    E+T Magazine in Aerospace
  • US start-up that plans to bury nuclear reactors a mile underground goes public

    Deep Fission has become a publicly traded company, boosting its plan to place small modular reactors in deep boreholes.

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    E+T Magazine in Nuclear Power
  • Warner Bros files copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated images

    Warner Bros claims Midjourney has “brazenly” stolen its intellectual property in a new copyright infringement lawsuit.

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    E+T Magazine in Ethical Aspects
  • Can your SatCom survive contact with the enemy?

    In high-threat theatres, communications availability can determine mission success.

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    E+T Magazine in Telecommunications
  • Reform’s fracking push could put pressure on key target seats, according to Greenpeace

    Some of Reform’s key target constituencies in the next election could be among the first to adopt new fracking projects should the party deliver on its promise to lift the fracking moratorium, Greenpeace has claimed.

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    E+T Magazine in Management of Technology
  • Most European car makers on track to hit EU emissions targets while Mercedes falls behind

    Almost all European car manufacturers are now on track to meet the EU’s emission targets this year because of rising electric vehicle (EV) sales and a relaxation of the rules, a report from Transport & Environment (T&E) has found.

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    E+T Magazine in Ethical Aspects
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