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Aggressive driving dramatically accelerates EV battery ageing

2026-08-21T13:12:16Z

Aggressive driving could cause EV batteries to degrade more than twice as quickly as smoother driving styles. Researchers at Shanghai Dianji University in China have found that high driving speeds do not wear out EV batteries as much as aggressive dr...(read more)

Rising CO2 boosts grass growth in Africa’s dry savannahs

2026-08-21T11:13:49Z

Higher atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) helps wild savannah grasses in southern Africa thrive despite very dry conditions, according to University of Sheffield researchers. In a study, they found that rising atmospheric CO2 levels between 1989 and 20...(read more)

£230m Thames electricity tunnel reaches halfway point

2026-08-21T11:04:08Z

A 2.2km high-voltage electricity cable tunnel being built underneath the Thames has reached the halfway point ahead of its planned opening in 2029. The £230m project is a new high-voltage electricity link that will replace the existing 1960s Thames C...(read more)

IET Events Feed Test

2026-08-21T09:29:38Z

In a full page-width section, so you can see how the events look when they have room to expand. Shown in a narrower section so you can see that they split onto two rows to prevent the teasers being compressed too much.(read more)

Underwater drones deployed to rescue people from London waterways

2026-08-20T13:36:07Z

London Ambulance Service (LAS) is deploying underwater drones, helping paramedics rescue people who get into difficulty in the capital’s waterways. Whereas previously, paramedics would use long-handled poles to reach people and bring them closer to t...(read more)

Nuclear heater to keep spacecraft alive through 14-day-long lunar nights

2026-08-20T11:17:34Z

A private space firm is preparing to send a nuclear-powered heater on a trip to the Moon as a way to help spacecraft survive the long lunar nights. Firefly Aerospace said its Survive-the-Night Package includes a Radioisotope Heater Unit (RHU) which w...(read more)

Battery-free pacemaker powered by the heart could eliminate replacements

2026-08-19T18:00:00Z

An implantable, battery-free pacemaker that’s charged by a patient’s heartbeat has the potential to last an entire lifetime, researchers have said. Most pacemakers need to be changed every 5 to 15 years. As the battery is permanently sealed inside th...(read more)

Flight paths to be rerouted to avoid climate-warming contrails

2026-08-19T13:42:01Z

The £5m Operation Blue Skies initiative, backed by the UK government and Google, will use AI to cut the climate-warming vapour trails left behind by aircraft. Operation Blue Skies will draw on Google-developed AI models to predict where warming contr...(read more)

AI call-routing system to help unclog police 101 service

2026-08-19T11:26:12Z

A £1.4m AI call-routing system will automatically filter out non-policing queries, freeing up phone operators and reducing waiting times. Officially rolled out across England and Wales in 2012, the 101 service enables the public to reach the police f...(read more)

London children’s lung growth improves after ULEZ introduction

2026-08-19T10:51:55Z

The introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) appears to have improved lung growth in children living in the capital, a study has revealed. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London assessed more than 3,400 children and found tha...(read more)

288-metre glass elevator slashes commute time for Chinese schoolchildren

2026-08-18T15:46:49Z

A glass cliffside elevator in a remote Chinese village has cut a perilous three-hour journey for local schoolchildren to just 30 minutes. Children living in the remote Chinese village of Nizhuhe Village would have to hike cliffside trails through the...(read more)

Living bacteria used to build complex computing circuits by MIT team

2026-08-18T12:22:27Z

Engineered bacteria that can function as transistors in an electronic circuit have been developed by MIT researchers. In electrical circuits, transistors function as switches that can turn the current on or off. In the biological circuits created by ...(read more)

Nasa’s Starling mission demonstrates GPS-free satellite navigation

2026-08-18T10:56:08Z

Nasa has found a way to allow orbiting satellites to estimate their position by referencing other objects in space rather than using traditional networks such as GPS. As part of the Starling mission, Nasa deployed its FALCON technology (Fast Autonomo...(read more)

Thames Barrier may need £20bn replacement decades earlier than predicted

2026-08-17T14:09:17Z

Extreme weather could mean the Thames Barrier will need replacing up to two decades earlier than previously expected, at a cost of at least £20bn, according to a report by the Financial Times (FT). The structure – which has been operational since 198...(read more)

Classic car owners face fines under proposed emissions rules

2026-08-17T11:23:08Z

Proposals to levy fines against owners of vehicles that do not comply with emissions standards could badly hit owners of classic cars, an insurance firm has claimed. In a new consultation, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed that vehic...(read more)