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19 Dec

Use Zero Carbon, Pay Zero Bills

December 19, 2024
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In a world-first partnership, Octopus Energy and ilke Homes and Gresham House are paving the way for Net Zero housing in the UK - build...

19 Dec

Technology

SoftBank is making another Trumpy jobs pledge. It’s not clear it delivered …

December 19, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump is soon to be back in office — and grandiose commitments from CEOs sure look poised to return, too. In a M...

18 Dec

Science

Microrobot swarms mimic ant-like feats of strength

December 18, 2024
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The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to antsJeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic fields can...

18 Dec

Energy

Demystifying Energy Payments | Octopus Energy

December 18, 2024
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With the global energy market costing nearly 3 times as much as a year ago, we might have recently asked you to increase your monthly d...

18 Dec

Technology

Agave Games raises $18M in funding to expand Find the Cat mobile title

December 18, 2024
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Agave Games announced today that it has secured $18 million in funding as part of its Series A round, following a successful seed round...

17 Dec

Science

‘Artificial tongue’ can detect chemical makeup of alcoholic drinks

December 17, 2024
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Molecular testing can be used to assess drink qualityEvgenii Parilov/Alamy Drinks manufacturers and consumers may soon have a small, po...

17 Dec

Energy

Spotlight on Alex Schoch Head of Flexibility

December 17, 2024
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Meet Alex Schoch, Head of Flexibility. His team leads the development and implementation of our cutting edge flexibility products - usi...

17 Dec

Technology

The Download: AI emissions and Google’s big week

December 17, 2024
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AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further It’s no secret that the current AI boom is using up immense amounts of energy. No...

16 Dec

Science

Plastic chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide

December 16, 2024
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Plastic food packaging can expose people to chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA)Shutterstock/Trong Nguyen Hundreds of thousands of death...

16 Dec

Energy

Towards a fairer energy system

December 16, 2024
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It might seem like an odd time to talk about fairness in energy; in the middle of a crisis when things seem so very unfair. But for yea...