Housework will never disappear, alas. But a global technology revolution is set to make our homes simpler to operate – and also more hygienic. Change was already under way before the pandemic, but lockdowns and working from home have accelerated the pace. Now a whole range of companies are betting that more people will invest … Read more
A new home insurer which is set to launch soon is promising to reward its customers for using smart home technology. Hiro, which is currently taking pre-registrations and boldly claims it will be ‘the most technologically advanced insurer on the planet.’ It says the main difference between itself and other insurers is that customers who … Read more
Bank of England spent £600,000 on remote-working technology with £375 for each employee to set up home offices during Covid pandemic Figures show bank reimbursed £598,000 to its 4,447-strong workforce Up to £375 set aside for each employee to cover cost of setting up a home office Figures were published following a Freedom of Information … Read more
TIME Magazine has announced its first-ever Kid of the Year – 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao. Roa’s love for science began at the age of 10 when she discovered carbon nanotube sensor technology, which uses molecules to detect chemicals in water, and her passion grew from there. Prior to being named Kid of the Year, … Read more
New technology will allow astronauts to transform salt water on Mars into oxygen and fuel when they land on the Red Planet in 2033 The system is designed with two sides – one splits the water to form a hydroxyl ion and the other splits it again to produce oxygen It produces 25 times more oxygen … Read more
Smiths Group bolstered by strong defence and security technology orders but annual profits still slide Smiths Group said it is confident of meeting full-year market expectations Revenues in its continuing operations fell 2 per cent in the 3 months to Oct. 31 By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 13:59 GMT, 16 November 2020 … Read more
An energy supplier is offering its customers the chance to lease an electric vehicle for a ‘reduced’ price – at the same time as trialing new environmentally friendly technology. Octopus Energy, through its sister company, Octopus Electric Vehicles, is encouraging customers to take part in a trial and give them access to its new Powerloop … Read more
The future is cyborg: Two-thirds of Western Europeans would consider ‘upgrading’ their bodies with technology – but Brits are less keen than the Spanish and Portugese Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky commissioned a poll on body ‘upgrades’ Those interested in augmentation were largely attracted by the health benefits In Portugal and Spain, 60 per cent of those polled would … Read more
Paleontologists in the field are typically seen as experts hunched over the ground, brushing dirt off dinosaur bones in a dry, barren landscape. However, researchers are now using techniques from medicine, chemistry, engineering and physics to expose the secrets of these prehistoric creatures in labs across the world. National Geographic released its October issue with … Read more
The sale of British chip maker Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion (£31 billion) would be a ‘disaster’ for the UK tech industry and see job loses, the co-founder of Arm claims. Nvidia confirmed the deal to buy Arm on Monday, just four years after the firm was purchased by Japan’s SoftBank Group for $32 … Read more