Research from Aarhus University reveals a startling link between noise pollution and increased violence, particularly around airports. The study found that a 4.1-decibel increase in noise pollution led to a 6.6% rise in violent crime, with men being most affected.…
Eco-conscious wallets: the price of going green McKinsey’s recent survey of 500 executives and 1,000 consumers in Europe and the US reveals that over 70% of consumers are willing to pay a 5% premium for green products. However, their willingness…
Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have developed the world’s first edible battery, fueled entirely by food ingredients. The anode is made from riboflavin (vitamin B2), found in almonds, while the cathode uses quercetin, a food supplement present in…
France is currently experiencing its longest dry spell since 1959, and the rest of Southern Europe is also facing an unusual winter drought. This dry spell is a cause for concern as the Alps, which supply water to major rivers…
With the huge economies of scale for wind power production, price declines for solar panels, and rising fossil fuel costs, wind and solar have become the cheapest energy sources by 2022. Last year, wind and solar power met 80% of…
Scientists have developed an innovative thermal lens with an extended focal length, paving the way for remote heating and cooling applications. Research on this was published in Advanced Materials. This groundbreaking method holds the potential to broaden the scope of…
Every innovation issue is typified by the same formula, the same number of steps: 1) what do we want to achieve with the innovation? 2) what must we do to achieve that? 3) how will that intervention work? and 4)…
Elon Musk has established X.AI Corporation, an AI company set to rival OpenAI and Google in next-gen AI development. Incorporated on 9 March, X.AI focuses on creating an all-in-one app called X, linked to Musk’s Twitter and Tesla ventures. Musk,…
In our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, look back on the past seven days. We do this on the initiative of our cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a topic, draws a picture, and we take it from there. While the…
The first of 69 wind turbines has been installed at the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park at the North Sea, developed by CrossWind, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco. The wind park is expected to deliver its first…