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Open-access content 5 Minutes....Gigafactories Tue 7 May 2024 Decarbonisation depends on electric vehicles – and on the huge plants that churn out lithium-ion batteries. Features Batteries Design and Manufacturing Electric Vehicles Members’-only content Project Watch - The gulf railway Fri 3 May 2024 Around the world, many great projects are changing the built environment and our infrastructure – but sometimes progress is slow and they slip off the radar. This column follows their development Features Infrastructure Middle East Rail Members’-only content From the archives - Old Berwick Bridge Mon 29 Apr 2024 Like the newfound Anglo-Scottish unity it symbolised, constructing Berwick Old Bridge was not without its teething problems, writes Jack Loughran Features History Infrastructure History Of Technology UK Members’-only content Mentor - Baroness Stowell of Beeston Fri 26 Apr 2024 Baroness Stowell of Beeston on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will affect the economy Features Artificial Intelligence Jobs Education & Skills Politics Members’-only content Latest news New testing facility in Blyth to accelerate the development of next-gen super wind turbines Tue 14 May 2024 An advanced wind turbine test facility will be built in Blyth, Northumberland, as part of an £86m investment by the UK government in wind power R&D facilities. Open-access content Apollo and Intel in talks to finance $11bn chipmaking plant in Ireland Tue 14 May 2024 Investment firm Apollo Global is reportedly in talks with Intel to finance the expansion of the chip giant’s operations in Kildare, Ireland. Open-access content Construction starts on £350m subsea cable factory in the Scottish Highlands Tue 14 May 2024 As ground is broken on Sumitomo Electric’s new £350m subsea cable manufacturing plant in the Scottish Highlands, it has also been announced that the Japanese company is the preferred bidder for the new Shetland 2 undersea cable. Open-access content Avocado harvests face major declines as climate change hits growing regions Tue 14 May 2024 The world’s best regions for growing avocados are being threatened by climate change, which could lead to a major decline in harvests by 2050, a report has found. Open-access content Apple and Google agree on standard to prevent location trackers being used for stalking Tue 14 May 2024 Apple and Google have teamed up to develop a standard for detecting unwanted location trackers in an effort to prevent the devices from being used for stalking. Open-access content Analysis of the highest-paying tech jobs reveals a demand for AI skills Mon 13 May 2024 New specialist AI roles are on the rise and workers who possess AI skills are dominating the highest-paying UK IT jobs, according to research. Open-access content UK granted access to European supercomputer research funding Mon 13 May 2024 The UK has joined the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC), which not only allows the UK access to Europe’s cutting-edge supercomputing facilities, but also funding through the Horizon Europe-funded portion of the EuroHPC. Open-access content Jam-resistant quantum navigation tech takes flight for the first time Mon 13 May 2024 Advanced quantum-based navigation systems that cannot be jammed or spoofed by hostile actors have successfully flown for the first time in commercial flight trials. Open-access content Researchers identify effective method of upcycling PET to combat plastic pollution Fri 10 May 2024 Researchers in China have published a review that identifies innovative biotic and abiotic recycling and upcycling methods for PET plastic. Open-access content North Sea oil and gas operators must keep on track with emission cuts, says industry regulator Fri 10 May 2024 As the sector transitions to net zero by 2050, UK North Sea oil and gas operators must focus on initiatives to cut emissions from their production activities, says North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). 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Open-access content More from Research And Innovation » Electricity Construction starts on £350m subsea cable factory in the Scottish Highlands Tue 14 May 2024 As ground is broken on Sumitomo Electric’s new £350m subsea cable manufacturing plant in the Scottish Highlands, it has also been announced that the Japanese company is the preferred bidder for the new Shetland 2 undersea cable. Open-access content Renewable energy responsible for 30% of the world’s electricity supply in 2023 Wed 8 May 2024 A new report has found that for the first time 30% of electricity produced worldwide came from renewable energy sources, predominantly solar and wind. Open-access content More from Electricity » Technology Interview: talking techno-panic with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Tue 17 Oct 2023 There’s nothing new in techno-panic, says psychologist and AI thought leader Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, But, as he outlines in I, Human”, today could be the moment when technology really does make us look to our own humanity. Members’-only content Simon Johnson on ‘Power and Progress’ and ‘the thousand-year backstory for ChatGPT’ Wed 14 Jun 2023 Despite tech billionaires’ inspirational promises of a brave new world for everyone, innovation has a long history of merely empowering the elite, says Simon Johnson. Open-access content More from Technology » Gadgets Interview: Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi Mon...