A new collaboration between three different companies will see US-produced battery cells that could soon lead to fireproof e-bike batteries. The development comes thanks to contributions from Nanotech Energy, Soteria, and Voltaplex. Fireproof battery cells that make their way into electric bike batteries could help address what is seen as a growing concern in the […]
A research team in Spain has successfully reduced the size of bladder tumours in mice by 90 per cent through a single dose of urea-powered nanorobots. The tiny nanomachines consist of a porous sphere made of silica, with their surfaces carrying various components with specific functions. Among them is the enzyme urease – a protein […]
Ram unveiled its first electric vehicle for the US on Tuesday – the Ram ProMaster electric van. The new Ram ProMaster EV offers up to 162 miles of city driving range and an array of new features. Ram’s first EV is a “game-changer” Ram’s first EV is a “game-changer,” according to the brand’s CEO Tim […]
Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. The startup’s founding CEO, Lex Hoefsfloot, has been replaced as the born-again startup pivots toward solar panel development to be implemented on other companies’ vehicles. […]
Mark Hindle, vice president EMEA, Orion Health, looks forward to an election year and argues that if political parties are looking for a ‘big idea’ for the NHS, they could do worse than recognise the potential of a flagship programme to join-up ShCRs and finally create a single, longitudinal health and care record for every […]
Volkswagen has been trying to develop solid-state EV batteries with US startup QuantumScape for years, pouring millions into the startup, with the dream that VW Golf EVs would zip along with long ranges and charge in minutes, but that hasn’t happened – not yet anyway. Now Reuters reports that the automaker is in talks with […]
Doctors may one day be able to target children and young people with arthritis most likely to be helped by its first-line treatment, thanks to the application of machine learning by University of Manchester scientists. Methotrexate is the first-line drug to be given for Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) but it is only effective or tolerated […]
For the 10 years they were together, Kristen de Marco and her terrier Gracie were inseparable. De Marco brought her dog to work each day, and routinely left dinners and parties early to rush home to her; she skipped her 20th high-school reunion because Gracie was sick and none of the available hotels could accommodate […]
London’s ambulance service already has 42 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles in its emergency fleet, but now it’s adding 12 bright, shiny all-electric ambulances designed by Ford for emissions-free first response – and the first full-service electric ambulances in the city. London is pouring some $39 million into “greening up” its emergency vehicles. To make the all-electric […]
Dr Iain McCowan is Director of AI at Dubber – a platform using natural language processing to understand and interpret conversations in healthcare and beyond. Over the past 25 years, Dr McCowan’s career has bridged research and commercialisation in the field of speech and Accurate call transcripts and AI-generated summaries with actions automatically created by […]
