A new pioneering technology to ensure a next generation of safer, high-powered electric car batteries can be charged by drivers in ultra-fast time is just one of 12 innovation projects to receive the green light from the government’s Faraday Battery Challenge.
The PowerDrive Line project being led by Southampton-based company Ilika
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The UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry has delivered a £20 million boost to businesses embracing the potential for a future UK hydrogen economy; with the announcement made during a recent visit to Swindon’s innovative Hydrogen Hub and Recycling Technologies.
Hydrogen fuel is a safe and low-carbon alternative for energy
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Y-cam, one of the UK’s most innovative providers of home security surveillance systems has welcomed the UK government’s new guidelines to make internet-connected devices more secure but it is stressing that consumers and businesses need to remain constantly vigilant.
With the much heralded “Internet Of Things” now becoming a reality, new
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Are technology laggards stifling UK businesses’ competitive position? A new report suggests that fear of automation among British workers is not as prevalent as people assume. Findings indicate that in many cases, employees would actually welcome greater automation in the workplace – with nearly half claiming they could get between 25
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Following a recent government announcement, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage organisations will be given access to cutting-edge technology and digital skills training to help them reach new and diverse audiences.
DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock announced the move as part of the Culture is Digital report, which sets out an ambitious
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A testbed in the heart of the Midlands Engine will spearhead efforts to make the UK a world leader in 5G.
The government has recently announced the Midlands winners of a £25 million competition to pave the way for a future rollout of 5G technology in the UK.
The new project, the Worcestershire
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A new algorithm uses Twitter to predict the stock market; as researchers develop a way for traders to use Twitter to make better investment decisions.
New research from RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University has found that information taken from Twitter posts could be used to predict the stock market
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Nearly one in two people say technology fails them once a week or more, a new study commissioned by CRITICAL Software has revealed.
The OnePoll survey of 2,000 people also found that only half of people think the tech in their lives is properly tested before being sold, despite 98% stating
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In reviewing a new and quite different kind of computer mouse, journalist Iain Robertson found that familiarity would be its greatest asset, because re-adapting to using a pen in his right hand proves to harbour significant physical benefits.
For the best part of sixty years, or perhaps I should adjust that
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. An opportunity to kick back, enjoy time with friends and family and possibly over indulge a little too. But if you find yourself twiddling your thumbs with all that spare time or you’re one of the unlucky few that needs to be
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