27Jun/22

L-Charge plans to accelerate the deployment of EV Charging Infrastructure in Europe

June 27, 2022TransportCharging station, Electric vehicle, Electric vehicles, Electrical grid, Energyche

While Norway, the Netherlands and Germany are leading the race on electrification and infrastructure provision with a planned ratio of 3 EVs per public charge point, many European countries are lagging behind. In contrast, there are currently 22 EVs per public charge point in Ireland, and 27.2 EVs per public charge point in the UK. Increasing the number of grid-tied chargers is often a difficult, lengthy and cost onerous process because of grid constraints and aging infrastructure. Continue reading

27Jun/22

Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

June 27, 2022LegalArticles, Child labour, Cook Islands, Creative Commons, Decent work, Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Economy, Human activities, Huw Thomas, Industrial and organizational psychology, International labour law, International Labour Organization, Labor, Labor rights, Labour law, Occupational safety and health, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Nations Development Group, University of Bristol, Working conditionsche

Huw Thomas, University of Bristol

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is the first extension of workers’ human rights in almost 25 years and it means governments must now commit to respect and promote the right to a safe and healthy working environment.

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27Jun/22

Cantourage UK brings Together Pharma’s Uganda-grown medical cannabis to the United Kingdom

June 27, 2022MedicineCannabis, Cannabis smoking, Drugs, Effects of cannabis, Entheogens, Euphoriants, Health, Herbalism, Legality of cannabis, Medical cannabis, Medicinal plants, Psychoactive drugs, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Tetrahydrocannabinol, United Kingdomche

Cantourage UK and Israeli medical cannabis producer Together Pharma (TASE: TGTR) have brought the first Ugandan medical cannabis to the United Kingdom. From today, patients throughout the UK will have access to two of Together Pharma’s high-THC genetics: Glueberry OG® and Power Plant. Continue reading

26Jun/22

Clean Logistics celebrates world premiere of Zero-Emission truck “fyuriant”, powered by REFIRE Fuel Cell Systems

June 26, 2022TransportBridges, Čude Canyon, Emerging technologies, Films, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Kalam-Kalam Langit, Sustainable development, Technology, Violinistsche

Clean Logistics SE (ISIN DE000A1YDAZ7) recently presented fyuriant, its first hydrogen-powered zero-emission truck to the public at the Stade airfield in Lower Saxony. Continue reading

25Jun/22

Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

June 25, 2022HealthcareAbortion in Pennsylvania, Abortion in the United States, Abortion law, Abortion-rights movements, Anthony Kennedy, Boston University, Case law, Casey, Creative Commons, David Souter, Dobbs, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Donald Trump, Edward R. Utley, Elena Kagan, Hodges, Joe Biden, Judicial activism, Law of the United States, Linda C. McClain, mifepristone, misoprostol, Nicole Huberfeld, Obergefell, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day, Sexual revolution, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, Types of abortion restrictions in the United States, United States, United States law, United States Supreme Court cases, Wadeche

Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. The Conversation asked Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C. McClain, health law and constitutional law experts at Boston University, to explain what just happened, and what happens next.

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24Jun/22

China Daily: Vision China event focuses on role of emerging intelligent tech

June 24, 2022InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Globalizationadmin

Emerging intelligent technologies, represented by information technology and artificial intelligence, are expected to play a bigger role in promoting industrial upgrading and a new wave of globalization, and more efforts should be made to bolster international cooperation in science and technology, according to speakers at the 24th Vision China event on Friday. Continue reading

24Jun/22

Kahoot! included in Euronext Tech Leaders

June 24, 2022InnovationEconomy, Educational technology, Euronext, euronext tech, Kahoot!, Platform economyadmin

Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that Kahoot! has been selected as a Euronext Tech Leader, Euronext’s new initiative to highlight high-growth and leading companies in the European tech space which have been selected by meeting a specific set of financial and non-financial criteria. Kahoot! is included as one of only nine featured companies in the software sector. Continue reading

24Jun/22

3D Cloud™ by Marxent Launches Interactive 3D Sectional Sofa Configurator for E-commerce

June 24, 2022MobileE-commerce, Economy, Electronics industry, Industry economics), Non-store retailing, Supply chain managementadmin

Today 3D Cloud™ by Marxent, the leader in 3D e-commerce for furniture and home improvement, announced the launch of the all-new 3D Sectional Sofa Configurator for E-commerce, the company’s newest 3D visual configuration app for online and hybrid furniture retailers. Continue reading

24Jun/22

TATA CHEMICALS EUROPE OPENS UK’S LARGEST CARBON CAPTURE PLANT IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND

June 24, 2022InnovationCarbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Tata Chemicalsadmin

Tata Chemicals Europe (“TCE”) today officially opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant, signalling a key milestone in the race to meet the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading

24Jun/22

Evolutionary tree of life: modern science is showing how we got so much wrong

June 24, 2022ScienceBiology, Branches of biology, Darwin, Ernst Haeckel, Evolution, Life sciences, Mammal, Matthew Wills, Mole, Molecular phylogenetics, Moles, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Placentalia, University of Bath, Xenarthra, Zoologyadmin

Matthew Wills, University of Bath

If you look different to your close relatives, you may have felt separate from your family. As a child, during particularly stormy fall outs you might have even hoped it was a sign that you were adopted.

As our new research shows, appearances can be deceptive when it comes to family. New DNA technology is shaking up the family trees of many plants and animals.

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