Development
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of lithium ion batteries.
The trio will share the prize for their work on “the development of lithium ion batteries,” according to the Nobel committee. “Lithium ion batteries have revolutionized our lives and are used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles,” tweeted the committee. “Through their work, this year’s Chemistry Laureates have laid the foundation …
Drax: Block on power station development overruled
Image copyright PA Image caption Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire produces 7% of the UK’s electricity Four new gas-fired turbines at Drax power station have been approved by the UK government – against a ruling from its Planning Inspectorate. The turbines are to replace coal-fired units, but the inspectorate said they should …
Conflict, technology and economic development
In the dream world John Lennon imagined, ‘Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do, nothing to live or die for, and no religion too’ there would be no need for spending on defence, would there? Last year, the world spent $1.8 trillion on defence, money that would, alternately, have been spent on development. …
Climate emergency poses major threat to future global health, say top medics | Global development
The climate crisis represents the biggest threat to the future of global health over the next quarter of a century, according to a survey of top medical professionals. The vast majority of members of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, some of whom are responsible for significant discoveries in tropical diseases that plague …
Indonesia takes steps to improve protection of mental health patients | Global development
Indonesia is stepping up efforts to protect people with mental health conditions by affording national agencies new powers to monitor and close down institutions found to be abusing patients. The country’s human rights commission and its witness and victim protection unit are among the agencies empowered to monitor facilities to check they don’t contravene a …
Iran set to begin ‘unlimited’ nuclear research and development | USA News
Iran is set to begin on Friday unlimited nuclear research and development work, as part of what it describes as a “measured step” to scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal, without declaring an outright withdrawal. On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif officially informed European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini that …
Psychosensory electronic skin technology for future AI and humanoid development — ScienceDaily
DGIST has announced that Professor Jae Eun Jang’s team in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering developed electronic skin technology that can detect “prick” and “hot” pain sensations like humans. This research result is expected to be applied on the development of humanoid robots and patients wearing prosthetic hands in the future. The attempt …
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Guterres talks technology for Africa’s development, ‘extinction crisis’ prompts stronger wildlife protection, Greta Thunberg reaches New York, funding shortfalls in Iraq, a positive step for Indigenous women
For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ says Guterres African nations have made “significant progress” in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama. “I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity …
Healthcare Development Firms, Simone Health, Shares How Four Technology Trends Will Continue to Impact Healthcare This Year
BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As technology develops and expands throughout the years, so does its impact on health maintenance. From AI and AR reshaping the way reality is perceived, to an internet connectivity breakthrough that synchronizes connected devices, 2019 is delivering technology trends that will continue to impact the healthcare system for years …
New South Seattle development integrates comprehensive health care, low income housing
0 New South Seattle development integrates comprehensive health care, low income housing SEATTLE – Integrating health care with low income housing is at the core of a new development under construction in South Seattle. The $80 million project is called “Hobson Place” off 22nd Avenue, will offer 177 furnished studio apartments for people currently experiencing …
