Horizons: Using magnets to influence the brain could lead to revolutionary new depression treatment
The method, tested in rats, targets star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes. Neuroscientists Dr Yichao Yu and Prof Mark Lythgoe at University College London tell us more…
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The International Space Station: Why is it being retired and what will happen to it?
The last decade of the ageing space station’s life will feature private occupants, movies and an eventual watery grave
London tube: Does it harm your health?
The Mayor of London hopes that 80 per cent of trips in the city will be made on foot, bike or public transport by 2041. But how polluted is the Underground’s air?
Renewable energy: Why can’t is keep UK energy prices down?
Huge increases in gas prices have sent UK bills skyrocketing. Can green energy offer a solution?
Transformers… activate!
Shape-shifting tech inspired by kirigami allows robot to change shape and function
Are NFTs really the future of society?
Alex Hughes spoke to blockchain expert Merav Ozair to find out whether NFTs are just a gimmick, or essential future tech
Ideas we like…
…a lighting setup for your webcam For those of us in office jobs, video meetings are going nowhere, so why not look your absolute best while you do them? Logitech’s new webcam light, built for budding streamers, beams out a soft glow that should conceal just how recently you’ve got out of bed. Sensors on […]
A most violent year
With Italy’s iconic Etna volcano erupting at the beginning of the year, followed by the lava flows of La Palma making headlines for weeks in autumn, then activity starting at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai in late December, it felt like 2021 was a particularly big year for the planet’s volcanoes.
Your productive brain
Increasing your productivity is easy. It’s just a matter of making a few simple changes to your routine, or behaviour, or thinking, and your productivity will soar.