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Posted onChris BaraniukTechnology Reporter Kromek Very few organisations can supply cadmium zinc telluride Lying on your back in a big hospital scanner, as still as you can, with your arms above your head – for 45 minutes. It doesn’t sound much fun. That’s what patients at Royal Brompton Hospital in London had to do during certain…
Formula 1 tech used to improve train Wi-Fi on GWR
Posted onLaura CressTechnology reporter GWR Some of the Great Western Railway fleet will use a hybrid system including low earth orbit satellites in space to create a more-reliable wi-fi connection A new UK-first pilot scheme is aiming to create fast and more reliable train wi-fi, using technology originally developed for Formula 1 cars. It will see…
Car brake pads to change under new rules to curb pollution
Posted onChristine Ro Technology Reporter Getty Images Brake dust and tyre wear are significant sources of pollutants Garage owner Kevan Gibbons has noticed many changes in his 45 years in the motor trade. Cars are much bigger than when he started out. Driving styles have changed too, with more frequent stopping. All that starting and stopping,…
Covid fraud and error cost taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say
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Tynwald committee warns against systematic reliance on reserves
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I used my own savings to start Urban Air
Posted onThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Browning Jr., founder and CEO of Unleashed Brands. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I opened a trampoline park in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2011, it was the 6th trampoline park in the country, to my knowledge. Fourteen years later, it’s led…
