As the global average temperatures keep on rising, unprecedented heat waves are pushing up global demand for cooling. This increased pressure on the energy grid could actually make the situation much worse,…
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The myth of mobile phone usage and brain cancer
Ever since the invention of cellphones, stories have surfaced with regularity linking mobile usage with brain cancer despite the fact that the majority of human epidemiologic studies have consistently failed to establish…
TfL trials new tech that collects waste energy from Tube train brakes
Transport for London has announced more green initiatives under which it recently trailed a new technology that allows for collection of waste energy from Tube train brakes enough to power a large…
Hydroelectric ‘clean’ energy may be responsible for ‘methylmercury’ threat
With increasing global warming nations are turning to renewable and clean sources of energy including hydroelectric power, but it seems that though this ‘clean’ energy enables us to tackle the carbon menace…
Age-old tenet that water loss hinders a competitor’s performance debunked
It’s not an uncommon sight to see athletes and sports persons gulp down water and energy drinks to re-hydrate themselves and keep their performance levels intact, but a new research has debunked…
Symantec: Energy companies in Middle East receiving end of malware attack
Middle East-based Energy sector companies are among the most recent targets of new data exfiltration software dubbed Trojan.Laziok, which is aimed at infecting systems to steal companies’ sensitive information, Symantec researchers have…