Why we need ‘revolutionary’ cooling tech

Christine Ro Technology Reporter Getty Images Climate change is making staying cool more challenging Sneha Sachar, who spent half her life in Delhi and now lives in California, is used to heat. But her hometown feels much hotter now than when she was growing up. Even commuting by car is so uncomfortable in certain months,…

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The start-ups working on cheap innovation

Devina Gupta Business reporter Mansukh Prajapati An earthquake changed the life of Mansukh Prajapati For Mansukh Prajapati, childhood in the western Indian city of Morbi began before sunrise, with a six-mile walk to collect clay for their family business. “My father was a potter,” he recalls. Often he would wake up to the rhythmic sound…

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US green energy braces for federal funding cuts

Zoe Corbyn Technology Reporter Reporting fromSan Francisco Getty Images President Trump has described windfarms as “disgusting” and “ugly” US green fuel company HIF Global has a big vision for Texas’s Matagorda County: a $7bn (£5.2bn) commercial scale e-methanol factory to supply the world market. The plant, which it claims would be the largest to date…

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Will Labour government now decide to escape its own shadow?

BBC The strategising and multi-year planning going on ahead of this week’s Spending Review is the bread and butter of any well-run economy. A Spending Review shows how resources are being allocated between departments and so indicates the government’s “when-push-comes-to-shove” priorities. But this time it will be a “different sort of Spending Review”, the chancellor’s…

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What happens when a high-tech project fails?

Michael Dempsey Technology Reporter Reaction Engines Reaction Engines hoped one day its tech would power a reusable space plane “It was going great until it fell apart.” Richard Varvill recalls the emotional shock that hits home when a high-tech venture goes off the rails. The former chief technology officer speaks ruefully about his long career…

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