Scientists built a transistor that could leave silicon in the dust
Hailed as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, transistors are integral components…
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, new guidance seen by the BBC has said. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says it…
How Care Access achieved 86% data processing cost reductions and 66% faster data processing with Amazon Bedrock prompt caching
This post is co-written with Michelle Tat, Christopher Penrose, Rasmus Buchmann, and Daniel Hansen from Care Access. Organizations operating in the healthcare industry face a critical challenge as they process large volumes of medical records and face a critical challenge: how to efficiently analyze thousands of medical records daily while maintaining strict security and compliance…
Holiday shoppers boost spending as consumer resilience persists
By Bloomberg Published November 20, 2025 Americans are planning to spend more this holiday season than last year, according to credit reporting firm TransUnion. A shopper carries shopping bags as she walks on a street in Paris, France, June 10, 2022 – Reuters In a sign of consumer resilience, roughly 57% of US shoppers surveyed…
Moss spores survive and germinate after 283-day ‘space walk’
This moss grew from a spore exposed to space for nine months Tomomichi Fujita On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to the rigours of space for 283 days. They then rescued the spores and returned them to Earth on a SpaceX capsule so…
Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid
Jim ReedHealth reporter, Covid inquiry Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told….
Nearly 47 million Americans live near hidden fossil fuel sites
Fossil fuels pollute the air when they are extracted and when they are burned, but the steps between those two points involve far more than familiar scenes of drilling equipment and smoke-filled power plants. These visible operations represent only the beginning and end of a five-stage process that brings fossil fuels from the ground to…
Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor and Becky Morton,Political reporter Getty Images The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to exempt social care from the rise in National Insurance. The party said the chancellor had provided extra funding for the NHS and other public sector organisations to cover the cost of the tax rise – but…
Marcolin strengthens its presence in Spain with new Barcelona showroom
Published November 20, 2025 Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin is focusing on the Catalan capital as it expands in the Spanish market. On November 18, Marcolin opened its new showroom in Barcelona, a venue on Avenida Diagonal that houses offices alongside an exhibition area dedicated to the brands in its portfolio. The Italian company specialised in…
Gemini 3 Pro Image model from Google DeepMind
How Nano Banana Pro helps you bring any idea or design to life Nano Banana Pro can help you visualize any idea and design anything – from prototypes, to representing data as infographics, to turning handwritten notes into diagrams. With Nano Banana Pro, now you can: Generate more accurate, context-rich visuals based on enhanced reasoning,…
Light has been hiding a magnetic secret for nearly 200 years
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that the magnetic component of light plays a direct part in the Faraday Effect, overturning a 180-year belief that only light’s electric field was involved. Their work shows that light can exert magnetic influence on matter, not simply illuminate it. This insight could support advances in…
