Scientists just found a material that beats diamond at its own game

Researchers at the University of Houston have achieved a major scientific milestone in the study of heat transfer. Their new findings overturn long-standing assumptions about thermal conductivity and reveal that boron arsenide (BAs) can conduct heat more effectively than diamond, which has long been considered the benchmark among isotropic materials. The research team discovered that…

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Doctors’ union acting like cartel and opposing taxes

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), is acting “like a cartel” and threatening the future of the NHS, the health secretary says. Wes Streeting attacked the doctors’ union ahead of the 13th strike by resident doctors in their long-running dispute in England, which is due to begin on…

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Balmain appoints Antonin Tron as new creative director

Published November 12, 2025 Following Olivier Rousteing’s departure, French house Balmain has appointed fellow Frenchman Antonin Tron as its new creative director. An experienced designer, Tron rose to international prominence in 2016 when he founded Atlein, with which he won ANDAM’s First Collections Prize in 2018. Antonin Tron Antonin Tron will unveil his first collection…

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