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Blockchain/Climate change/Energy

Is Bitcoin bad for the environment?

Vey Law
June 1, 2022

Every year Bitcoin mining takes up the annual domestic electricity consumption of the entire nation of Sweden.

Slip, slop, slap and swallow: New molecules may prevent skin ageing from sun exposure
Ageing/Dermatology

Slip, slop, slap and swallow: New molecules may prevent skin ageing from sun exposure

Vey Law
May 26, 2022

The molecules work by deactivating the enzymes in our body that degrade our skin upon sun exposure.

E-commerce/Gender studies/Marketing/Neuroscience

He thought, she bought: Males and females activate different brain regions when shopping online

Rajika Jayatilake
May 16, 2022

Study finds differences in neural activity between males and females when viewing e-commerce websites.

Finance/Information technology

Breaking the bank: Two new credit types are disrupting a 3,000-year old industry

Rajika Jayatilake
May 10, 2022

An Ifo Institute study shows fintech and big tech credit - dubbed “digital lending” - are rapidly overtaking conventional credit markets.

Energy/Environment/Fashion

Textile waste is becoming a source of renewable energy

Rajika Jayatilake
May 6, 2022

92 million tonnes of textile waste are produced each year. Researchers are finding ways to use it to produce thermal energy.

Education/Public policy

Bridging the industry-academia gap in Australia

Rajika Jayatilake
April 26, 2022

A recent OECD report shows Australia is trailing behind in active collaboration between universities and business.

Optometry/Sleep medicine

Can blue light-blocking glasses help you sleep?

Rajika Jayatilake
April 18, 2022

There is popular belief, although not scientifically proven yet, that blue-light blocking eye-glasses could help ease eye discomfort while providing for better quality sleep.

Psychology

Bringing a hidden addiction into the open

Rajika Jayatilake
March 28, 2022

Problem-gambling among women aggressively increased during pandemic lockdowns in the U.K., and is causing concern to experts in the field.

Business/Climate change/Energy

The urgency of a green pandemic recovery

Rajika Jayatilake
February 16, 2022

If the world learned anything from the pandemic, it is that nature should be protected and sustainability is critical. It is time for businesses to lead the way.

Billionaires are winding back the biological clock
Ageing/Biotechnology

Billionaires are winding back the biological clock

Rajika Jayatilake
February 9, 2022

At the frontiers of biotechnology, new startup Altos Labs seeks to find a safe way to reverse ageing in human beings.

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