Abu Dhabi/Geneva – Global renewable energy jobs grew only modestly in 2024 despite installations hitting new highs, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The…
$115.7 Billion Worldwide Spending on Robotics Systems and…
A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Robotics and Drones Spending Guide forecasts worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will total $115.7 billion in 2019, an increase of 17.6% over 2018. By…
Malaysian Taxation – The Tasks Ahead for SST
Malaysia has undergone two main stages of change in consumption-based taxation since 2010. First, the country replaced the sales and service tax (SST) with a goods and services tax (GST) on April 1, 2015. Consumers…
What seabirds can tell us about the tide
When the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) set out to tag razorbills, their aim was to track their behaviour and movements along the coast of North Wales. The tag data revealed…
A new way to provide cooling without power
MIT researchers have devised a new way of providing cooling on a hot sunny day, using inexpensive materials and requiring no fossil fuel-generated power. The passive system, which could be used to supplement other cooling…