Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Article Source: The Economist
08/21/2021
New, 800V, electric cars, will recharge in half the time
Electric vehicles (evs) are becoming commoner. Some 750,000 of them were sold in the first quarter of 2021 according to jato Dynamics, a British consultancy.
08/21/2021
The rise of 3D-printed houses
A batch of new houses across California is selling unusually fast. In the past two months, 82 have been snapped up, and the waiting list is 1,000 long. That demand should, though, soon be satisfied—for, while it can take weeks to put up a conventional bricks-and-mortar dwelling, Palari Homes and Mighty Buildings, the collaborators behind these houses, are able to erect one in less than 24 hours.
07/28/2021
Flies, worms and bees could help detect illness
Dogs can smell things at concentrations of one part in a trillion—equivalent to a single drop in a pond the size of 20 Olympic swimming pools.
07/31/2021
Looser rules for takeaway tipples
Among the many emergency measures introduced by state governments when the covid-19 pandemic hit, one stood out for the jollity it heralded: a change in the law to allow bars and restaurants to sell cocktails-to-go.
06/23/2021
After a stumbling start, the EU is vaccinating at a fast pace
Current trends suggest it will overtake America in jabs administered per person in the next month
06/01/2021
Hunger has declined dramatically across America in the past year
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden can take credit
05/01/2021
There is hope for South-East Asia’s beleaguered tropical forests
They are being cut down less and conserved more
03/09/2021
Scott Galloway on recasting American individualism and institutions
America’s conceptions of freedom and government have become distorted. To revitalise the country, they need to be revised
02/19/2021
America’s eviction moratorium has probably saved thousands of lives
Policies to prevent a housing crisis also stopped covid-19 infections and deaths
01/16/2021
Why a dawn of technological optimism is breaking
The 2010s were marked by pessimism about innovation. That is giving way to hope
12/03/2020
Coal’s endgame
The dirtiest fossil fuel is on the back foot
10/17/2020