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The impacts of climate change: why global warming is bad for your health

Posted in Medicine on 16th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

A study says heat-related deaths in Europe could reach 200,000 a year with a 3.5C temperature rise.

Body heat to power your wearable gadgets

Posted in Hardware on 12th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

How to ensure power supply in a stable and reliable manner is one of the most critical issues facing the developers of wearable technology.

Polar bear fur could hold secret to ultrathin insulation

Posted in Science on 3rd Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller

Radiation plays a larger role than conduction in the insulation of polar animals, such as penguins and polar bears, than previously believed.