Health & Medicine
Facebook aims to help people write with their ‘brainwaves’
21 Apr 2017
‘We are just getting started,’ Regina Dugan, head of Facebook’s Building 8 team, said. ‘We have a goal of creating a system capable of typing 100 words-per-minute straight from your brain’
Toyota’s robotic leg helps disabled people walk
17 Apr 2017
Japanese carmaker Toyota has designed a robotic leg to help people who have been paralysed on one side of their body
High stakes, high risk, and a bad bet
17 Apr 2017
3-D-printed patch can help mend a 'broken' heart
15 Apr 2017
Lower blood levels of magnesium in middle-aged men associated with increased risk of fractures: study
13 Apr 2017
Common sedatives linked to increased risk of pneumonia in people with Alzheimer's disease
10 Apr 2017
23andMe gets FDA nod to sell genetic tests directly to consumers
07 Apr 2017
For the first time the FDA has allowed a company to sell genetic tests for disease risk directly to consumers, which would tell people if they were at risk of developing conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Common antibiotic could help treat PTSD
05 Apr 2017
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By Cygnus | 06 Feb 2026
Intel and AMD server CPU shortages are hitting China as AI data center demand surges, pushing lead times to six months and driving prices higher.
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By Cygnus | 02 Feb 2026
India's Budget 2026-27 targets fiscal discipline with record capex as markets tumble, the rupee weakens and manufacturing struggles to regain momentum.
The Thirsty Cloud: Why 2026 Is the Year AI Bottlenecks Shift From Chips to Water
By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
As AI server density surges in 2026, data centers face a new bottleneck deeper than chips — the massive water demand required for cooling next-generation infrastructure.
The New Airspace Economy: How Geopolitics Is Rewriting Aviation Costs in 2026
By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
India’s Data Center Arms Race: The Battle for Power, Cooling, and AI Real Estate
By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
Greenland-linked tariff threats have injected fresh uncertainty into transatlantic trade, triggering a risk-off shift in markets and reshaping global supply chain planning.
The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
