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Scavenging energy on the radio waves
New research shows that energy could be extracted from the wifi waves that surround us, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
Radio City Tower viewed from across the Mersey with Albert Dock in the foreground Pic: Rodhullandemu/CC
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
IF YOU use wireless internet, you may have noticed that there is a lot of it around.
Almost every square metre of space in cities is covered by multiple wifi router ranges.
The proliferation of overlapping, jealously password-protected wifi provision rakes in profits for internet companies that are able to charge several separate people who could instead share the cost and use of a single wifi router.
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A small Japanese trial has reported some positive results for stem cell therapy to treat spinal-cord injuries
Man-made canals like Panama and Suez face unprecedented challenges from extreme weather patterns and geopolitical tensions that reveal the fragility of our global trade networks, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
It’s sunny times for the solar industry which is expected to continue to grow rapidly — but there are still major environmental issues with how solar cells are made, explain ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Fraud in Alzheimer’s research raises difficult questions about the current state of science, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
