Productivity is an economic measure defined as the ratio of GDP to hours worked in a given period. While this sounds a sensible measure, it is, of course, fraught with uncertainty. We know that all the economic data is constantly being revised and it must, in truth, be very difficult
One start-up company is about to use space technology to eliminate the issue of blind spots in lorries, buses and other large vehicles altogether. SeeCycle is developing a system that makes cyclists more visible to HGVs and buses by creating a ‘virtual protective field’ around the veh
Researchers from Georgia Tech have been working on a fabric that harvests energy from both sunshine and motion, which could be used to generate power in the field. The textile combines solar cells constructed from lightweight polymer fibres with fibre-based triboelectric nanogenerator
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has become the first company in the world to introduce a refrigerated delivery lorry cooled by a liquid nitrogen-powered engine. The technology, which is being deployed during a three-month trial, is expected to eliminate emissions associated with refr
Sainsbury’s is powering a number of its UK stores with energy generated from anaerobic digestion (AD) through a partnership with food waste processor ReFood. According to the supermarket chain, the equivalent to 10% of its national gas consumption is now generated via the partnership
Researchers in the US claim to have taken the next step in the development of bacteria-powered energy. The team from Binghamton University have connected nine biological-solar (bio-solar) cells into a bio-solar panel and continuously produced electricity from the panel, generating the
For the first time, scientists have overcome the challenge of breaking down raw biomass without the need for chemical pre-treatment, and have produced record amounts of liquid hydrocarbon fuel as a result. This work was successfully carried out thanks to the involvement of STFC’s ISIS
With less than three months to go until the Referendum, how can companies prepare? Of course, the answer to such a question is that it depends. It depends on the business that the Company is in, it depends on which way the Referendum goes and it depends on what happens after the resul
A quick, cheap and highly efficient method for producing a water-purifying chemical has been developed by researchers at Cardiff University. The team, from the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Lehigh University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA, have
Competition law exists to allow businesses to compete openly and fairly with each other. Breaking competition law can have serious consequences for a business and its directors so it is crucial for leaders to understand the risks. Indeed, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ca
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