A portal designed specially for informal businesses could be a game-changer
Informal businesses face numerous challenges which hinder their growth ShutterstockAfrica has the highest proportion of informal sector workers anywhere in...
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Russian troops fought for control of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine – a safety expert explains how warfare and nuclear power are a volatile combination
Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, points to the training facility hit by Russian artillery...
Smartphones and contact-tracing: balancing care and surveillance
Shutterstock/Rawpixel.comThe astonishing rise of smartphones in everyday life has created many solutions (GPS maps, internet browsing and messaging, to name...
Augmented reality promises to rescue dying museums – so why don’t visitors want to use it?
Matthew Bennett, Author providedMuseums are often perceived as dusty cabinets full of dead and ancient things, especially those institutions you’ve...
A good job for robots, found – dealing with our embarrassing problems
People are less embarrassed asking for items from a robot than a human. Gennady Danilkin/ShutterstockMany TV shows have a scene...
An expert on search and rescue robots explains the technologies used in disasters like the Florida condo collapse
A drone flies above search and rescue personnel at the site of the Champlain Towers South Condo building collapse in...
Mullet over: how robotics can get a wriggle on with fishy locomotion
Simple, yet so effective – a fish's swimming motion removes the trade-off between stability and manoeuvrability. Mell PTeaching a robot to...
‘Wrong number? Let’s chat’ Maasai herders in East Africa use misdials to make connections
A Maasai man receives a call on his mobile phone. Timothy D. Baird/Virginia Tech, CC BY-NDSometimes wrong numbers work. On...
Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health
Babies don't come with instruction manuals... mobile health apps can help new parents. Tetra Images via Getty ImagesScreen time for...
Learn how to make a sonobe unit in origami – and unlock a world of mathematical wonder
Julia Collins, Author providedThis article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part...
