UK transport planners ‘neglecting air pollution’

The UK has seen little to no improvement in air quality over the last two decades as there is more focus on road safety. That’s according to a new study, which is to be presented to the Royal Geographical Society. Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE) suggest transport planners are not […]

Wee-charge your mobile phone

What would you do if your mobile phone ran out of battery, you had no charger and all you needed to do was send a message to a friend? Well, UK scientists have developed a way of charging mobile phones using the “ultimate waste product”, i.e. human urine. Researchers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), […]