Is there a worsening energy crisis?

Barely a day goes by without a news story featuring a dire warning regarding the climate and how we need to switch to low or zero carbon energy sources. Certainly, much investment has gone into renewable energy projects, such as offshore wind farms, in recent years. And if you watch a TV advert for a […]

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Ageing and Robots: a view from inside Japan’s nursing homes

The world’s speedy and very successful vaccine response to COVID-19 in protecting the world’s elderly has underlined the importance of technology in dealing with humanity’s lengthening life expectancy. Global life expectancy rose from 47 years at birth to 72.3 between 1950 and 2015, according to the UN. After an initial population explosion, societies have seen […]

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