Liya Kebede: Millionaire with a Heart
The people of rugged, landlocked Ethiopia do not lack in natural grace and beauty. Some of the best-known modern Ethiopians are phenomenal long distance...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
AI at the easel: Can machines make art?
By REESE JONES
THE ART community took a jolt when an “artbot” won first place at a Colorado State Fair competition in August.
Jason Allen admitted...
High hopes for Coca-Cola ‘recovery drink’ with CBD cannabis extract
COCA-COLA is considering putting a drug-related substance into one of its beverages – and not for the first time.
Coke became one of the world’s...
EV News Round-up Summer 2021
By RICHARD THOMAS
EV SALES in the US grew by 95 percent between January and April, compared with a 36 percent increase in the overall...
‘Hello?’ Telecommunications have come a long, long way
From a nine-word call by Alexander Graham Bell to the world in your pocket via 5G, phones forge a way to the future
The words...
North America: US Elections – Truth? How Stupid Is That?
One contrast between the UK and the US versions of the television show The Apprentice is that the British programme takes place in a...
John and Patrick Collison: Two Lads in Silicon Valley
Deciding to drop out of Yale University half-way through the curriculum requires a good reason. A privileged Ivy League education is not dispensed with...
Revolutionising the travel sector through use of innovative technology
eDreams ODIGEO offers a collaborative, fast-paced and dynamic place to work
TRAVEL is about journeys, and the eDreams ODIGEO journey began 19 years ago as...
St Albans’ Lost Boys Brewery: finding the path to beer glory
By HAL WILLIAMS
LIKE many of the UKs great craft beer manufacturers, the Lost Boys Brewery started as a homebrew.
Four co-founders — George Sanderson (head...
