A smart bed that controls the temperature on each side of a double bed could mean the end of couples squabbling over stealing the duvet in the night. The Pod mattress works out the perfect setting for each side based on your body temperature as you sleep. It then warms or cools
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Robotic surgeons could be risky for use on cancer patients, US regulators warned on Thursday. The devices, such as the Da Vinci surgical robot, are increasingly common in operating theaters, allowing surgeons to commandeer the operation from a seat, zooming in on the surgical site with a camera, and controlling the
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OneWeb, a UK based global communications company, has succesfully sent its first six initial satellites into low-earth orbit, one of which is expected to provide broadband internet to remote schools in Rwanda. Billionare Richard Branson of Virgin Group, top managers of Soft Bank of Japan, Airbus leaders, and other several dignitaries,
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China has become the world’s largest producer and consumer of renewable energy, with its carbon dioxide emissions reduced for two consecutive years, according to Spencer Dale, chief economist of the world oil and gas giant, BP, Thepaper.cn reported on July 12. The chief economist made the statement at a press conference
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A consultant geologist, Chief Oyewola Oworu, has said that the solid minerals industry is capable of generating annual revenue of $60bn for Nigeria if well harnessed. Oworu stated this in Lagos on Wednesday on the sidelines of a one-day sensitisation forum on the potential of the solid minerals sector. “The volume of
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The government-owned NBET buys electricity in bulk from Gencos through Power Purchase Agreements and sells through vesting contracts to the distribution companies, which then supply it to the consumers. The Gencos include the successor companies carved out of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company
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In order to bring about uninterrupted power supply in Africa, an executive director, Power Smart, Mr Deji Sura, has advised African heads of government to look in the direction of making solar energy available to the people. According to Sura, solar energy is the cheapest means to light up Africa and give
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has advised farmers to ignore the current early rainfall across the country and not start early planting. Mr Zakariyau Abdulrasheed, General Manager, NiMet’s Network Services, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Abdulrasheed, said that the agency,
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Making drinking water safe to consume is actually more complicated than you might imagine. Destroying bacteria in any water source can be a challenge, and the methods that are used to cleanse water before it is made available to the public are often costly and not great for the environment. Now,
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