Stress: Wearable can detect if you’re nearing burnout by analysing the hormones in your SWEAT 

A small, wearable sensor that can detect levels of the stress hormone cortisol in sweat may soon help warn when people are nearing burnout, a study reported. Engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and start-up Xsensio said that the tool could help to objectively quantify stress levels. The device is placed directly … Read more

England’s last major mine shuts its doors with thousands of years of coalmining nearing its end

One of England’s last coal mines is set to close today after almost 200 years in operation. The Bradley open-cast mine in County Durham, which produced 150,000 tonnes of coal each year, is set to extract its last coal today and close its doors permanently. Owners Banks Group had applied for permission to keep the … Read more

One of England’s last mines shuts its doors with coalmining nearing its end in turn to cleaner power

One of England’s last coal mines is set to close today after almost 200 years in operation. The Bradley open-cast mine in Durham, which produced 150,000 tonnes of coal each year, is set to extract its last coal today and close its doors permanently. Owners Banks Group had applied for permission to keep the the … Read more