A unique paint-like coating has been developed that could revolutionise street lighting across the globe. UK-based company Nevana Designs has developed a light-responsive formula called STARPATH that makes ordinary pathways glow in the dark by absorbing UV rays during the day. The coating, which can be applied to any solid surface including tarmac and concrete, offers an … Read more
The North Pacific is home to an enormous swirl of plastic waste twice the size of Texas known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but how the trash made its way to the region has been a mystery among scientists – until now. Researchers from the US and Germany set out to uncover pathways that … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of savers face a retirement income lottery as providers are poised to put their pension pots into a hotchpotch of ‘one-size-fits-all’ investment funds. From tomorrow, over-55s who dip into their pension for the first time without getting financial advice – and who have not indicated a wish to manage their pension fund … Read more