Fears grow for women’s rights activists jailed in Iran after 87 executions in one month
There are growing fears for women’s rights activists imprisoned in Iran following a surge in executions since the election of the new Iranian president in July. At least 87 people were executed in July, including Reza Rasaei who was sentenced to death for participating in anti-hijab protests. Another 29 people were executed earlier this month. […]
Japan forgets about hydrogen and all existing fuels: The future is magnetic levitation, and works like that
Japan is developing a strong hydrogen industry led by Toyota, but has now taken an unexpected turn by developing a new magnetic levitation engine and ignoring hydrogen altogether. Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan have unveiled a new type of engine based on magnetic levitation (maglev) technology. The engine […]
Australia could save thousands of bats a year with simple tweak to wind turbines, study says
A study published in the journal BioScience found that increasing the wind speed at which turbines begin spinning (called “cut-in” speed) could significantly reduce bat deaths at wind farms. Raising the cut-in speed from 3 m/s to 4.5 m/s on average reduced bat deaths by 40% according to the global study. Higher cut-in speeds could […]