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As a lifelong insomniac, it’s been drummed into me that ‘blue light’ — the type emitted by smartphones and laptop screens — is the enemy. This short-wavelength, high-energy light is also a natural part of sunlight, and helps to regulate our body clocks in the morning by suppressing the release of the sleep hormone melatonin, … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: High-tech drugs firm Diaceutics really hits the spot By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 4 July 2020 Pharmaceutical companies used to spend most of their time creating drugs that were supposed to work for everyone. Now they are increasingly focused … Read more
Tencent unveils plans for a high-tech 21-million-square-foot ‘City of the Future’ in Shenzhen planned to open in 2027 Chinese tech giant Tencent is planning to build its own city in Shenzhen Built on 320 acres on the Shenzhen Bay, the so-called ‘Net City’ will emphasize sustainable power sources and encourage walking and bicycling The construction … Read more
Boeing eyes job cuts at its high-tech Sheffield plant as it slashes 10% of its global workforce amid Covid slump By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:30 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 2 June 2020 Boeing is considering cutting jobs at its high-tech plant in Sheffield as it battles to … Read more
The lawyer for the ‘Coughing Major’ convicted of cheating on the TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hopes that new scientific analysis of audio tapes could lead to his conviction being overturned, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The new evidence suggests that Charles Ingram’s fellow contestant and alleged accomplice Tecwen Whittock, … Read more
Like so many things in life, when it comes to pillows, it’s what’s inside that counts. Forget feathers, foam or polyester, now we have personalised, ergonomic, high-tech pillows with space-age stuffing, said to beat wrinkles, keep you cool or smell of pineapple. This week, John Lewis launched a pillow that it claims can stop snoring. … Read more
Victory for prostate cancer campaign as it emerges high-tech scans are to become available at almost three-quarters of hospitals Nearly three quarters of NHS trusts can access ‘multi-parametric’ MRI machines Tests more effective than biopsies and produce detailed images of the prostate Some 72 per cent of hospitals and health boards now offer these mp-MRI scans … Read more
Police will use high-tech scanners to ‘frisk’ suspects without them knowing from up to 20 yards away in latest move in the war on gun and knife crime Police will soon be using new high-tech portable scanners to ‘frisk’ suspects The devices can detect concealed weapons from a distance of 20 yards away A breakthrough … Read more
Cruising into the future: How a high-tech watch is revolutionising life on board Sara Macefield tried out the OceanMedallion on her Princess Cruises voyage The small disc can open doors and it doubles as an onboard payment device When ordering drinks, waiters are guided by the guest’s picture and location By Sara Macefield For The Daily … Read more