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Chinese oil giant producing fabric key to mask production

01:55 Though the demand for medical-grade masks remains high in China, production has slowed because of the shortage of a core material -- melt-blown non-woven fabric.China's oil giant

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Inside the brain - how do our minds work?

01:31 The Brain is the most complex organ in our body using 20 percent of the oxygen we breath in to feed the 86 billion neurons it controls. While science continues to uncover more ab

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Iran says IAEA questions on nuke activities lack legal basis

Iran said on Wednesday that the questions raised by the the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's nuclear activities lack legal basis. Iran has "strong r

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Iran warns foreign media against causing "distress" over COVID-19

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that some foreign media reports over the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country are aimed at creating distress among pe

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Can paying contactless rather than with notes and coins slow COVID-19?

00:52 People using contactless payments instead of traditional cash, such as banknotes, can help slow the spread of COVID-19, it has been suggested.The outbreak of the virus has so far

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Answer Bank: Can heavy use of disinfectants trigger asthma?

The outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) means that the daily use of disinfectant has become a necessity for ordinary people. But is it suitable for every

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Thai prime minister survives vote of no confidence

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five cabinet ministers comfortably survived a vote of no confidence in parliament on Friday, a week after a court ban on 11 op

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AU to deploy troops to troubled Sahel

Nigerian border,Maradi, Niger. December 12, 2019. Niger Army soldiers on security patrol near Maradi at the border with Nigeria. /Getty Images The African Union (AU) says it plans to deploy so

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The Raspberry Pi 4 gets more RAM for $35

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has updated its flagship model, the Raspberry Pi 4. It’s still the same awesome tiny single-board computer with a lot of connectors. But the entry-level device now comes wi

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5G-aided remote CT scans used to diagnose COVID-19 patients in Chengdu

The application of 5G in the medical field has become a reality.Doctors at West China Hospital of Sichuan University – one of the most prestigious medical centers in the country – has started usin

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Cityscoot raises another $25.6 million for its electric moped service

French startup Cityscoot is raising a $25.6 million (€23.6 million) funding round from Allianz France, Demeter as well as existing investors Groupe RATP and Banque des Territoires. The startup is also

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Blockchain security startup CoolBitX raises $16.75M Series B

CoolBitX, a blockchain security startup based in Taiwan, announced today it has raised a $16.75 million Series B led by returning investor SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial group.Korean cryptocurrenc

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App Samurai closes a $2.4M Series A funding round led by 212 Ventures

App Samurai, a platform to market mobile apps, has closed an investment of $2.4 million in Series A funding, led by 212 Ventures and co-invested by Collective Spark, 500 Startups and Degerhan Usluel.

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Animal Avatars and Cryobattery: RAZOR full episode

30:10 In this episode of RAZOR, we investigate how personalised treatment using zebrafish larvae could help in cancer treatment and get to grips with a new way of storing energy in the

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Animal Avatars: RAZOR

16:04 Cancer is an umbrella term for many different diseases caused by cell mutations. One tumour can contain multiple mutations and as it grows, more changes will occur. That makes it

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A team of Imagineers will discuss Disney’s tech breakthroughs at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI, March 3 at UC Berkeley

With TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2020 a little over a week away, you likely thought we were finished with our big announcements. Understandably. We have top executives from Amazon and Toyota Research,

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China issues 10 measures to support China Railway Express

A China-Europe freight train line in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, October 27, 2018. /VCG China's top customs authority issued 10 measures on Monday in support of the steady gro