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Social structure by social groups. Note. The figure shows the composition of the poor by age group, nationality, and gender for the poor living in urban, metropolitan, and rural areas. The dashed line shows the composition of the total population. Credit: Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit (2022). DOI: 10.1177/02690942221104774 According to a study from the World Bank, global poverty is unequally…

Google/Alphabet subsidiary Waymo and Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, have announced a research collaboration aimed at developing new risk assessment methodologies, which they say would provide guidance for the insurance industry in properly assessing AV risk. Autonomous driving technology will lead to a significant shift in risk rating factors, from human-driver-centric to vehicle-centric.…

Switzerland's glaciers are melting like never before, an…

Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd after victory in his Gentlemen's Singles Fourth Round match against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2015 in London, England.Julian Finney | Getty ImagesTennis legend Roger Federer is retiring from the sport after a 24-year career. The Swiss player made the announcement on Thursday in a letter posted to Twitter.Federer said the Laver Cup in London next week…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETIf you're like me, you have too many cables on your desk. USB-C to USB-C, USB-C to Lightning, USB-A to USB-C, USB-A to microUSB -- and they're always in a tangle when you need them. Sound familiar? Then the inCharge XL, a portable charging cable with six charging options and support for 100W USB-C power transfer and Apple's 18W fast charge. This is small enough to clip onto your keyring so you always have a charging cable with you.The inCharge XL builds on this in one small, but very…

DIY home cleaning is an activity that assumed greater importance for many of us in the last couple of years, for obvious reasons. Needless to mention, cleaning solutions like vacuum cleaners took off in a big way, and it’s quite surprising that electronics giant Samsung took so long to bring its own offerings to our shores. Well, they might be late to the (cleaning) party but Samsung vacuum cleaners are here now, and just like most others we’ve seen so far, make use of the cordless stick form factor to help you get rid of…

The 900 megawatt (MW) Nant de France pumped storage power plant in Valais, Switzerland, came online in July after 14 years of challenging construction and testing. The gigantic “water battery” is capable of storing enough hydroelectric energy to power as many as 900,000 homes. Gigantic Swiss ‘water battery’ The Nant de Drance “water battery” has a storage capacity of 20 million kWh of electricity. It will help stabilize Switzerland’s and Europe’s electrical grids by both reducing the chances of a grid overload…

A new tool will soon let researchers analyze Earth's surface in mesmerizing detail, from the state of the planet's soil to the plants that bloom on its surface to the makeup of urban sprawl. This spring a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida to deliver Germany's €300-million Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite into orbit. Starting in the fall, remote sensing researchers around the world can apply to set the spacecraft's sights on specific targets as it orbits the globe from pole to pole.…

Renault is pushing its way into Volkswagen territory. After launching its Trafic SpaceNomad camper van exclusively in Switzerland in 2020, the French marque takes advantage of the popularity of RV life and expands outward, bringing the camper to additional European markets. The latest pop-top SpaceNomad offers an attractive alternative to the Volkswagen California, complete with standard solar power, four beds and a shower. Volkswagen may absolutely dominate in nostalgia, but these days we prefer the look of Renault's…

Wood is a bad conductor of electricity. But scientists in Switzerland have found a way to generate electricity using wood and it is said to be safe and not give a shock. They have developed a new type of wooden flooring that generates power when a person walks on it. As surprising as it may seem, this new technology can give a self-sustainable option to power buildings. In many homes and commercial spaces, wood is used for flooring. The Swiss researchers layered pieces of wood and electrodes under the floorboard to turn…