Are contact tracing apps a thing of the past?

Are contact tracing apps a thing of the past? It’s time to enter the post-COVID world Did it work? To some extent, yes.Analysisof the NHS COVID-19 app’s performance from its launch up to December 2020 revealed that it helped control the spread of the virus in these early days. During this period, the app was used on a regular basis by roughly 28% of the population, preventing approximately 600,000 cases of COVID at a time when vaccines were unavailable and treatments limited....

5 min · 889 words · Wendy Watts

Are ebikes good for your health? Hell yeah they are

Are ebikes good for your health? Hell yeah they are Can you keep fit riding an ebike? What’s your definition of fitness? Firstly, fitness means a lot of things to different people. For example, it could be: However, can we really say one of the above is more beneficial than the others? Of course not. Fitness by itself is a term fraught with misunderstanding. The health benefits of an ebike 2021 research​​revealed that riding an ebike for a 4....

4 min · 846 words · David Rosales

Are hydrogen fuel cells the future of green transport? Sorta

Are hydrogen fuel cells the future of green transport? Sorta Elon Musk hates them, but does hydrogen have a future in renewable energy? How do Hydrogen Fuel Cells work? The hydrogen in the fuel tanks travels to the fuel-cell stack. Inside the stack, the hydrogen undergoes an electrochemical reaction with oxygen that’s collected through the air intake. This process generates electricity which either directly powers the motor or is stored in the battery for future use....

4 min · 710 words · Lisa Burns

Are hydrogen fuel cells the future of green transport? Sorta

Are hydrogen fuel cells the future of green transport? Sorta Elon Musk hates them, but does hydrogen have a future in renewable energy? How do Hydrogen Fuel Cells work? The hydrogen in the fuel tanks travels to the fuel-cell stack. Inside the stack, the hydrogen undergoes an electrochemical reaction with oxygen that’s collected through the air intake. This process generates electricity which either directly powers the motor or is stored in the battery for future use....

4 min · 710 words · David Berger

Are phones designed to slow down over time? Let’s review the evidence

Are phones designed to slow down over time? Let’s review the evidence The answer to this, as usual, is complicated The ol’ operating system shuffle Every year, usually aroundMay and June, tech companies announce their new OS updates. The main news surrounding the releases is oftennew system featuressuch asFacetimeenhancements, improvements tovoice assistants, or afancier system design. But did you know these features are optimized for the new hardware traditionally released during the summer, and the chips that come with it?...

5 min · 1007 words · Robin Welch
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