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As the Glasgow Times reported in December, the company has announced that a tariff will be applied to electric vehicle charging points across their parking network. Today, the train operator released that the fee will start on Monday, January 8. It will require electric car owners to pay 43p per kilowatt for charging, a rate similar to most local authorities. READ NEXT: New ScotRail charge will be introduced at car parks ScotRail said this will help to recover the cost of operating the charging points, with no profit being made. A fixed overstay payment of £12 per 12 hours will apply, and while this will…

Professor Bumjoon Kim’s research team in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering succeeded in implementing a stretchable organic solar cell by applying a newly developed polymer material that demonstrated the world’s highest photovoltaic conversion efficiency (19%) while functioning even when stretched for more than 40% of its original state.  This new conductive polymer has high photovoltaic properties that can be stretched like rubber. The newly developed polymer is expected to play a role as a power source for next-generation wearable electronic devices. With the market for wearable electric devices growing rapidly, stretchable solar cells that can function under strain…

Motorists benefited from a 6p per litre fall in petrol prices last month according to the latest figures. The average price of the fuel at UK forecourts decreased from 146.7p on December 1 to 140.6p on December 31, the RAC said. It was the second consecutive monthly price cut. This has brought petrol prices down to a level last seen in early February 2022, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in the cost of oil. The average price of a litre of diesel fell from 154.3p to 149.2p in December. But the RAC said pump prices should be…

Location : The A590 eastbound between the A5092 and the junction with the A592 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:45 and 11:00 on 5 January 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Apple is kicking off 2024 with new content for its workout service Fitness+, including a new meditation theme, a yoga program for golfers, artist spotlights with Super Bowl Halftime Show performers and new celebrity guests for its audio walking experience “Time to Walk.” Starting January 8, Apple Fitness+ is adding a new meditation theme called “Sound,” which will feature sounds meant to soothe and relax users, such as someone striking a gong or singing bowl. There will be seven sounds available at launch, with new meditations dropping every week. The sound meditations last for five, 10 and 20 minutes. Image…

In a step towards enhancing user privacy, Google has announced that it is testing a new feature, ‘Tracking Protection,’ in Chrome. This initiative, part of Google’s broader ‘Privacy Sandbox’ project, aims to limit the ability of websites to track user activity across the internet. Let’s delve into what this means for businesses and the web landscape.   Understanding Third-Party Cookies   For almost 30 years, third-party cookies have been central to the web experience, tracking website activities for various purposes, including targeted advertising and user login support. However, they also raise privacy concerns by allowing extensive tracking of users’ online…

Ryan SprengerFauna Bio Inc. The use of non-model organisms in medical research is an expanding field that has already made a significant impact on human health. Insights gleaned from the study of unique mammalian traits are being used to develop novel therapeutic agents. The remarkable phenotype of mammalian hibernation confers unique physiologic and metabolic benefits that are being actively investigated for potential human health applications on Earth. These benefits also hold promise for mitigating many of the physical and mental health risks of space travel. The essential feature of hibernation is an energy-conserving state called torpor, which involves an active…

Some try dieting, some try running and some try abstaining, yet a concept called Veganuary is becoming increasingly popular. Like many in lockdown, I watched ‘Cowspiracy’ and was taken aback by the brutal portrayal of animal slaughter shown on screen. After one particularly graphic scene – a little duck getting its head removed via machete – I decided enough was enough and I would become a veggie. This lasted a solid 48 hours before I once again found myself stumbling through a kebab shop threshold at 2 a.m. on a Saturday, riddled with shame. #Cowspiracy (2014)Again, interesting but heartbreaking. Fails to appreciate that some…

Location : The A34 northbound exit slip to the A423 north of Kennington. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:30 and 09:45 on 5 January 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: SBM/Plux/Shutterstock Glynis Johns, the actress who portrayed plucky suffragette Mrs. Banks in Disney’s 1964 classic Mary Poppins, died at the age of 100 in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 4, according to her manager, Mitch Clem. She was staying at an assisted living facility. Her death, according to Clem, is nothing short of the end of the golden age of Hollywood. “Glynis powered her way through life with intelligence, wit, and a love for performance, affecting millions of lives,” Clem said in a heartfelt statement provided to Variety on Thursday. “She entered my life early in my career…