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While there is relief at last night’s ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran, today’s commentators continue to warn of ongoing uncertainty for fuel supplies and prices; but in the long run, will it be shortages of fertiliser and the knock-on effect on our food security that affect Britain the most in the economic fall-out of the war? Cutting fertiliser use has never made more sense, writes Vicki Hird, strategic lead on agriculture, The Wildlife Trusts. Keys facts: According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, about a third of the global seaborne trade in fertilisers pass through the Strait of Hormuz.1 Essential components of fertiliser like urea and ammonia are made with energy-intensive production processes including gas. This means that,…

Learn how to make rounded corners for UIImageView items wrapped inside collection view cells, with rotation support. Circular cells inside a collection viewAchieving the goal is relatively easy, but if you don’t know what’s going on in the background it’s going to be harder than you would think first. So let’s create a new project add a storyboard with a UICollectionViewController, drag a UIImageView inside the cell, resize it, add some constraints, set the cell identifier.It should look something like the image above. Nothing special just a simple UI for our example application. Now search for some random image, add…

Machines on factory floors are not physical tools. Many are now connected and monitored in real time. The next step goes further: creating digital versions of those machines that can be tested and analysed without affecting the real asset.Digital twins are starting to play a larger role on factory floors. From basic tracking to simulation, digital twins are becoming part of day-to-day operations for companies managing large fleets of equipment. Firms like LG CNS are working in this space by combining IoT data with software platforms to build virtual models.Many industrial firms began their digital journey with asset tracking. Sensors…

We’re living in an era where anyone can be a creator. As mobile phones make it effortless to capture high-quality video, what was once for professionals has become part of everyday life. Samsung Electronics has independently developed the APV (Advanced Professional Video) codec, a technology designed to enable high-quality video editing and has released it as open source. The codec made its debut on Galaxy S26 Ultra launched in March, setting a new benchmark for mobile video creation. By preserving image quality while minimizing loss throughout the editing process, APV enables more precise, professional-grade video production. Samsung Newsroom sat down…

Revealing how copper atoms shift under heat offers a blueprint for engineering materials with precisely controlled expansion Wavy layers (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Long Quattro) Most materials expand when heated because increased atomic vibrations push atoms slightly farther apart. However, some unusual materials, such as α‑Cu₂V₂O₇, instead shrink when heated, a phenomenon known as negative thermal expansion. Although this behaviour had been observed before, its underlying mechanism was not well understood. In this study, the researchers examined α‑Cu₂V₂O₇ from 5 K to 800 K using neutron diffraction, synchrotron X‑ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and first‑principles calculations. They found that the material exhibits three distinct…

The transition to digital records has become a standard in the modern healthcare system. Today, electronic health record systems are essential for managing patient health, improving workflows, and supporting healthcare professionals. According to Statista, the global Electronic Health Record (EHR) market continues to grow steadily, driven by increasing EHR adoption and demand for advanced healthcare software. As a result, implementing a new EHR system is no longer optional but a key step for any healthcare organization aiming to stay competitive and efficient.   In this guide, we share practical insights into EHR system development and building a modern EHR platform.…

Have you ever noticed how some apps feel intuitive the moment you open them? Or how your eye glides through a webpage without consciously thinking about where to look or click? Chances are, the designer understood something about how the brain interprets visual patterns, whether or not they realized they were drawing on Gestalt psychology. Throughout my career as a product designer, including at Airbnb and Colgate, I’ve used Gestalt psychology to structure complex dashboards and user interfaces. I draw on principles like proximity and similarity to make information-heavy products intuitive and easy to navigate. In this article, we’ll examine…

Chinese AI company Z.ai has launched GLM-5.1, an open-source coding model it says is built for agentic software engineering. The release comes as AI vendors move beyond autocomplete-style coding tools toward systems that can handle software tasks over longer periods with less human input. Z.ai said GLM-5.1 can sustain performance over hundreds of iterations, an ability it argues sets it apart from models that lose effectiveness in longer sessions. As one example, the company said GLM-5.1 improved a vector database optimization task over more than 600 iterations and 6,000 tool calls, reaching 21,500 queries per second, about six times the…

I’ve always been an Ikea fan. I lived in nine different apartments over 15 years before moving into my home, and every single one of those places had an abundance of Ikea furnishings. But the latest thing from Ikea that’s been catching my eye isn’t the new bold blue shade for the Billy bookcase, but the brand’s expanded and upgraded smart home gear.Ikea announced last year that its new lineup of smart home gadgets would be entirely Matter-compatible. That’s a big deal, as the open source interoperability standard has Amazon, Apple, and Google signed up, meaning these devices will play…

Globe Telecom has reportedly joined the consortium building the new 8,000km Candle submarine cable system, which will connect Japan and Singapore with additional links to Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.The Philippine mobile operator is joining a regional consortium consisting of SoftBank, Meta, IPS, TM Technology Services and XLSmart Telecom. The Candle submarine cable system, announced last September, will feature a configuration of 24 fiber pairs. Each fiber pair consists of two optical fibers – one for transmitting and one for receiving. Therefore, a 24-fiber-pair system contains a total of 48 optical fibers. This configuration will enable higher-capacity, lower-latency transmission to…