New paint for stealth jets is even better at hiding them from radar and lasts longer

A new spray-on ceramic claims to be ‘harder than sand’ and provide more coverage for stealth jets and bombers.   A team at North Carolina University designed the material to address limitations of current polymer skins that peel off craft, revealing the plane to enemy radar scans. The innovation is still in early stages, but lab testing showed … Read more

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Call for longer school days as part of £13.5bn…

Longer school days, summer lessons and letting pupils retake a year are among the measures needed help pupils catch up on lost learning during the pandemic, a report has suggested.   A three-year funding package of £13.5billion is required in England to reverse the disruption to pupils’ education, according to the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think … Read more

Price of Bitcoin sinks 15% after Elon Musk says Tesla will no longer accept it as payment

The price of Bitcoin tanked Wednesday after Elon Musk said Tesla will no longer accept the cryptocurrency, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuels for mining the coin. CEO Musk tweeted Wednesday to say the electric car manufacturer ‘has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin’.  Creating Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies requires a lot of electricity, releasing massive … Read more

Price of Bitcoin sinks 15% after Elon Musk says Tesla will no longer accept it as payment

The price of Bitcoin tanked Wednesday after Elon Musk said Tesla will no longer accept the cryptocurrency, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuels for mining the coin. CEO Musk tweeted Wednesday to say the electric car manufacturer ‘has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin’.  Creating Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies requires a lot of electricity, releasing massive … Read more

SIR ANDREW DILNOT: Boris Johnson cannot duck care cost crisis any longer

The moral strength of a society can be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. In most respects Britain does well on that measure, as reflected by the NHS, education and the benefits system, where essential needs are met collectively by the state. But there is one glaring omission: namely, social care. Despite … Read more