Angola performs its first robotic kidney surgeries with Angolan doctors
A team of Angolan doctors, supervised by a Brazilian surgeon, operated on the first kidney patients in Luanda using a surgical robot.
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Cape Verde could become a digital bridge between Europe, Africa and South America
CVTelecom and DE-CIX have signed a letter of intent to study a new interconnection corridor in the South Atlantic, between Lisbon and São Paulo.
High-mileage electric cars fail MOTs less often than petrol cars
An analysis of 47.4 million tests in the UK found that electric cars stand up better to the passing years.
New material makes hydrogen from water and light without expensive metals
Researchers at Oregon State University have created a material that could help make green hydrogen cheaper.
Plant “armour” triples strawberry yields
A fabric invented in the United States protects strawberry plants from insects and increased harvests by up to 3.56 times.
First new wild cat species in more than 100 years discovered in Bolivia
DNA tests have confirmed that the tilcayo cat, from the Yungas cloud forest, is a species in its own right.
Floating scarecrows more than halve the number of seabirds caught in fishing nets
A two-year trial in Cornwall showed that a kite shaped like a bird of prey cut accidental catches by 71%.