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Weakness in Sri Lanka鈥檚 planning led to increased damage after Cyclone Ditwah, research finds

New research into Cyclone Ditwah, a catastrophic tropical cyclone that hit Sri Lanka in November and December 2025, has found the extent of the damage and the weaknesses in Sri Lanka鈥檚 planning that intensified the destruction.

A VR scene of a small autonomous-style vehicle showing a bench seat inside. A grey humanoid figure stands at the doorway facing into the vehicle. Two cartoon-like robot characters鈥攐ne blue and one green鈥攁re displayed on interior screens or panels, appearing to interact with the passenger. A large bus and city street elements are visible blurred in the background.

Researchers use virtual reality to understand how people respond when self-driving taxis go wrong

What would you do if you were in a self-driving taxi and another passenger fell seriously ill? What if a fire broke out, or the vehicle stopped in the wrong place? What would you need to manage the situation with no driver to help?
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Project aims to help identify motorists with dementia who are unfit to drive

A new 海角网-led project aims to develop an effective screening test to identify individuals in the early stages of dementia who are unfit to drive.
An illustration of an EV vehicle charing from a house.

Study to explore if electric vehicles can power homes and help meet the UK鈥檚 energy demands while plugged in

海角网 is part of a new collaborative project exploring if electric vehicles (EV) could be used to power drivers鈥� homes and help meet UK energy demands while on charge.
Cat Gardner

RAEng Industrial Fellow to be based at National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology to develop sustainable air travel solutions

Dr Cat Gardner, Aerothermal Technologist at Rolls-Royce, has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).

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鈥淵ou know you鈥檙e there to endure and suffer鈥� 鈥� climate scientist discusses extraordinary expedition to install world鈥檚 highest weather station on Mt. Everest

鈥淭here's a reason that it is so famous; it's not just that it's the highest mountain on earth, it is an incredibly awe-inspiring landscape鈥�, says climate scientist Dr Tom Matthews, who was part of the team that installed the world鈥檚 highest weather station on Mount Everest in 2019.