All posts tagged: accelerate

NHS trials AI and robotics to accelerate lung cancer diagnosis

NHS trials AI and robotics to accelerate lung cancer diagnosis

Published by skeptic

Patients with suspected lung cancer may soon get a rapid diagnosis thanks to a pioneering NHS pilot that combines AI and robotics to reach cancers that are notoriously difficult to detect. For thousands of patients each year, a suspected lung cancer diagnosis can involve weeks of scans, repeat appointments and invasive tests – all while living with uncertainty. A new NHS pilot aims to change that timeline dramatically. Led by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the programme uses advanced AI software and robotic bronchoscopy to identify and biopsy tiny lung nodules in a single, minimally invasive procedure. The goal is simple but transformative: deliver faster, safer and more accurate lung cancer diagnosis. UK Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting believes the technology can transform care for the disease: “When I was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the NHS saved my life using robotic technology. That experience showed me what’s possible when brilliant clinicians have access to cutting-edge innovation – it saves lives. “Lung cancer is one of the biggest killers in the UK, taking an …

€17m GAMMA project to accelerate green shipping

€17m GAMMA project to accelerate green shipping

Published by skeptic

Funded with €17m through Horizon Europe, the project aims to demonstrate how hydrogen-based fuel cells and climate-neutral fuels can transform deep-sea shipping, enabling zero-emission operations for large ocean-going vessels. The five-year initiative is led by Icelandic engineering company Verkís and includes a consortium of European innovators, such as ANT Topic, Fraunhofer, Aurelia, Sea Green Engineering, Energy Cluster Denmark, SINTEF, and Politecnico di Milano, among others. Richard Berkling, CEO of PowerCell Group, commented: “This project represents exactly the type of industrial learning that the maritime sector needs right now. “GAMMA allows us to move beyond theoretical studies and demonstrate how fuel cells, hydrogen carriers, and onboard reforming can work together in a commercial vessel. That operational experience is what will ultimately de-risk adoption and unlock large-scale deployment.” A landmark project for maritime decarbonisation The GAMMA project – short for Green Ammonia and Biomethanol fuel MAritime Vessels – brings together 16 European partners to retrofit a 60,000 DWT bulk carrier from TOPIC Fleet. This retrofit will convert the vessel into a full-scale testbed for green shipping technologies, …

Contrary to popular belief, EV sales growth continued to accelerate in 2025

Contrary to popular belief, EV sales growth continued to accelerate in 2025

Published by skeptic

BYD Shenzhen, the world’s largest car transport ship (Source: BYD) In 2025, the world sold 20.7 million EVs – 3.6 million more EVs than it did in the previous year, according to a new report by Rho Motion. That’s a larger increase than last year’s 3.5 million increase, which was also higher than the previous year, showing that EVs keep growing despite unprecedented attacks against them by governments and by the automakers themselves. 2025 was once again marked by ubiquitous falsehoods in the media regarding electric cars. If you spent the year reading headlines, or listening to lobbying from automakers, or political statements by fossil shills squatting in government, you’d think the bottom was falling out of EV sales. After all, for not just this past year, but over two years now, there have been stories all throughout media claiming that EV sales are slowing, cooling, falling, or any other number of inaccurate words. Advertisement – scroll for more content Even automakers have reacted to these falsehoods and reduced their EV production plans – even …