How weight-loss drugs are changing healthcare
Drugs originally designed to treat diabetes are now being used by people seeking to lose weight. Other reported benefits are also emerging, including protecting against dementia and stroke, Maria Burke reports
Cool data: The hunt for new ways to deal with data centre heat
Data centres are energy guzzlers – and they’re growing hungrier due to the rise in internet traffic, demand for cloud-based computing and AI. Researchers are trying to find solutions, fast. XiaoZhi Lim reports
More power to AI: How the energy sector is adopting artificial intelligence
Ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene at the end of 2022, generative AI has become the ultimate cutting-edge technology in search of a use. However, beyond using it for emails, its adoption by many industrial sectors has been slow. Jon Evans reports on the energy sector – a case in point.
Analysis: Life sciences winners and losers in the global economy
SCI’s economist Rena Halpenny looks at the international race for life sciences companies – and which countries are winning.