Ian Bott

Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

Can Europe go green without China’s critical minerals?

The EU’s increasing demand for rare earths is causing problems for policymakers

Wednesday, 13 September, 2023

China’s newest aircraft carrier prepares to take to the seas

Beijing aims to challenge US air superiority in the Pacific but the Fujian still trails rival’s nuclear-powered warships

Thursday, 7 September, 2023

News in-depthBAE Systems PLC

An ambitious timetable to deliver the world’s newest fighter jet

UK, Italian and Japanese partnership aims to have a new generation of supersonic aircraft flying by 2035

Monday, 4 September, 2023

FT SeriesThe battery revolution

Why the EV battery race needs a recycling revolution

Uncertainty over which cells will power tomorrow’s cars among factors complicating efforts to reuse raw materials

Friday, 1 September, 2023

The Big Read

Climate engineering: a quick fix or a risky distraction?

Advocates say reflecting solar radiation back into space can help cool a warming planet but opponents fear a devastating free-for-all

Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

The Big Read

Secret paper trail reveals hidden Adani investors

Following claims of share price manipulation, new documents uncover potentially controversial shareholders in one of India’s biggest conglomerates

Monday, 28 August, 2023

The Big Read

Superbugs: why it’s so hard to stop the ‘silent pandemic’

Antimicrobial resistance already kills millions and is projected to get worse. But there is little incentive for Big Pharma to tackle the issue

Tuesday, 22 August, 2023

View from the CockpitTravel

How fast is my plane going?

How pilots deal with multiple concepts of speed — and why today’s airliners are no quicker than those 60 years ago

Friday, 18 August, 2023

The Big Read

Here come the driverless taxis

San Francisco finally permits a 24/7 service despite local resistance. Can autonomous carmakers now win over the world?

Tuesday, 15 August, 2023

Neurotechnology

Pink Floyd strike a chord as scientists recreate song from brain activity

‘Another Brick in the Wall’ study could help people with severe neurological damage to communicate

Monday, 14 August, 2023

FT SeriesThe battery revolution

Rival battery technologies race to dominate electric car market

Two forms of lithium-ion technology are vying to dominate an industry destined to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars

Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

FT GlobetrotterCharting London’s museums

A conflicted walk through London’s Imperial War Museum

Challenging exhibits interwoven with personal stories make this museum a must-visit for an FT graphic artist

Friday, 28 July, 2023

The Weekend Essay

The UFO whistleblower and the search for extraterrestrial life

After David Grusch’s testimony to the US Congress this week, is it OK to talk about aliens? Henry Mance looks at the evidence

Sunday, 23 July, 2023

Visual and data journalism

Europe is far from completing its energy transition

Other charts of the week: jobs at risk of automation, the ideal age of a US president, the main drivers of tree cover loss and record UK temperatures

Monday, 3 July, 2023

The Big Read

How a Swedish start-up reignited the search for an Alzheimer’s drug

A decade ago a large part of Big Pharma gave up on one of humanity’s cruellest diseases. But then a new treatment showed promise

Wednesday, 14 June, 2023

Visual story

Which flying taxi will take off first?

Companies around the world are closing in on the dream: a battery-powered aircraft for short trips. Yet the journey to build, certify and fly remains uncertain and competitive

Tuesday, 13 June, 2023

Visual story

Subsea cables: how the US is pushing China out of the internet’s plumbing

Driven by fears of espionage and geopolitical tensions, experts say the infrastructure underpinning the internet is in danger of dividing into eastern and western blocks

Sunday, 11 June, 2023

Visual and data journalism

Surge in STIs in England sparks anxiety over reproductive health

Other charts of the week: foreign graduates, overcrowding in Europe, UK emissions and global trade restrictions

Thursday, 1 June, 2023

The Big Read

The big question of how small chips can get

For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress. Not for much longer, warn experts

Monday, 22 May, 2023

The Big Read

The crackdown on risky chemicals that could derail the chip industry

Evidence that the materials vital for semiconductor production are toxic for humans and the environment is mounting. But safe alternatives are many years away

Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

The Big Read

Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients?

Investors are pouring billions into companies claiming they can analyse DNA to find the disease early. But some scientists question if they really work

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Aerospace & Defence

Ukraine war puts spotlight on tech-led defence companies

Conflict shakes up arms industry dominated by long-established contractors

Saturday, 29 April, 2023

Climate change

Tom and Jerry satellites chase climate change

Two satellites monitor changes in Earth’s water masses by keeping an eye on one another

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

Mining

‘Playing with fire’: the countdown to mining the deep seas for critical minerals

UN-backed regulator at centre of wrangle over future of Pacific Ocean’s depths as July deadline looms

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