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New battery tech is here now

The era of battery anxiety could soon be ending as silicon-carbon batteries make their way into smartphones, electric vehicles and other everyday devices.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

How does Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law affect patients and medical staff?

A new law allowing patients in Hong Kong to reject life-sustaining treatments when they are terminally ill will take effect on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Health starts on a Thai plate

Thai cuisine has long been celebrated for its bold flavours, but beyond a balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy lies another defining characteristic: many of Thailand’s traditional recipes were created with wellness in mind.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Nolan's 'Odyssey' boosts sales of mythology tales in UK

LONDON - Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has not only lured legions of fans to cinemas, but sparked huge interest in the United Kingdom in Homer's epic poem and other Greek and Roman mythology works.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Drones and blackouts inflict tense summer on Crimea

SEVASTOPOL - A boom rang out over the city of Sevastopol on the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Japan develops heat-beating cooling booths

As extreme summer temperatures become an increasingly serious public health concern, Japanese manufacturers have introduced a portable cooling booth designed to help people recover quickly from dangerous heat exposure.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Thai Sisters Win Gold at World Invention Olympics 2026 in Korea

NanthaSedtinwong(Annie) andThanitaSedtinwong(Winnie), sixth-form students from Concord College, United Kingdom, have brought international recognition to Thailand by winning Gold Medals at The World Invention Creativity Olympics (Korea WICO2026), held in the Republic of Korea andorganisedby the Korea University Intellectual Property Association.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Suicide attempts on Phuket bridges on successive days

PHUKET - Two women driving black Mercedes-Benz sedans have attempted suicide from bridges above the sea in Phuket on successive days. One was saved, the other has not been found.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

South Korean web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn

SEOUL - Under banners emblazoned “Solidarity” and “We stand together with victims”, a group of South Korean women digital detectives dredges the internet for a scourge of illegal AI-enabled pornography.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Meet the astronomer digging for Milky Way ‘fossils’

GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Amina Helmi’s passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30