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Laser-based ripeness test ensures PERFECT avocados while reducing waste by up to 10 per cent 

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Millennials rejoice! Laser-based ripeness test ensures PERFECT avocados while reducing waste by up to 10 per cent Avocado ripeness is traditionally assessed by hand or using pneumatic devices These approaches can result in up to 30 per cent of the fruit being wasted Experts have developed a non-destructive approach using lasers and vibrations It cam accurately determine on an individual basis which fruit are … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown IS reducing spread, study suggests

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The UK’s lockdown appears to be blocking the spread of the coronavirus so well that it could drive the outbreak to an end, scientists say. Researchers say each infected patient may now only be passing COVID-19 on to 0.62 others, on average, down from 2.6 each before people were forced to stay at home. A … Read more

Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, scientists find

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Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, killing 8.8million people a year, a study shows. More people are dying early from breathing toxic air than some of the largest killers, including malaria, HIV, war and smoking. Scientists led by Germany fear the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic’ after analysing deaths … Read more