It’s happened to the best of us: without thinking, we throw a new cotton shirt in the dryer, and voilà: we now have a shirt suitable for a toddler. Cotton is prone to these types of washing errors in a way that synthetic fibers, such as polyester, are not. Much of this vulnerability comes down … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Chinese economy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. China’s mortgage-backed securities market has shrunk by almost two-thirds in the past year, following a wave of early redemptions by property owners, highlighting the country’s limited investment landscape. The size of the market stood at … Read more
I recently celebrated my 67th birthday, which gave me the usual pause for thought. I like to think I’m aging well, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. But change is hard and at my age it can be quite intimidating. That’s one of the main reasons I enjoy creating (and testing) ideas featured in … Read more
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that a cotton candy-like planet the size of Jupiter, located about 350 light-years away, is shrinking and on its way to becoming a ‘sub-Neptune’ or ‘super-Earth’ ‘ format. world. The extrasolar planet or ‘exoplanet’ called V1298 Tau b is not only one of the lightest planets ever … Read more