Category: Technology

Using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the team, which includes UK scientists, has uncovered the largest ever collection of dwarf galaxies hosting active black holes. The study also identified a record number of potential intermediate-mass black holes, remnants of the first black holes formed in the early Universe. UK contributions Mounted in a telescope […]

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2023. Since its discovery, the asteroid’s probability of an impact with our planet has gone all over the […]

Intel has raised concerns about the future of AI chipmaking in Ireland, urging the government to introduce a more competitive incentive program to attract and retain semiconductor manufacturers. A letter obtained by the Sunday Times, written by Intel’s Government Affairs leader Leonard Hobbs, was sent to former Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohue, now Minister […]

Early red-teaming tests have exposed significant security vulnerabilities in DeepSeek’s R1 AI model. According to a report by Laura Caroli for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the R1 model is 11 times more likely to produce harmful content and 4.5 times more likely to generate insecure code compared to OpenAI’s o1 model. […]

Italy is embarking on an ambitious project to develop its own low-orbit satellite system, aiming to enhance national communication security and reduce reliance on foreign providers like Starlink. This move is part of a broader strategy to bolster Italy’s space capabilities and assert European sovereignty over critical infrastructure. The Italian government plans to build a […]

Visibility has always been important in people’s decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, such as certain mountain peaks, rivers or ancestral sites, could help reinforce a community’s connection to its cultural and spiritual landscape. Some people […]

The UK Government has reassured the public of its commitment to human political control over the country’s nuclear weapons, following growing concerns about the potential role of artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear command, control, and communication systems. This comes after questions raised in Parliament regarding the integration of AI technologies in strategic military systems. In […]

Backed by a £250,000 Knowledge Asset Grant from the UK Government Office of Technology Transfer, the project will further develop the Zero Power Tunable Optics (ZEPTO) magnet. It marks an exciting step towards more sustainable particle accelerator technologies and could transform how these powerful machines are designed and built in the future. Impact on sustainable […]

OpenAI has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing 400 million weekly active users in February 2025—marking a 33% increase from 300 million in just two months. This surge, driven largely by word-of-mouth and the growing utility of its AI tools, such as ChatGPT, reflects the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence across various industries. The growing user […]

sruilk You have probably heard the saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but now it turns out that they are also connected to how we breathe. Scientists have long studied the size of our pupils to understand attention, emotion and even medical conditions. But now, new research has surprisingly revealed that […]