Category: Technology

Research England has committed to support the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) in its delivery of their 2025 to 2029 ‘forward plan’. This new round of funding reflects continued commitment to strengthening collaboration across the research and innovation system. Supporting growth through collaboration Stronger collaboration between universities and businesses is central to realising […]

📍 Beijing, China — Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip, as China accelerates efforts to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. The initiative comes amid tightening U.S. export restrictions and growing competition in the global AI sector. The chip, which is being designed by Alibaba’s semiconductor division T-Head, […]

📍 Washington, D.C. — Delivery drones are expected to significantly disrupt the U.S. logistics industry by 2028, according to new survey data released by Tech.co. The findings reveal that 17% of logistics professionals believe drones will be the most transformative technology in the sector within the next two to three years. The anticipated shift comes […]

NASA Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth’s. Results from Nasa’s Insight mission suggest that the red planet has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core, potentially resolving a longstanding mystery. The findings, which are published in Nature, have important implications for our understanding of how Mars […]

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and 16th worldwide. Many victims are discovered only after their bodies have decomposed, burned, or been exposed to the elements. That makes identification […]

The findings challenge decades of scientific assumptions and provide new insights into fundamental biological processes. Scientists have discovered that carbon monoxide (CO) separates from haemoglobin through at least two distinct steps, overturning the long-held belief that this process occurs in a single event. Haemoglobin discovery challenges assumptions The research, published in Nature Communications, represents the […]

We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to eight seconds for gen Z. And as the new Premier League season kicked off, UEFA introduced a new “eight […]

Artist's impression of a supernova. By ESO/M. Kornmesser/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY What’s the link between an exploding star, climate change and human evolution? Francis Thackeray, who has researched ancient environments and fossils for many years, sets out his ideas about what happened in the distant past – with enormous consequences. Global cooling that happened millions […]

Ground Picture/Shutterstock When you chat with ChatGPT, it often feels like you’re talking to someone polite, engaged and responsive. It nods in all the right places, mirrors your wording and seems eager to keep the exchange flowing. But is this really what human conversation sounds like? Our new study shows that while ChatGPT plausibly imitates […]

FahC2025 Look at the front gardens in a typical suburban street and you’re unlikely to be surprised by much. Tidy little lawns and hedges, a few prim flowers, perhaps a well-kept wooden fence. You probably barely notice unless it’s in a poor state – or there’s something eccentric like a stone fountain. “Why would anyone […]