Category: Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) will have serious societal impact globally. So it is more urgent than ever that state leaders cooperate to regulate the technology. There have been various calls already: the Bletchley Declaration at a recent UK summit and the 11 AI principles and code of conduct agreed on by G7 leaders, for example. But […]

Credit NASA Swarming Proxima Centauri: Swarms with thousands of tiny probes could be capable of reaching another nearby star this century. In the future, we might send swarms of small probes into space, each weighing just a few grams. These probes would be pushed by Earth-based powerful lasers, reaching incredibly fast speeds. To make this […]

Could an oblique wing, pivoting at an angle compared to the airplane’s body, change air travel? Bilateral symmetry is usually assumed in designing aircraft. Everything in nature that flies, like bugs or birds, has this symmetry. But birds that fly fast don’t have it. In the 1950s, a smart NASA engineer named Robert Thomas Jones […]

Credit: Swarovski Optik Swarovski Optik and Marc Newson created AX Visio, the world’s first smart binoculars. Award-winning designer Marc Newson in collaboration with Swarovski Optik created the AX Visio smart binoculars. Credit: Swarovski Optik Experience the best of both worlds with the AX Visio – a blend of traditional analog charm and smart features, making it […]

Mercury Marine unveils new electric outboards at CES and will hit the market by mid-2024. Mercury Marine is pushing the boundaries of electric outboard performance with the upcoming Avator 75e and 110e models. These models were created for boaters to effortlessly navigate aluminum fishing boats, compact pontoons, and small fiberglass runabouts. They offer a quiet, […]

In 1954, the Guardian’s science correspondent reported on “electronic brains”, which had a form of memory that could let them retrieve information, like airline seat allocations, in a matter of seconds. Nowadays the idea of computers storing information is so commonplace that we don’t even think about what words like “memory” really mean. Back in […]

Samsung unveiled the new Ballie AI robot ball, at CES in Las Vegas on January 8. Samsung introduced the new Ballie AI companion. With advanced intelligence, Ballie can come right to you and project visuals on your walls. It can also help you interact with other connected devices or turn switches on and off. The […]

Israel has experienced a 20% increase in cyberattacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, Check Point CEO Gil Shwed said. Speaking at The Jerusalem Post’s Israel Summit broadcast event, Shwed said that the government sector has experienced a 50% increase in attacks, more ransomware attacks, and about 20% more “wiper attacks” […]

You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after all. Yet they’re continually changing the shape of the world. This process happens in your garden, where plants use invisible mechanisms for their never-ending growth. Scientists discovered about 15 years ago that genes at the root tip (or more precisely, […]

LG and Samsung transparent LED displays unveiled at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. LG and Samsung revealed their see-through LED displays that turn glass into movie screens and holographic-like images. These transparent displays, a potential breakthrough for home entertainment, can transform ordinary objects into dynamic overlays. LG showcased the LG Signature OLED TV at the […]