Category: Technology

During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses? For many years, it was thought that the main reason some people reject science was a simple deficit of knowledge […]

I once restored a 1950s timepiece for a customer who waxed lyrical about the intricacies of my work – all the while refusing to pay. They baulked when I presented them with the bill we’d previously agreed. Then they garbled on about the philosophical nature of time, still resisting payment. It was during that wistful, […]

Lamborghini Lanzador EV Lamborghini Lanzador EV is an electric hypercar with a higher driving position, an innovative Gran Turismo 2+2 SUV concept. Equipped with two electric motors one for each axle, the Lamborghini Lanzador EV unveiled earlier in 2023, provides all-wheel drive and efficiency in all driving conditions, on all surfaces, and in every driving style. The system delivers […]

Researchers have developed an AI system that can record silent thoughts and turn them into text. In a world-first, researchers from the GrapheneX-UTS Human-centric Artificial Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a portable, non-invasive system that can decode silent thoughts and turn them into text. The technology can help people […]

The temperature has dropped, the nights have drawn in. The winter holidays have started, families are gathered – so where can you go to fuel the imagination and get some fresh air? A zoo might not be your first thought – but with some offering reduced ticket prices and smaller crowds than in summer, your […]

MIT News MIT engineers developed a vibrating pill tricking the stomach into feeling full, an ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity. Engineers have created a vibrating pill that you can swallow before a meal to make you feel full faster. When you sallow a vibrating capsule, it triggers sensors in your stomach, fooling your […]

Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have identified more than 350 fossil vertebrate tracksites from South Africa’s Cape south coast. Most are found in cemented sand dunes, called aeolianites, and all are from the Pleistocene Epoch, ranging in age from about 35,000 to 400,000 years. During that […]

Solstice to Solstice José Zarcos Palma Solstice to Solstice. Using a basic homemade camera and special paper, José Zarcos Palma captured this unique Sun trail photo over 183 days. The picture spans from the summer solstice on June 21 to the winter solstice on December 21, 2022, showcasing the Sun‘s daily journey across the sky […]