Category: Technology

The 2023 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering tools used to study the world of electrons. Electrons are sub-atomic particles that play a role in many phenomena we see every day, from electricity to magnetism. This year’s three Nobel physics laureates demonstrated a way to create extremely […]

Domestic work is vital for society to function. Meals need to be cooked, clothes and homes cleaned, and people need to be cared for. These tasks take time and, generally speaking, are not shared equally within households. Some of these tasks are now becoming automated. This could benefit gender equality, but we also need to […]

Planetary scientists have long known that Mercury has been shrinking for billions of years. Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, its interior has been cooling down as internal heat leaks away. This means that the rock (and, within that, the metal) of which it is composed must have contracted slightly in volume. It […]

Nissan 20-23 electric hatchback concept for the city was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe (NDE), in London. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe (NDE) being located in London, Makoto Uchida, Nissan’s President and Chief Executive Officer, visited NDE to unveil an all-new sporty urban electric concept car […]

Stanley Kubrick’s landmark 2001: A Space Odyssey space suit worn by actor Sean Sullivan is heading for auction. Astronaut space suit 6-piece ensemble from 2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM, 1968) Vintage original (6) piece astronaut space suit ensemble includes: Helmet, metal neck ring, tubing, and applied “United States Aeronautics Agency – Clavius Base” decal, leather-lined […]

Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness – the integrated information theory – of being pseudoscience. Immediately, several other figures in the field responded by critiquing the letter as poorly reasoned and […]

Ding! The courier hands me an unassuming brown box with “live animals” plastered on the side. I begin carefully unboxing. The cardboard exterior gives way to a white polystyrene clamshell, cloistering a pearly sphere-shaped, water-filled bag. Lightly pulsing, I spot them: three cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris). Each the size of a 50-pence coin. After months […]

An Iranian hacker group known as OilRig hijacked legitimate websites in order to target Israeli organizations, including a healthcare organization, in two separate cyberattack campaigns in 2021 and 2022, the Slovak ESET cybersecurity company reported last week. The two cyberattack campaigns were labeled “Outer Space” and “Juicy Mix” by ESET. The two campaigns collected browsing […]

The UK has experienced several terrorist attacks, from the 2005 London bombings, to the devastating events at Manchester Arena and London Bridge in 2017. These tragic incidents not only resulted in the loss of innocent lives but were also immensely challenging for emergency response teams. Each of these events required coordination between several different emergency […]

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses look like any other pair of stylish specs, but they feature two hidden cameras and new AI capabilities. Meta in collaboration with Ray-Ban launches $329 smart glasses featuring two hidden cameras. They are called ‘Headliner’ and they have two tiny cameras hidden in the arms that let wearers snap photos and […]