
Tag : Science
Canada’s PM Shows Reporter He Knows Quantum Computing
When you go to a press talk at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada, you expect there to be some smart remarks about what people may or may not know. Be warned, if…
Lab Proves Transplanted Skin Can Grow Hair
Recently technology has made huge strides in providing us with new ways of replacing damaged body parts, with the ability to 3d print organs being one of the most revolutionary changes that could soon see us being able to…
IBM’s Watson Now Has A Cook Book
Who doesn’t like their food? From the simple sandwich to a Sunday roast, there are plenty of meals you can make to enjoy in anything from five minutes to five hours. When it comes to trying…
Science Textbooks to Contain Illustrations by XKCD’s Randall Munroe
The popular webcomic XKCD has shown for years how well science, technology and humour can be mashed together through the medium of stick figures. Fans of the webcomic created by former NASA roboticist, Randall Munroe will…
Marvel Launches Program For Female Scientists
When people talk about Marvel they are normally discussing either the comics, the movies or the characters that feature in or both of the former. With some of the largest movies released (and with them only…
Vantablack – The New Blackest Material Ever!
A few years ago, Surrey NanoSystems revealed they had created a carbon nanotube-based material capable of reflecting only 0.035% of light, making it the blackest material ever made. Now, Vantablack is back and darker than ever, this…
Lab-grown Sperm Used To Create Healthy Mice
Technology can do amazing things, we’ve seen it give people the ability to walk again to creating fresh organs like candyfloss. The problem with technology is that you have to wait to see just how much things…
The Human Brain Capable of Holding 1 Petabyte of Data
A new study suggests that the human brain may be capable of storing as much as 1 petabyte of data, and yes that is a lot; it’s even ten times more information that was previously believed.…
Russia Has Plans to Nuke Asteroids
We’ve seen the movies. I’m thinking about the one with Bruce Willis in, the asteroid hurtling towards earth and a timer that just won’t stop ticking. I am course referring to Armageddon, a film in which…

Professor Hawking Warns Technology is the Greatest Threat to Humanity
During this century and beyond, the human race will face its greatest threat ever from the rise of science and technology, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned. Hawking told the Radio Times (via The Guradian) that as…
A Look At Time Magazines Selected Space Images Of 2015
Long lasting American magazine “Time” has recently announced a selected list of 55 space images that have captured the imagination of readers and experts alike, below is a look at just a few of these amazing…
Could We See A More Powerful Nuclear Bomb?
Happy New Year everyone, let’s talk about Nuclear Bombs. The threat of Nuclear annihilation has been in the public consciousness for quite a while, as the tech behind such weapons becomes more advanced, so is the…
Town Bans Solar Panels For “Sucking Up All The Energy Of The Sun”
Solar panels are a great step in renewable energy. They are constantly being upgraded, from absorbing new areas of the light spectrum to being made see-through. Companies and governments are understanding their importance and role they could play…
Peter Jackson to Direct Episode of Doctor Who
A year ago we released an article stating that Peter Jackson could direct a future episode of Doctor Who. The time is nigh. Peter Jackson is very active with his facebook, posting snippets from behind the…
You Can Now Do Real Science in Eve Online
EVE Online is one of the most popular MMORPG games around, set 21,000 years into the future as human colonize deep space and compete for resources. The games got a long history behind it, rich with…
Research Finds In-Game Usernames Correlated With Anti-Social Behaviour
According to the latest research, it turns out the names we pick in game are a good predictor of how we behave in-game. By looking at the usernames of player in League of Legends, researchers were…
China’s New Space Robot Looks Like an Iron Man Knockoff
At the 17th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai, China’s space agency rolled out their new Mars Probe, which consists of a new orbiter and landing rover, and while normally that would be the star of the…
NASA Releases Astonishing Images of The Sun in 4K
Modern technology has allowed us all to see the beauty of our own solar system and gaze in its wonder. The advent of ultra-high resolution video means it’s now possible to observe planetary bodies in such…

Bridging a Spinal Injury with Electronics Offers Hope to Paralysis
Science is a vital element to the exploration and development of a range of subjects and techniques, one such field is of course the medical profession, huge leaps and bounds have been made over the last…
How Many Laser Pointers Would You Need in Order to Kill a Human?
Scientists seem to have a lot of time on their hands if this is anything to go by, but hey ho, if you quite liked the idea of world domination while using a death ray, then…
The Pope Argues Social Media Has Caused Loneliness
Social media is an integral component of modern society and theoretically helps people to stay in contact with friends, family members and business acquaintances. However, our over-reliance on impersonal communication is arguably causing humans to experience loneliness…
Record For Furthest Distance Quantum Data Transmission Broken
Recently, there have been a lot of articles about technologies straight from science fiction. With lasers being mounted to airplanes by 2019 and Japan firing a laser equal to a thousand times the world’s electricity consumption.…
Australia To Teach Coding From Primary School
Every day we use computers if we use them at our fingers or just by buying something from a store or driving down the road. Technology is a big part of everyone’s lives these days, and this has…
A Portable Blood Cleanser Being Developed by Harvard Researchers
Science and tech are compatible with each other when it comes to developing new ideas for a variety of applications. This is certainly evident in the health sector which has seen a wide scope of innovations…
Airforce Wants Its Jets To Have Lasers By 2020
Everyone loves a good laser, be it shot into the sky at a festival, or at your favourite hero as they try to save the galaxy. Even the real world is liking them, with more and…
Scientists Are Concerned That Humans May Send Aliens Malware
Space exploration is quite frankly both awe-inspiring and also necessary to the understanding of possible life within the vastness of planets and also galaxies. If you thought our tech could in no way harm these efforts…
3D Printed Sternum And Ribs For Cancer Patient
3D Printing has taken off in recent years, with everything from toys to houses being designed and built by anyone with a computer (and a big enough printer). Some of the biggest advantages of the 3D…