Solar eclipse and freak weather may mess up renewables
A solar eclipse can be alarming for animals and birds – and also for countries that rely on renewable energy, like Germany. Image: tj.blackwell
Read Moreby Colin | Mar 19, 2015 | Journalism, Technology | 0
A solar eclipse can be alarming for animals and birds – and also for countries that rely on renewable energy, like Germany. Image: tj.blackwell
Read Moreby Colin | Jan 15, 2015 | Featured, Journalism, Physics | 0
It’s an urban myth that had US TV show Mythbusters weighing a truck full of pigeons on a scale and getting them to fly. Now it seems there’s some truth to the idea that a truck driver carrying a cargo of birds can lighten the load by making the birds fly. Image: Lentink
Read Moreby Colin | Oct 8, 2014 | Health, Journalism | 0
Locked in but not shut out: for the first time people who have lost the ability to move or talk because of a stroke may be able to communicate with their loved ones using a brain-computer interface. Image: Max ?
Read Moreby Colin | Sep 25, 2013 | Health, Journalism, Technology | 0
A man missing his lower leg has gained precise control over a prosthetic limb, just by thinking about moving it – all because his unused nerves were preserved during the amputation and rerouted to his thigh where they can be used to communicate with a robotic leg. Image: Defence Images
Read Moreby Colin | May 16, 2012 | Technology | 0
Fred Guterl tries to kill off humankind in a series of apocalyptic thought experiments in The Fate...
Read Moreby Colin | Nov 29, 2010 | Journalism, Technology | 0
New Scientist Image: Photocapy Ingmar Posner wants to develop robots that can see through walls....
Read Moreby Colin | Jul 19, 2009 | Journalism | 0
Our innate desire to compete can be seen as one of humanity’s ugly sides, but harnessed in...
Read Moreby Colin | May 15, 2009 | Journalism | 0
Technology has transformed sport and improved athlete performance but letting technology take over...
Read Moreby Colin | Dec 29, 2008 | Journalism | 0
As Obama prepares to green the US, we take a look at the new technologies that may help from super...
Read Moreby Colin | Apr 4, 2008 | Journalism | 0
Here’s a novel way to encourage young children to brush up on their oral hygiene – turn a...
Read Moreby Colin | Nov 23, 2007 | Journalism | 0
Where genetic modification of crops is concerned, environmental groups are as vehemently opposed today as they were at the height of the GM food controversy of the 1990s. But is GM science now in a position to allay some of the fears of environmental groups? Image: Svadilfari
Read Moreby Colin | Nov 7, 2007 | Journalism, Technology | 0
Throw out those stress balls. Playing computer games that encourage a positive attitude might be the best way to release tension in the workplace. Image: seanbjack
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