Technology - general
Humanity on brink as AI to decimate jobs: Stephen Hawking
03 Dec 2016
The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, warns Stephen Hawking
DroneGun takes down drones from 1.2 miles away
29 Nov 2016
First caesarean where mother survived dates back to 1337
28 Nov 2016
The first birth by caesarean section where both the mother and child survived may have taken place in 1337 in Prague, researchers claim
Bringing silicon to life
26 Nov 2016
Theory that challenges Einstein’s physics could soon be put to the test
25 Nov 2016
Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - have made a prediction that could be tested
Your dog remembers more than you may think, find scientists
24 Nov 2016
Scientists have confirmed what dog-owners have often suspected — that their pets know more than they are able to let on
Android users more honest, humble than iPhone users: study
24 Nov 2016
People who use Android smartphones may have greater levels of honesty and humility than iPhone users
Of Catalysts and Coke
23 Nov 2016
India becomes associate member of CERN
22 Nov 2016
India and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research on Tuesday signed an agreement making India an associate member state of CERN, the world's largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory
Terminally ill girl wins right to cryogenic preservation
19 Nov 2016
A terminally ill 14-year-old girl in the UK who wanted her body to be preserved in case she could be cured in the future won a historic legal fight shortly before her death
A step toward biodegradable plastics
19 Nov 2016
Would banning of 'killer robots' actually stop robots from killing?
16 Nov 2016
By looking at killer robots we are forced to address questions that are set to define the coming age of automation, artificial intelligence and robotics, says University of buffalo researcher Tero Karppi