Technology - general
Hybrid nanostructures hold hydrogen well
25 Oct 2016
How our brains 'slacken' as we age
25 Oct 2016
Study describes method to detect online dishonesty
24 Oct 2016
Researchers have devised a method to detect "astroturfing", the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public
UV light improves smartphone cameras
22 Oct 2016
Monkeys seen making stone flakes: so humans are 'not unique' after all
20 Oct 2016
Researchers have observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil deliberately break stones, unintentionally creating flakes that share many of the characteristics of those produced by early Stone Age hominins
Lego-like wall produces acoustic holograms
17 Oct 2016
Worked to death? Lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to early grave
17 Oct 2016
Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or are less healthy than those who have more flexibility and discretion in their jobs and are able to set their own goals as part of their employment
Worked to death? Lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to early grave
17 Oct 2016
Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or are less healthy than those who have more flexibility and discretion in their jobs and are able to set their own goals as part of their employment
China developing world's smallest nuclear power plant: report
12 Oct 2016
China is developing the world’s smallest nuclear reactor, which is smaller than a shipping container but can provide enough energy to power 50,000 households
Snow could reduce need for air conditioning
12 Oct 2016
Study challenges idea of mandatory water intake
07 Oct 2016
Three share 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
05 Oct 2016
This year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa - have developed the world's smallest machines – molecular machines with controllable movements, which can perform a task when energy is added