Technology - general
Chip implants replace ID cards at Swedish firm
02 Feb 2015
Workers inside a new Swedish office block area are getting computer chips implanted under their skin instead of using ID cards
Privacy challenges: its easy to identify individuals from their credit card metada
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 30 Jan 2015
Research at MIT reveals credit card data not as anonymous as thought
30 Jan 2015
Using four vague pieces of information, such as the dates and locations of four purchases, it is possible to identify 90 per cent of the people from credit card metadata
3D copy of patient's heart
30 Jan 2015
3D copy of patient's heart
30 Jan 2015
Perovskites boost silicon solar cells: study
24 Jan 2015
Putting a film of the crystalline material perovskite on top of a silicon solar cell increases the cell's efficiency nearly 50 per cent, Stanford engineers say
Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
23 Jan 2015
The self-powered device generates electricity when a user’s fingertips contact the multi-layer plastic materials that make up the device
Polish start-up develops computer within a mouse
21 Jan 2015
A Polish start-up has developed a computer within a mouse fitted with a quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB storage; the only extra hardware needed is a monitor and keyboard