Technology - general
Scientists discover gut bacteria in bees spread antibiotic-resistant genes to each other
19 Dec 2017
How do you spot a Russian bot? Answer goes beyond Kremlin watching, new research finds
19 Dec 2017
A team of researchers has isolated the characteristics of bots on Twitter through an examination of bot activity related to Russian political discussions
How do you spot a Russian bot? Answer goes beyond Kremlin watching, new research finds
19 Dec 2017
A team of researchers has isolated the characteristics of bots on Twitter through an examination of bot activity related to Russian political discussions
3-D nanoscale imaging made possible
18 Dec 2017
Stephen Hawking leads investigation into first inter-stellar object in our solar system
16 Dec 2017
British physicist Stephen Hawking is leading an investigation into whether the first object ever to arrive from outside our solar system is a spaceship from an alien civilization
Could ancient bone relics suggest Santa was real?
16 Dec 2017
Was St Nicholas, the fourth century saint who inspired the iconography of Santa Claus, a legend, or was he a real person?
Error-free into the quantum computer age
16 Dec 2017
New technique could make captured carbon more valuable
15 Dec 2017
Scientists developed an efficient process for turning captured carbon dioxide into syngas, a mixture of H2 and CO that can be used to make fuels and chemicals
Laser-driven technique for creating fusion could be possible within a decade say experts
14 Dec 2017
Engineers create plants that glow
14 Dec 2017
Seeing through walls of unknown materials
11 Dec 2017
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