Technology - general

Scientists detect gravitational waves predicted by Einstein hundred years ago

12 Feb 2016

For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, which opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos

New lens ready for its close-up

12 Feb 2016

Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction

12 Feb 2016

Ligo confirms predictions of gravitational waves

12 Feb 2016

Record for fastest data rate set

12 Feb 2016

Researchers in the UK have achieved a rate of 1.125 Tb/s as part of research on the capacity limits of optical transmission systems, designed to address the growing demand for fast data rates

Horses can read human emotions, Sussex research shows

11 Feb 2016

Smile and a horse will smile with you – literally

11 Feb 2016

Man’s favourite neigh-sayer can not only tell whether a human might be in a bad mood, it can do so from a photograph as well

Energy-friendly chip can perform powerful artificial-intelligence tasks

09 Feb 2016

Cockroach inspires robot that squeezes through cracks

09 Feb 2016

Lithium battery catalyst found to harm key soil microorganism

06 Feb 2016

Battery technology could charge up water desalination

06 Feb 2016

Hack-proof RFID chips

05 Feb 2016

Indian scientists help develop hack-proof credit cards

05 Feb 2016

Researchers have designed an RFID chip that prevents so-called side-channel attacks, which analyse patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to extract its cryptographic key

New chip fabrication approach

01 Feb 2016

Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers

“Bursting” cells gain the brain’s attention for life-or-death decisions

01 Feb 2016

Moon was created by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet

30 Jan 2016

Graphene composite could keep wings ice-free

29 Jan 2016

New calibration tool to help astronomers look for habitable exoplanets

29 Jan 2016

Origami may be new key to structures small and large

29 Jan 2016

Delivering the internet of the future - at the speed of light and open sourced

28 Jan 2016

Internet at speed of light on the horizon

28 Jan 2016

For the first time, revolutionary internet technologies may enable internet traffic to travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable, say scientists