Fast computers, 5G networks and radar that passes through walls are bringing ‘X-ray vision’ closer to reality
Seeing through walls has long been a staple of comics and science fiction. Something like it could soon be a...
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How the love of one teenager brought Tweetdeck to its knees
Not so tight Florian! ladyb, CC BY-NDTweetDeck, a Twitter app with millions of users, is back online after a rather...
Russia report: intelligence expert explains how UK ignored growing threat
The new report on Russia from parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is damning. The document certainly isn’t a page-turner,...
Grattan on Friday: Hokey-pokey politics as the government is shaken all about
In the topsy turvy Liberal universe, just when the right is trying to tighten its grip on the throat of...
The world’s data explained: how much we’re producing and where it’s all stored
Shutterstock/ jamesteohartAncient humans stored information in cave paintings, the oldest we know of are over 40,000 years old. As humans...
Sleep-deprived financial traders make lower stock market returns – new research
'Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.' fizkesDo financial traders make better returns in the stock market when they are well rested? You would intuitively assume...
Healthcare consultations in the digital age – are carebots up to the job?
LightField Studios/ShutterstockResearch shows that doctors who offer empathic and positive messages can reduce a patient’s pain, improve their recovery after...
Artificial intelligence: governments see huge business potential, but ignore the downsides
(unless you're Google). GrenarMany governments are increasingly approaching artificial intelligence with an almost religious zeal. By 2018 at least 22...
To stop the machines taking over we need to think about fuzzy logic
A model of the Terminator from the popular movie series where machines take over the world. Flickr/Edwin Montufar, CC BY-NC-SAAmid...
Brain scientists haven’t been able to find major differences between women’s and men’s brains, despite over a century of searching
Are there innate differences between female and male brains? SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesLeer en español People have searched...
