Sunday, 28 September 2025

No Time To Die review: A kinder Bond takes on biochemical warfare

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 181 views | 0 comments

Daniel Craig's final Bond film sees his character faced with a missing scientist, a man with an apocalyptic vision of the world and the return of nifty gadgets

Tags: Bono , Fila , Scientists

Source: www.newscientist.com

Drones are 'sniffing' ship exhaust for illegal fuel in European waters

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 191 views | 0 comments

Maritime authorities in the EU are now using drones to “sniff” the exhaust fumes from ships and catch operators using illegal, sulphur-rich fuel

Tags: Drones , Fuel

Source: www.newscientist.com

AI is helping US Air Force to decide which targets to strike

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 162 views | 0 comments

The US Air Force has used an AI as part of its "kill chain" - the process of gathering intelligence and directing weapons to destroy a target - though details of the incident are limited

Tags: AfD party

Source: www.newscientist.com

US army to 3D print concrete buildings and bridges in disaster areas

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 173 views | 0 comments

The US Army Corps of Engineers has developed technology that can 3D print buildings in disaster areas, and there are plans for the world’s first 3D-printed vehicle bridge

Tags: Army , Bridges , Fire , Technology

Source: www.newscientist.com

USB-C chargers: Will EU law cut down on e-waste or just anger Apple?

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 199 views | 0 comments

The European Union wants all smartphones and other portable devices to use USB-C chargers, but Apple says such a law would stifle innovation for its iPhones

Tags: Smartphones

Source: www.newscientist.com

Simple make-up tips can help you avoid face recognition software

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 178 views | 0 comments

AI software identifies which areas of your face you should subtly change with make-up to fool face recognition technology – and it works 98.8 per cent of the time

Tags: Technology

Source: www.newscientist.com

Tiny sensors inspired by gliding seeds could monitor the environment

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 169 views | 0 comments

Millimetre-sized wireless sensors modelled after spinning or gliding seeds could be used to measure environmental factors such as pH

Source: www.newscientist.com

4D-printed robot self-assembles into a tube and rolls up hills

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 169 views | 0 comments

A 3D-printed material rolls itself up into a tube, becoming a “4D-printed” robot that travels up hills when exposed to heat

Source: www.newscientist.com

Quantum supremacy has been achieved by a more complex quantum computer

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 171 views | 0 comments

A quantum computer made by researchers in China has outperformed classical computers, achieving what is known as quantum supremacy with a more complex quantum processor than ever before

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Source: www.newscientist.com

Quantum computer helps to design a better quantum computer

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 171 views | 0 comments

Quantum computers can simulate quantum circuits, which helps to speed up the design of new quantum processors

Source: www.newscientist.com

Watch sonic tractor beams lift and manipulate objects with sound waves

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 166 views | 0 comments

Levitating objects with sound might make for a fun demonstration, but this innovative technology has serious and potentially life-saving uses.

Tags: Sony , Technology

Source: www.newscientist.com

We’ve mastered acoustic levitation – and it is surprisingly useful

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 172 views | 0 comments

Sonic tractor beams lift and manipulate objects with sound waves. They could be used to precisely deliver drugs inside our bodies or assemble delicate computer chips in mid air

Tags: Sony

Source: www.newscientist.com

City-wide quantum data network in China is the largest ever built

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 186 views | 0 comments

A quantum network linking 40 computers in Hefei, China, is the largest demonstration to date of how a future quantum internet might work

Tags: Networks

Source: www.newscientist.com

Smart reporting tool could combat fake news on encrypted chat apps

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 196 views | 0 comments

Messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption, such as WhatsApp, make it hard to tackle disinformation, but a smart reporting tool could offer a solution while preserving privacy

Tags: Amy Smart , WhatsApp

Source: www.newscientist.com

Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in opposite ways

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 194 views | 0 comments

Inspired by a type of spiky evergreen leaf, researchers have come up with a material that forces different fluids to flow in opposite directions – even uphill

Source: www.newscientist.com

Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets could be decoded by an AI

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 208 views | 0 comments

The 4500-year-old written tablets that shine a light on life in ancient Mesopotamia are often damaged, but a predictive AI trained on 104 languages can help fill in the gaps

Tags: Fila

Source: www.newscientist.com

Fake TikTok accounts could spread disinformation ahead of German vote

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 208 views | 0 comments

Video-sharing app TikTok has implemented measures to prevent the spread of disinformation about the upcoming German election, but they don't seem to be fully working, say researchers

Tags: Election , Germany

Source: www.newscientist.com

Why has El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as its currency?

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 216 views | 0 comments

El Salvador is the first country to adopt the cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender, but other nations may follow suit

Tags: Bitcoin , Fire , LEGO

Source: www.newscientist.com

Almost no one encrypts their emails because it is too much of a hassle

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 213 views | 0 comments

A study looking at the use of encryption to keep the contents of an email private has found that the technology is rarely used, despite being available for decades

Tags: Technology

Source: www.newscientist.com

AI can detect a deepfake face because its pupils have jagged edges

Added: 08.11.2021 1:24 | 178 views | 0 comments