Aug 22, 2016
This year’s melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and relatively rapid ice loss through May. The melt slowed down in June, however, making it highly unlikely that this year’s summertime sea...
Aug 19, 2016
It looks like Uber has a plan to stop its disruptive ride-sharing business model being disrupted by self-driving cars. While a number of companies – both traditional automotive manufacturers and IT companies like Google – are preparing to bring...
Aug 18, 2016
A new study hints that too much time online could put one’s immunity in jeopardy, increasing the risk of colds and flu by 30%. The recently-released research study, which was conducted by Swansea and Milan Universities, found that those who spend in excess of...
Aug 17, 2016
NASA is ready to move on to the next phase of design and development of its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which could culminate in capturing asteroids, putting them into orbit around the moon and mining them for minerals, before becoming part of the journey to...
Aug 16, 2016
DuoSkin is a fabrication process that enables anyone to create customised functional devices that can be attached directly on their skin. A new type of tattoo could become the way users interface with their devices in the future. DuoSkin has been developed by the...
Aug 15, 2016
While biodegradable forks and spoons already exist on store shelves, consumers often opt for more cost-effective, petroleum-based alternatives. Now IBM Research scientists have identified a chemical catalyst that can be used to create cheaper, biodegradable plastics...
