Apr 7, 2016
Researchers have developed a new method to overcome one of the main issues in implementing a quantum cryptography system, raising the prospect of a useable ‘unbreakable’ method for sending sensitive information hidden inside particles of light. By...
Apr 6, 2016
HP hopes to redefine the PC market with this week’s launch of the world’s thinnest laptop, the HP Spectre. The CNC-machined aluminum chassis is as thin as an AAA-battery at just 10,4mm, but packs a powerful Intel Core i5 or i7 processor combined with full...
Apr 5, 2016
The economic and environmental benefits stemming from greening Africa’s industrialisation make the environmental approach the only viable option for the continent’s continued development, argues the latest Economic Report on Africa, titled “Greening...
Apr 4, 2016
A specialised gene editing system is paving the way to an eventual cure for patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a study published online this month in the Nature journal, “Scientific Reports”, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of...
Apr 1, 2016
Peering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars. Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster, the most massive and...
Mar 31, 2016
If NASA is going to send astronauts on years-long missions, the agency will need new and better tools to monitor whether the men and women are healthy along the way. One company has developed a tool that could make comprehensive diagnostics at long distances a reality...
