Solar panels replaced tarmac on a motorway -- here are the results
Sep 24, 2018 07:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the worlds roads with solar panels. The bold idea has undergone some road...
Spray-on antennas unlock communication of the future
Sep 24, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Hear the word antenna and you might think about rabbit ears on the top of an old TV or the wire that picks up radio signals for a car. But an antenna can be much smaller even invisible. No matter its shape or size, an...
Fourth industrial revolution: sorting out the real from the unreal
Sep 24, 2018 07:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The phrase fourth industrial revolution has become ubiquitous. Its meant to denote a huge shift in the socioeconomic fabric of society, driven by the availability of increasingly intelligent machines. These will be able to...
Why life insurance companies want your Fitbit data
Sep 24, 2018 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology
I recently predicted that health data from electronic sources could soon be compiled into a health or wellness report and shared with insurance companies to help them determine who theyll cover. And now John Hancock,...
I've always wondered: are SUVs and 4WDs safer than other cars?
Sep 24, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Sydney suburbs around me are clogged with huge 4WD cars which have never seen a dirt road. I think people buy them because they think they are safer. Are they? Petrina of Greenwich The popularity of SUVs, 4WDs and...
OnePlus 6T Release Date, Price, Features: Why Did the Manufacturer Remove the Headphone Jack?
Sep 19, 2018 08:18 am UTC| Technology
The OnePlus 6T is heavily rumored to be released on Oct. 17 and smartphone enthusiasts are awaiting confirmation from the company itself if this news has any authenticity. So far, however, the Shenzhen-based company hasnt...
In 1968, computers got personal: How the 'mother of all demos' changed the world
Sep 18, 2018 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
On a crisp California afternoon in early December 1968, a square-jawed, mild-mannered Stanford researcher named Douglas Engelbart took the stage at San Franciscos Civic Auditorium and proceeded to blow everyones mind about...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects