Scientists turn to 3D printing, digital simulations to treat heart disease

Mar 26, 2016 06:30 am UTC| Science Technology

My mother bought her first GPS in the 1990s. A few months later, she came home angry because it had directed her to the wrong side of the city, making her an hour late. Thats too bad, I said, and we went on with our lives....

Everything you need to know about mini nuclear reactors

Mar 25, 2016 01:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Nuclear power can be a touchy subject, one that seems to divide opinion. Many people believe it is unclean, controversial and costly and the 2011 Fukushima disaster showed the world just how unsafe nuclear can be; the...

2016 Brussels Bombings

Could super recognisers be the latest weapon in the war on terror?

Mar 24, 2016 23:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In the wake of the terror attacks on Brussels, Belgian police rapidly identified two of the suicide bombers that carried out the attacks: brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui, both Belgian nationals. The identification...

Big data security problems threaten consumers' privacy

Mar 23, 2016 17:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology

As more personal information is collected up by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data big data have become available for not only legitimate uses but also abuses. Big data has an enormous potential to...

Illusion or reality? Does SMS messaging really help the medicine go down?

Mar 23, 2016 15:47 pm UTC| Health Technology

Mobile health solutions or mHealth encompasses all of the technology and software that combined with mainly smartphones, provide individuals to measure, record, monitor, analyse and report the state of their health. The...

Ten cool applications for virtual reality that aren't just games

Mar 23, 2016 02:32 am UTC| Technology

When you mention virtual reality (VR), most peoples thoughts turn to video games. Indeed, Sony has just announced its new Playstation VR headset. But VR isnt just about gaming. There are many other interesting and exciting...

iPhone SE and iPad Pro offer power in a small package, but can they reverse Apple's sales slide?

Mar 22, 2016 16:29 pm UTC| Technology Business

Is bigger always better? Not when its smaller and heres the proof. For the first time, Apple has released an iPhone out of its usual release cycle, one that goes against the trend by arriving smaller and cheaper, targeted...