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Back to the Moon? Or Destination Mars? 🚀
NASA’s Artemis program is about to send humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Or is it? Artemis was set to make...
Feb 68 min read
Is This the End for Antibiotics?
Since Alexander Fleming stumbled upon penicillin nearly a century ago, antibiotics have saved hundreds of millions of lives. They’re so...
Jan 265 min read
10 Everyday Technologies NASA Made Possible
“There’s more space in your life than you think!” Next year, NASA will send humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50...
Jan 166 min read
Science Fiction: A Blueprint for Reality?
From space travel to smartphones, many of today’s groundbreaking inventions first appeared in fiction. But beyond predicting new...
Jan 66 min read
Tech’s Big Moves in 2025
What does 2025 have in store for us gadget fanatics? A special blend of nostalgia and innovation, it would seem… This year, innovation is...
Dec 4, 20247 min read
The Lowdown on Apple Intelligence
So the moment has finally arrived for AI to receive the Apple treatment. Marketed as “ AI for the rest of us ” and “personal intelligence...
Nov 27, 20246 min read
Can AI Help Solve the Care Crisis?
In a logical world, longer life expectancy would be a reason to celebrate. Yet, the ageing population – marked by more retirees and...
Nov 13, 20246 min read
The Power of Sticky Ideas
As a kid, if I ever pulled a funny face, I’d get the classic warning: “If the wind changes, you’ll stay like that!" Decades later, that...
Oct 18, 20247 min read
Will VR Ever Catch On?
Despite decades of development and billions invested, Virtual Reality (VR) has struggled to find a place in our daily lives. But with...
Oct 2, 20248 min read
How Netflix Defied the Naysayers
If you ever need clear evidence of a business's success, look for when its brand name becomes so ingrained in everyday language that it...
Sep 23, 20247 min read
AlphaFold: The Breakthrough That Could Revolutionise Science
“To understand life, we need to understand proteins,” said New Scientist magazine in July 2022. And yet, if we’re being honest, the...
Sep 11, 20245 min read
EV Power Home?
Have you made the switch to electric yet? One of the challenges preventing more people from adopting electric vehicles is concern over...
Jul 31, 20247 min read
Inside Apple's Design Process
Ken Kocienda, a veteran Apple software engineer and designer, played a crucial role in developing the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad,...
Jul 24, 20246 min read
Elon Musk: From Leadership to Liftoff
Rarely does a day go by in recent times without the words "Elon Musk" popping up on our newsfeeds. And, for better or worse, his...
Feb 17, 20246 min read
Crowdsourced Science
Science can sometimes feel like an abstract concept – something that happens in sealed-off labs full of people in white coats making...
Jan 13, 20247 min read
Will Tomorrow's Tech Read Your Mind?
Everyone loves a good magic trick. Take mind-reading, for instance. We can enjoy the stagecraft and illusion safe in the knowledge that...
Nov 29, 20235 min read
The Greatest Design of All Time?
The designs of some of our greatest inventions are inspired by nature – from imitating birds to build flying machines, leaves to design...
Jul 21, 20236 min read
The Exciting Potential of Sensory Substitution
From eyes that see over a million different colours to ears that detect a staggering range of frequencies, the human senses are...
Jun 28, 20235 min read
Microchips and the Puzzle of Human Progress - Part Two
Welcome to the second part of my article on microchips. Part one covered the invention of the transistor and a brief history of the...
Jun 19, 20234 min read
Microchips and the Puzzle of Human Progress - Part One
Advances in technology over the past century have been staggering. It took just 66 years to progress from launching the first airplane to...
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