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Materials Science Jan 18, 2019

Smart fabrics made possible by new metal deposition technique

Imperial researchers have devised a way to deposit metals onto fabrics and used it to insert sensors and batteries into these materials.

Internet Jan 16, 2019

Amazon, Facebook and Google don't need to spy on your conversations to know what you're talking about

If you've ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you're not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology today is the amount of data that firms surreptitiously gather about us online. You may well have ...

Internet Jan 8, 2019

Blockchains in real time

Blockchains promise widescale open Internet applications that are organised decentrally, but this comes at the price of slow performance for every transaction processed by the system. Cryptography researchers working with ...

Consumer & Gadgets Dec 27, 2018

How to set up your new phone for iOS and Android—and get used to Apple's X series iPhones

Perhaps you have been using one of the older iPhone models, like a 6, 7 or 8, and just found yourself with a shiny new iPhone XR or XS model, minus the home button and plus new security system and features.

Consumer & Gadgets Dec 20, 2018

Gadgets: Smart tags help you stay organized

If getting organized is on your New Year's resolution list, the Adero is what you need.

Social Sciences Dec 6, 2018

On the age of computation in the epoch of humankind

In a white paper, Christoph Rosol, Benjamin Steininger, Jürgen Renn and Robert Schlögl outline the significance of digitalization in the Anthropocene and outline the background and goals of the new research field of geoanthropology. ...

Energy & Green Tech Oct 30, 2018

Renovating buildings to save energy

In the suburbs of Valladolid, a city in central Spain, one district is at the forefront of Europe's energy transition. With its 19 residential buildings and a single tower block, surrounded by a small park, it was built in ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 4, 2018

New display design could make lightweight, compact smart glasses a reality

Researchers have developed a fundamentally new approach to a see-through display for augmented reality, or smart glasses. By projecting images from the glass directly onto the eye, the new design could one day make it possible ...

Engineering Sep 24, 2018

Spray-on antennas unlock communication of the future

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, ...

Social Sciences Sep 20, 2018

'Walking into a headwind' – what it feels like for women building science careers

Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.

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