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Energy & Green Tech Jul 11, 2017

Shading and lighting retrofits slash energy use in New York 'Living Lab' office demonstration

By using advanced lighting and automated shades, scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that occupants on one floor of a high-rise office building in New York ...

Energy & Green Tech Jul 10, 2017

Smart technology needs smart users

What's the point of smart assistants and intelligent electricity meters if people don't use them correctly? In order to cope with the energy transition, we need a combination of digital technologies and smart user behaviour ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Jul 7, 2017

Virtual reality opens doors to Edinburgh's historic past

For the first time, visitors to Edinburgh will be able to explore the streets, marketplaces and churches as they may have been in the 16th century thanks to academics at the University of St Andrews. The virtual reality app, ...

Plants & Animals Jun 29, 2017

Collaboration produces surprising insights into the properties of butterfly wings

A collaboration between biologists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania is yielding new insights into the wings of the "skipper butterfly" in the Costa Rican rainforest. What they learn could lead to ...

Internet Jun 28, 2017

As Spotify and Pandora struggle, Apple Music lowers its subscription prices

Apple's latest move to corner the music streaming market came quietly but is expected to reverberate quickly.

Plants & Animals Jun 26, 2017

Meet the dogs with OCD

Curiously, and perhaps eagerly, I am looking at a bull terrier named Sputnik, searching for a resemblance.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 8, 2017

How to keep the pen mighty in the digital age

Of late, it has been looking as if the death of handwriting might be upon us, as a screen-obsessed society texts, tweets, and Instagrams its way through every situation. Old writing tools? Drying up in the pen-itentiary.

Internet Jun 8, 2017

Six things every consumer should know about the 'Internet of Things'

At least 40% of Australian households now have at least one home "Internet of Things" device. These are fridges, window blinds, locks and other devices that are connected to the internet.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 5, 2017

Apple's developer's conference may highlight artificial intelligence

With iPhone sales slowing and the last new Apple product released two years ago, expectations are building for what the company will reveal next week at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

Condensed Matter Jun 1, 2017

A material that can switch between multiple phases that have distinct electronic, optical and magnetic properties

(Phys.org)—A large team of researchers with members from China, the U.K., the U.S. and Japan has developed a material that can switch between multiple phases with distinct electronic, optical and magnetic properties. In their ...

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