Using light for next-generation data storage
Tiny, nano-sized crystals of salt encoded with data using light from a laser could be the next data storage technology of choice, following research by Australian scientists.
Jun 28, 2018
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How to calculate the carbon emissions from your daily commute
The problem with carbon emissions is that they're invisible. Unlike other pollutants, greenhouse gases don't dirty the sidewalk or stink up the air. This makes them easy to forget about and hard to measure in our everyday ...
New algorithm fuses quality and quantity in satellite imagery
Using a new algorithm, University of Illinois researchers may have found the solution to an age-old dilemma plaguing satellite imagery—whether to sacrifice high spatial resolution in the interest of generating images more ...
Facebook 'not aware of any abuse' of data by phone makers
Facebook said Monday that it does not know of any privacy abuse by cellphone makers who years ago were able to gain access to personal data on users and their friends.
Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook
Papua New Guinea said Wednesday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.
Canines born in summer prone to heart disease: study
Dogs born during summer months run a higher risk of heart and artery problems, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
China moves to rope in its tech 'unicorns'
Having lost the likes of Alibaba and Baidu to Wall Street, China is hatching a plan to woo them back and make sure it keeps a new generation of technology titans closer to home as it battles the US for supremacy in the sector.
Image: Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Last week the much-awaited second slew of data from ESA's Gaia mission was released, providing information on a phenomenal 1.7 billion stars – the richest star catalogue to date.
Women listed as inventors in third of global patent filings: UN
The UN on Thursday hailed a significant increase in women listed as inventors in global patent filings over the past decade, but warned a pronounced gender gap remained.
AI used by humanitarian organisations could deepen neocolonial tendencies
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is undergoing a period of massive expansion. This is not because computers have achieved human-like consciousness, but because of advances in machine learning, where computers learn from huge ...
