May 31 2016155/31/16Engineers Own the Future—and Maybe Even UsJamie Condliffe133Technology is at the heart of everything we do. But as mechanical, electrical and computational systems have become…
Physics5/31/16May 31 20168Physics5/31/16PhysicsTiny Metallic Pixels Could Make Pictures That Never FadeJamie Condliffe12With time, paint and pictures lose their intensity. But tiny metallic pixels could be used to create vivid images…
Space5/31/16May 31 201610Space5/31/16SpaceThe Beautiful Birth of a New StarJamie Condliffe18Welcome to the Universe, IRAS 14568-6304. There’s no catchy name for this particular stellar object, because it’s…
May 31 2016185/31/16Nazi Teleprinter From World War II Bought on eBay for $15Jamie Condliffe52Sometimes you can find a real gem on eBay. The UK’s National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park certainly did: It…
May 31 2016125/31/16Intel's Insane New Desktop CPU Has Ten Cores and Costs $1,700Jamie Condliffe132If you need raw power in your desktop PC, Intel’s new CPU will be just the ticket. The new Extreme Edition of its…
May 30 201635/30/16Iran Demands Social Media Sites Store Data Within Its BordersJamie Condliffe26Iran has announced that all social media sites must store any data relating to Iranian citizens only on servers…
May 30 2016535/30/16Digital Music Couldn't Exist Without the Fourier TransformJamie Condliffe95This is the Fourier Transform. You can thank it for providing the music you stream every day, squeezing down the…
Sploid5/30/16May 30 201626Sploid5/30/16SploidWhat It Might Be Like to Get Fired on MarsJamie Condliffe25Losing your job sucks. Losing your job when you live on the Red Planet could really, really suck. This short…
May 30 201655/30/16 John Oliver Would Like Someone to Invent These ThingsJamie Condliffe15John Oliver runs a regular segment called “How Is This Still a Thing?”, but he’s decided to turn it on its head. So…
Gadgets5/30/16May 30 20165Gadgets5/30/16GadgetsAsus Just Announced a MacBook Clone and Adorable Home RobotJamie Condliffe31Asus has had a busy morning announcing a slew of new products at the Computex 2016 technology expo in Taiwan. Here…
May 27 201655/27/16The World's Biggest Ever Math Proof Is a Whopping 200TBJamie Condliffe47If you think you had a hard time filling out pages of algebra at school, spare a thought for the three…
Facebook5/27/16May 27 20168Facebook5/27/16FacebookFacebook Will Now Track You and Force Feed You Ads Even If You Don't Use ItJamie Condliffe183There is no escaping Facebook’s advertising reach. The social network has announced that it will now be foisting ads…
May 27 201655/27/16This Dude Photoshops Suits on to Cuban Passport Photos for a LivingJamie Condliffe21Lian Marrero has an unusual job. When a customer arrives at his studio, he takes their photograph in whatever they…
Space5/27/16May 27 20166Space5/27/16SpaceWhat Happens When Space and Fashion CollideJamie Condliffe36Over the past few months, five fashion schools have been working with the European Space Agency to find out what…
May 27 2016Save5/27/16Acer's New Transforming Laptops Are a Cheap and Cheerful 2-in-1Jamie Condliffe18If you’re hard up and in the market for a tablet-come-laptop, you might be interested in the latest additions to…
Facebook5/27/16May 27 20161Facebook5/27/16FacebookVietnam Allegedly Restricted Facebook Access During Obama VisitJamie Condliffe8It was a big deal for the people of Vietnam when the President of the United States visited their country earlier…
Space5/26/16May 26 20163Space5/26/16SpaceA Little Box Like This Should Tell Us What Life Is Like on the Asteroid DidymoonJamie Condliffe3You’re looking at a half-scale model of the European Space Agency’s appropriately adorable-sounding Mascot-2…
May 26 201645/26/16Look at the World's Biggest Sponge, Which Is Over 11 Feet LongJamie Condliffe13This sponge could fill a room in your home. The world’s largest, it was found in the depths of the seas near the…
Microsoft5/26/16May 26 20164Microsoft5/26/16MicrosoftMicrosoft Is Banning Your Dumb PasswordsJamie Condliffe50When it comes to choosing passwords, a lot of us are very, very dumb. But Microsoft may have a solution to our…
May 26 201645/26/16Solar Impulse Has Made It to PennsylvaniaJamie Condliffe11Overnight, Solar Impulse safely touched down at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. That’s another…