What are the great rural fantasy novels?
Enough of this Urban Fantasy malarkey, because I’m now interested in Rural Fantasy. I’ve written a Book Club feature for SFX Magazine, on Mythago Wood, by Robert Holdstock. I hope I’ve done Mythago Wood justice, and that I’ve served Robert, who sadly died not that long ago, as well as he deserves. I think I…
How The Camera Has Made Us All Voyeurs
Are you a voyeur? Or just a bit nosey? Happier watching from the fringes than in the thick of it? Don’t be too hard on yourself: technology may be to blame. Yes, technology may be to blame as you’ll see if you visit Exposed: Voyeurism, surveillance and the camera, an exhibition that opens at Tate…
Fastest Integrated Circuit Doubles the Previous Record, Getting Close to One Terahertz
Following up on a 2007 world record for the fastest transistor speed, Northrop Grumman announced today that it has shattered the world record for integrated circuit performance, nearing one terahertz. The new circuit layout operates at 0.67 terahertz, or 0.67 trillion cycles per second, more than doubling the frequency of the fastest known IC in…