“We may have to get used to winters where spells of weather go on for weeks – or even months” The main system that helps determine the weather over Northern Europe and Nort... Read more
At first, Krista Easom figured the little red bump on her foot was nothing more than a blister. It didn’t hurt, but after a couple months, it didn’t go away either. She booked an... Read more
San Francisco (where else?) has launched a new plan to deal with disasters using collaborative consumption. Will they actually be able to make a difference? After superstorm Sandy ravaged th... Read more
The head of Bell Labs Research says the Internet should deal in information rather than simply bits and bytes The number of smartphones, tablets and other network-connected gadgets will outn... Read more
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It will generate “some 1 billion watts of power for several weeks on end” A fusion power demonstration reactor to be built in the 2030s in collaboration with the DoE’s Princeton Plasma... Read more
The whole setup is a low-budget alternative to costly computer graphics CyberCity takes up a mere 48 square feet, but it has a working electric grid, transportation system, and banking netwo... Read more
Solar photovoltaic technology can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and our dependence on the grid WE don’t think much about pitch pine poles until storms like Hurricane Sand... Read more
The dirigible airship, the oddball aircraft of another era, is making a comeback. California-based Aeros Corporation has created a prototype of its new breed of variable buoyancy aircraft an... Read more
It might be possible to use linear motors for landings, too. READERS of a certain age may remember “Fireball XL5”, a children’s television programme devised by Gerry Anderson about a... Read more
Betaville is like SimCity, if SimCity actually simulated a real city. We recently had the opportunity to play the new version of SimCity, a city-building game series that has been popular fo... Read more
