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Italian courts ignore the science again
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 16 January 2020 11:23

Italian courts ignore the science again


Claim mobile phones cause brain tumours

An Italian court has ruled that prolonged use of mobile phones can cause head tumours despite scientists overwhelmingly agreeing there is no evidence to back this up.

AI to create a "robolution". Ugh
Published in AI
Tuesday, 05 November 2019 11:35

AI to create a "robolution". Ugh


Opinion: If you want a robolution, coin another neologism


Talking about AI and “robolution”, yeah really, a French MP delivered a speech at Huawei's Paris gig today which will compel your or repel you, according to your inclination and degree of latitude

Trump tampering with  science data on government data bases
Published in News


Bible says there will be no more floods

It appears that the US government has been purging scientific data on Climate Change from databases.

Russians come up with new superscreen tech
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 08 March 2018 10:41

Russians come up with new superscreen tech


OLED is really looking silly now

Lomonosov Moscow State University boffins and their chums at the Russian Academy of Sciences have emerged from their smoke filled labs holding a  new liquid crystal material with high potential as a basis for brighter, faster, energy saving displays with higher resolution.

Boffins confirm we are not living in computer simulation
Published in News


There is no spoon

A team of theoretical physicists from Oxford University has provided definitive proof that life and reality cannot be merely simulations generated by a massive extra-terrestrial computer.

Boffins send lemonade on the internet
Published in News
Thursday, 30 March 2017 12:15

Boffins send lemonade on the internet


When life gives you Apple, make lemonade


A group of researchers at the University of Singapore has worked out a way that it can convince you that you're drinking lemonade and can send it virtually over the internet.

Boffins turn DNA into biocomputer
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 March 2017 11:59

Boffins turn DNA into biocomputer


Still can’t play counterstrike


A team of boffins has come up with a way of genetically engineering the DNA of mammalian cells to carry out complex computations and create biocomputers.

Boffins store a short French railway movie on DNA
Published in News


Gotta keep the RNA amused

A team of boffins took time out from their busy schedule of sewing human ears onto mice to store a 1895 French film, "Arrival of a train at La Ciotat" onto a piece of DNA.

Italian boffins create learning computer
Published in News
Thursday, 10 November 2016 12:27

Italian boffins create learning computer


Teach it to make proper pizza

Italian boffins are working on a new robot which will develop and learn like a new-born child.

Dutch boffins create atomic scale storage
Published in News

Up and Atom

Dutch boffins have worked out how to create an atomic scale rewritable data-storage device capable of packing 500 terabits onto a single square inch.