Augmented reality has been knocking around for a while now. Yet, despite the versatility of the technology it hasn’t been adopted as widely as one might expect. Beyond Pokemon Go!

10-03-2020

When Motorola announced its flexible smartphone, the news was met with a mix of excitement and cynicism. A flexible touchscreen was so far in the realms of science fiction that few

03-03-2020

A new arms race has been brewing for some time between NATO, Russia and China. Hypersonics, railguns and lasers have been among the top prizes. After decades of research and develo

25-02-2020

Hydrogen is abundant in the universe. It can be found - in one form or another - anywhere you care to point a telescope. Here on Earth, it can be found easily enough but not in its

06-02-2020

We live in a world where every screen is meant to be touched. At least that’s according to an old ad campaign from Microsoft. The problem with that laudable notion is that not ever

04-02-2020

The usual trajectory with new technology is a steady iteration of improvements. Every year or so a new version is released with a host of new features. Better battery, better scree

20-01-2020

Key Takeaways: Vanadium dioxide (VO₂) defies the Wiedemann–Franz law by conducting electricity without generating waste heat. Its ability to switch fro

08-01-2020

A few years ago the very idea of having a mobile phone switched on while in flight was horrifying. We were told that the signal from mobile devices could interfere with the plane’s

15-11-2019

Bionics have been the crusade of engineers, scientists and medical doctors for decades.  There has always been an unspoken understanding that there is only so much medical science

13-11-2019