Science and technology
Computers to extract huge amounts of relevant data
“We want to continue to grow internationally,” says Dr Tim Hiddemann, co-founder and CEO of antibodies-online GmbH in Aachen, Germany. Together with Dr Andreas Kessel, he started the company as a spin-off of the RWTH Aachen in 2006. By now, they offer 860,000 antibodies [Read More]
Breakthrough in 3D printing leads to first plastic gun being printed
A group of activists in Austin, Texas, have designed and successfully tested the first fully working firearm created by a publicly available 3D printer. The single-shot .22-caliber firearm that has been controversially nicknamed the Liberator Pistol was constructed out of [Read More]
Mobile phone game Draw Something to be developed into a TV show
The hit mobile phone game Draw Something is to become the newest Smartphone app to be made into a television show, following cult game Angry Birds. Draw something is a Pictionary style game which allows players to compete against one and other remotely and is available on [Read More]
Potential breakthrough for HIV treatment
A new study by Dr Asier Sáez-Cirión, of the Pasteur Institute’s unit for regulation of retroviral infections in Paris, has indicated that the same rapid anti-retroviral drug (ARV) treatment given to the “functionally cured” child of the HIV virus on 3rd March could [Read More]
Satellite Images show Iran to be developing nuclear ‘plan b’
There are new concerns that Iran is furthering its nuclear weapons programme with satellite images revealing a plant which may have the capability of producing plutonium. The images from The Telegraph show steam rising from the heavily-guarded Arak heavy water production [Read More]
IVF for the over 40s on the NHS
An expansion of NHS-funded fertility treatment will allow more gay couples and women over 40 to be given fertility treatments on the NHS, despite uncertainties over the funding. Studies demonstrate that infertility affects one in six couples. Previous guidelines banned [Read More]
New York Times hit by Chinese hackers
The New York Times has reported that Chinese hackers, with possible links to the country’s military, have repeatedly infiltrated their computer network over the past four months. The newspaper has claimed that the hackers obtained the passwords of 53 of their high-profile [Read More]
Apple shares drop as iPhone loses its allure
Technology behemoth Apple’s reign over the smartphone world may finally be coming to an end after the year-end sales reports for 2012 have come in, and the company’s share prices have fallen. Reports state that Apple Inc’s share prices have taken a drastic 10% tumble [Read More]
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launches new site
Exactly one year after his home and offices were raided and his operation shut down, internet mogul Kim Dotcom has launched a new file-sharing website that could potentially dwarf the likes of Dropbox and Microsoft’s SkyDrive. Dotcom’s last venture, Megaupload, was shut [Read More]
Sony announces water-resistant smartphone
Sony unveiled their 5” HD display Xperia Z smartphone at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show this week and claimed it offers the highest levels of water-resistance available on the market. Sony claims that the phone can be submerged into a pool of water one metre [Read More]
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