New Scientist Live: how can we fix a problem like plastics? | Innovation
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They are the materials we love to hate, and that everyone professes to despise –…
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Hajj Hackathon winners announced | Innovation
The Hajj Hackathon came to an end after three days with winners announced for the top three spots. Judges for the event included Steve Wozniak and Mike Butcher…
Using Drones in Construction for Disaster Relief and Reconstruction |…
As we move into the digital age and new tools become available to enhance and expand our capabilities, we begin to see how they also create new opportunities…
Could you be emotionally blackmailed by a cute robot? | Innovation
German researchers have found that people can be ‘guilt-tripped’ by robots that display social acuity, suggesting that robotic devices and other forms of AI…
Apple wants to bring Hyperloop into its Silicon Valley headquarters to help…
Apple is hoping to make its…
The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years | Innovation
Big, but how big?SDO/NASA
By Leah CraneThe sun is growing. And shrinking, and growing again. Every 11 years, the sun’s radius oscillates…
Could geoengineering be used to manage our climate? | Innovation
Main image: Clouds can be manipulated to reflect-back sunlight. Credit: CC0 Creative CommonsTech tells us that our planet is heating up. The hottest years ever…