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Mobility

James Webb arrives at its final destination 1.5 million km from Earth

The most powerful space observatory ever built will orbit the Sun 1.5 million km from Earth and is designed to last for 10 years.

26 January 2022

Tech News

Are virtual classrooms in the metaverse the future of education?

Equipping its students with Oculus headsets, the Optima Classical Academy in Florida is just one of the schools betting on virtual reality to power the classrooms of the future.

14 January 2022

Health news

Scientists have made synthetic 'blood' to catch and kill mosquitoes

Scientists claim this cheaper, targeted method of pest control could be an alternative to mass pesticides that impact the entire ecosystem.

7 January 2022

Home

'Taste your TV': This professor has invented a 'lickable' screen

The device uses a carousel of 10 flavour canisters to render different tastes on a lickable transparent film that slides down over images of food.

5 January 2022

Tech News

Could making protein from 'thin air' be the food of the future?

The technology could have far-reaching benefits for the future of our species both on Earth and in outer space.

3 January 2022

Work

Could France soon be making the health pass mandatory in workplaces?

French ministers have indicated that implementing a health pass to access workplaces is not off the table.

31 December 2021

Mobility

2021 in space: This year’s most exciting extraterrestrial stories

Mars missions, space telescopes, extraterrestrial filmmaking: these are just a few of the out-of-this-world stories that made headlines this year.

28 December 2021

Mobility

These are some of the mobility stories that moved us in 2021

COVID hasn’t stopped engineers, planners or space explorers from using their imagination to push the boundaries of how we can transport ourselves.

27 December 2021

Tech News

Could robots be better at restoring historical treasures than humans?

A team of researchers in Italy are exploiting an intelligent robotic system to process, match and physically reconstruct frescoes and other shattered artefacts from Pompeii.

21 December 2021

Health news

French eye doctors take essential services on the road to rural areas

This Winter, the ‘Tom’ Lorry, short for “mobile tele ophthalmology”, is bringing sorely needed tele-consultations to remote parts of France which have been deserted by private ophthalmologists.

17 December 2021

Mobility

The most ambitious telescope ever made is preparing for blast-off

The James Webb Space Telescope, an observatory with a €9.5 billion price tag, will allow scientists to peer further into the cosmos than ever before.

15 December 2021

Mobility

Astronauts train for life on Mars with rocks on Earth

The ESA’s Pangaea project is designed to equip astronauts with essential geology training so they can execute manned missions to the Moon and Mars.

14 December 2021

Home

These were the world’s most expensive cities to live in in 2021

High inflation and supply chain problems have driven up prices in major cities around the world. Which was the most expensive to live in?

4 December 2021

Tech News

Will the metaverse open the door to targeted ads using biometric data?

Brands are already staking out the commercial opportunities within the metaverse but some experts are raising the alarm about the implications immersive advertising will have for user privacy, safety and consent.

3 December 2021

Tech News

Inside Decentraland, a metaverse world where 'land' sells for millions

There is growing interest in virtual social platforms like Decentraland which bills itself as the first fully-decentralised virtual social world in the metaverse.

29 November 2021

Work

Robot waiters are bringing this Iraqi city into the future

The technology powering the android waiters was partly developed locally by young people from the University of Mosul.

23 November 2021

Tech News

Explained: What is the metaverse and what will it mean for you?

Early versions of the metaverse emerged in the early noughties. We take a look at what’s been done and how Meta’s vision will differ.

19 November 2021

Work

Remote workstation crowned champion at top inventors contest in Paris

The annual contest, now in its 120th year, is the premier showcase for inventors of all kinds of everyday objects.

5 November 2021

Money

Explaining blockchain: How exactly does the technology work?

Cryptocurrencies constitute just one application of blockchain. But the technology has the potential to transform how we store and secure all kinds of data.

21 October 2021

Money

Watch: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain explained

Where did Bitcoin come from and how does it work? Here’s everything you need to know about the world’s first cryptocurrency.

25 September 2021