We live in the future. This isn’t meant to be philosophical or grandiose; when you consider the incredible technological advances which have occurred over the last few decades the truth in that statement should be […]
Nexus 6P and Nexus 9: Review and Retrospective
If you’re a fan of the google ecosystem and Android in general then you’ll be well aware of the Nexus line of devices. They are used by Google to deploy the latest technology in terms […]
UK Baby Saved by Innovative Cancer Treatment
Layla Richards, an 18 month old girl from London, was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of leukaemia at just 14 weeks old. Now, thanks to the doctors at the Great Ormond street hospital, after […]
Snowflakes
It’s usually cold and rainy in Leeds, but imagine, just for a second, that you’re somewhere snowy; the cold bites at your cheeks and the snow is floating down. You hold out your hands and […]
Weird Crowdfunding Tech
Creative, original and every now and then bizarre; that is potentially the best way to describe crowdfunding. Since the mid 2000’s the amount of people contributing to crowdfunding has grown exponentially and it is an […]
8 of the Best Science Discoveries this Week
Massive stars weight loss secret revealed: Astronomers have managed to analyse the light from VY Canis Majoris, one of the largest stars in our galaxy. This star throws off a huge amount of gas in […]
Mars – The Red Ringed Planet
Beyonce Knowles, when addressing all of the single ladies, suggested that ‘if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it’. Well, this week, Nature Geoscience have published the news that the […]
Germany: a model for energy in the future?
Germany is moving away from nuclear and fossil fuels as an energy resource and are moving towards a more renewable future. Renewables now make up 27% of the energy for Germany’s electricity. This has been […]
Growing Steel Crisis: Testing the Mettle of UK Steel-makers
Something is up with the steel industry, something much more complex than productivity or profit. What was once a flagship for industrial might, today, the current slump suffered by British steel jeopardises thousands of jobs, […]
Tractor Beams: Getting a Grip on Reality
The release of the new Star Wars film is almost upon us, marking nearly 40 years since the UK’s first screening of the original. Understandably, a great furore surrounds this latest instalment; however, the recent […]
Unexpected Extinctions
The “global wave of extinction is now lapping at our shores” warns Martin Harper, conservation director with the RSPB. Species extinction often feels like an issue far from home; one that affects orang-utans, tigers, […]
Beware the Zombie Ant-pocalypse
As popular horror genres go, there are none bigger than that of the ‘post-apocalyptic Zombie’, with the likes of Zombieland and World War Z dominating cinema screens in recent years. However, with Halloween approaching it’s […]