Twice as nice or double the trouble?
Evelyn Waugh is credited with saying “I never can understand how two men can write a book together. To me, that’s like three people getting together to have a baby.”
Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald
Medical 3D Printing Saving Soles, One At a Time
After years of funny desk toys, one of the areas 3D printing might be set to transform is medical devices. While some treatment and disability tools, such as wheelchairs, have
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Time To Throw Away Your Glasses For 3D TV
Thanks to at least two research efforts around the world, glasses-free 3D might finally be upon us. 3D-TV was something of a flash in the pan, and while 3D movies
Dematerialised World – How Technology Might Save the Planet
It’s a common assumption that the more of us there are on the planet, the more raw materials we extract and consume. In fact, since the year 2000, the opposite
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Playing with Lego
Who else over 30 finds console video games just too complicated? Who’s got time for half an hour of introductions and tutorials before you even start, followed by another hour
Turn Off Your Phone or We’ll Do it For You
Last December, fans attending a series of Chicago shows by comedian Dave Chapelle’s were handed small fabric pouches from a company called Yondr. When entering the designated phone-free zone, each
Computer Program Can Identify Classic Movies Based on References in Other Films
There’s a whole new science behind tracking the way artistic or intellectual works build on or reference what came before, and as with so many other areas of life, computers
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The Transposed Mind
Transferring the human mind to a new brain isn’t a new idea in science fiction, and the latest version of this Promethean myth is the May film Criminal, starring Kevin
Phone Security: How Safe are Your Selfies?
With even hyper-secure mobiles exposed as hackable, is simple good sense the best bet for protecting your data. If you ask the experts, the outlook is usually the same: we
E-waste: The Catastrophe Lurking in our Computers
The electronics boom causes massive environmental and social damage. Drew Turney looks at the dark side of the device – and how slime might yet save the day. Human technology
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