Sci-Tech news

• Bill Gates plots a surprise attack on the energy sector

  30-11-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Breakthrough Energy Coalition is an informal club of 28 private investors from around the world who Gates says will invest in 'magical' new clean energy firms.
  
  Read more

• Nasa reveals stunning images of FORESTS on Mars (but they’re actually an illusion created by sand)

  30-11-2015 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Groups of dark brown streaks have been photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on melting pinkish sand dunes covered with light frost.
  
  Read more

• Dressing for cybersuccess: Japanese fans of Pepper robotic assistant create online fashion boutique with everything from $163 kimonos to makeup and jewellery

  30-11-2015 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A few months after the launch of Softbank Corp.’s robot,Pepper, fans have developed an online store that sells dresses, hairpieces,makeup stickers and more for the foot tall humanoids.
  
  Read more

• Monkeys DO show empathy: Macaques make more eye contact when acting 'kindly'

  30-11-2015 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Centre of Cognitive Neuroscience in Bron and the University of Lyon, both in France, paired up captive long-tailed and rhesus macaques (stock image).
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Is Apple going to ditch the headphone jack on the iPhone 7?

  30-11-2015 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Getting rid of the headphone jack would help Apple to shrink the iPhone 7 by one mm (0.04 in). By comparison, the tech giant's latest iPhone 6s, is 7.1 mm (0.27) thick.
  
  Read more

• World's biggest tower gets the go ahead: Saudi developer secures funds to complete Jeddah City 3,280ft skyscraper

  30-11-2015 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Previously dubbed 'Kingdom Tower', the 170-storey building is to rise more than a kilometre (almost 3,300 feet), surpassing Dubai's Burj Khalifa as the world's highest building.
  
  Read more

• Why 'snunkoople' makes you snigger: Researchers claims to have worked out the science of humour

  30-11-2015 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study reveals why certain words can send you into a fit of giggles. Researchers in Canada developed a mathematical method to quantify humour, and finds why certain words are funnier.
  
  Read more

• Car Wars: Bugatti reveals new Chiron could take the title for the world’s fastest car 

  30-11-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While technical details are sparse, the French car manufacturer claims it will be the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car.'
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study says

  30-11-2015 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men and women's brains can't be neatly divided. Specific parts of the brain show anatomical differences, but they rarely line up to point to one sex in a given person's brain, researchers said.
  
  Read more

• What travel looked like 100 years ago: Map shows how many DAYS it took to travel abroad in the 1900s

  30-11-2015 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If holiday travel seems like a nightmare today, it was surely a horror 100 years ago. An 'isochronic' map shows what it was like to travel in 1914, and the travel time is not measured in hours, but in days.
  
  Read more

• 'Explosion' of dating apps like Grindr is responsible for a 'hidden HIV epidemic in young people', UN warns

  30-11-2015 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new UN report warns adolescents, aged 15 to 19 are at risk of exposure to HIV because they are having more regular unprotected sex, organised via dating apps.
  
  Read more

• Watch out Siri! Microsoft launches Cortana virtual assistant for iOS to take on Apple and Google

  30-11-2015 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has selected 2,000 iPhone users to participate in the beta testing of Cortana, a virtual assistant with combined features from Siri and Google Now into one package.
  
  Read more

• Solving the mystery of Mars' missing carbon

  30-11-2015 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study from Caltech claims that a mechanism called 'ultraviolet photodissociation' may have broken carbon dioxide into individual atoms, causing them to be lost into space.
  
  Read more

• Tracing our 'tree of life' to its roots: 3.8 billion-year-old molecule reveals clues about how life on Earth began...and it could help us find aliens on other planets

  30-11-2015 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Georgia Tech studied the ribosome, which converts genetic information, from RNA (shown), into proteins in living cells and were able to trace the oldest chemical processes.
  
  Read more

• Get ready for the ROBORACE: Driverless cars to get their own racing series

  30-11-2015 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ten teams will compete at city centre circuits around the world using the same driverless cars - with only their AI software giving them an advantage.
  
  Read more

• OAP sues Apple after honeymoon snaps were deleted from iPhone during repair

  30-11-2015 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired Deric White, 68, from Pimlico, in London, successfully sued tech giant Apple after he took his iPhone 5 in for repairs at the company's Regent Street store and they completely wiped it.
  
  Read more

• Beatie Wolfe is using music to treat dementia

  30-11-2015 18:43
  
  Beatie Wolfe is using music to treat Alzheimer's disease.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Beatie Wolfe is using music to treat Alzheimer's disease

  30-11-2015 18:43
  
  Beatie Wolfe is using music to treat Alzheimer's disease.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• This machine can bring a human heart back from the dead

  30-11-2015 18:29
  
  TransMedics' Organ Care System puts a donated heart into conditions similar to those inside a person's chest, preserving it at near-body-temperature for up to ten hours. By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Linkin Park: rock superstars and venture capitalists

  30-11-2015 18:16
  
  Musicians investing in tech is nothing new, but Linkin Park are backing hot, high-growth companies with a remarkable success rate.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Linkin Park: rock superstars and rich venture capitalists

  30-11-2015 18:16
  
  Musicians investing in tech is nothing new, but Linkin Park are backing hot, high-growth companies with a remarkable success rate.By: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Why Dubsmash's lip-syncing video app went viral

  30-11-2015 18:00
  
  Lip-sync selfies might seem frivolous in concept, but Dubsmash co-founder Roland Grenke believes there's a glaring gap in the market -- and his app is here to fix it.By: Charlie Burton, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Why Sony just unlocked another PS4 core for developers

  30-11-2015 17:42
  
  The PlayStation 4 is about to (technically) get even more powerful, as Sony has issued a "stealth update" unlocking more of the console's computer power for developers.
  The PS4 houses an eight-core CPU in its sleek, angular chassis, but anyone trying to make games for the machine only has access to six of them. Until now, those other two CPU cores were reserved for running the operating system, with utilising the GPU being emphasised over placing more demands on th
  
  Read more

• Look how far we've come! Graphic shows how phone screens have evolved and reveals the iPhone 6S Plus display is 514 TIMES better than the Nokia 5110's

  30-11-2015 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The infographic was commissioned by Newport-based price comparison website GoCompare. It charts technological progress from the Nokia 5110 to Apple's Retina display.
  
  Read more

• See-through Eco+toaster helps you keep track of when your breakfast is ready 

  30-11-2015 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio-based James Stumpf's Eco+toaster (pictured) concept comprises a steam-bent bamboo frame and glass toasting slots embedded with heating coils.
  
  Read more

• UberPOOL is heading to London on 4 December

  30-11-2015 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The car-sharing scheme was first launched in San Francisco in September last year and now makes up over half of all Uber trips in the US city, the firm said.
  
  Read more

• Solving the mystery of Mars' missing carbon: Atmosphere was stripped of CO2 by UV radiation from the sun by solar storms

  30-11-2015 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study from Caltech claims that a mechanism called 'ultraviolet photodissociation' may have broken carbon dioxide into individual atoms, causing them to be lost into space.
  
  Read more

• MailOnline finds out if the Moto X Force is REALLY shatterproof

  30-11-2015 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Illinois-based Motorola claims itspent three years making the phone's 5.4-inch display (pictured) shatterproof, so MailOnline put the claims to the test by throwing it down stairs and running it over.
  
  Read more

• The tiny 'Tardis' yacht that measures just 28ft long: Hyperlien's luxurious Modern Vintage concept is 'deceptively spacious' 

  30-11-2015 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hyperlien 'Modern Vintage' yacht (illustrated), designed in Taiwan, has two luxurious cabins, a bathroom and an outdoor eating areas, but is just 28ft (8.6 metres) long.
  
  Read more

• Vegetarian men no longer seen as 'less masculine than meat-eaters'

  30-11-2015 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men who consciously choose to be vegan, rather than eating the diet due to 'digestive issues', are seen as more effeminate, a study by Earlham College, Indiana, found.
  
  Read more

• A beginner's guide to the Raspberry Pi Zero

  30-11-2015 15:40
  
  WIRED's starter guide to the Raspberry Pi ZeroBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Could self-driving cars send motorists to SLEEP? Experts warn drivers will need to be distracted by 'illegal activities' such as reading and watching TV to stay alert

  30-11-2015 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers put Stanford University students in a simulated self-driving car to study how they reacted when their robo-chauffer needed help while being distracted (stock image).
  
  Read more

• Peter Jackson is (probably) directing Doctor Who

  30-11-2015 14:04
  
  Peter Jackson directing Doctor Who -- a match made in sci-fi fan heaven? Such a dream team looks set to become reality for the next season of the BBC hit, with Jackson not-so-subtly teasing his involvement in the show.
  In a wry video called "Home Invasion" posted to his Facebook page, Jackson is distracted from polishing his numerous Oscars by a barrage of emails from Who showrunner Steven Moffat, begging him to direct an episode. Not convinced, Jackson a
  
  Read more

• The glass tube that lets deaf people TOUCH music: 'Vi' channels vibrations to help the hearing impaired enjoy songs 

  30-11-2015 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vi (pictured), designed by DJ Dimitri Hadjichristou's, Vi transforms a song's vibrations into visual and haptic stimuli. He created Vi at the University of Edinburgh.
  
  Read more

• Uber launches uberPOOL ridesharing in London

  30-11-2015 13:58
  
  Uber is launching its car sharing service uberPOOL in London later this week.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Indiegogo's ShiftWear trainers change colour on demand

  30-11-2015 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designer David Coelho, based in New York, is raising money on Indiegogo to make his ShiftWear shoe range (pictured) a reality.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Think of your grandkids, Charles tells summit

  30-11-2015 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Charles told world leaders to "think of your grandchildren, the same as I think of mine"
  
  Read more

• Drug map reveals the substances YOUR country is addicted to: Scotland is hooked on cocaine, Iceland smokes the most cannabis and opiates are rife in the US

  30-11-2015 10:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand has the highest rate of drug treatment, with 4,392 people per million receiving help, mainly for cannabis, according to a map produced by Recovery Brands.
  
  Read more

• VTech shuts app store after 5 million customer details stolen

  30-11-2015 10:53
  
  Toy manufacturer VTech has suspend its app store following a hack that saw the personal details of five million customers stolen.By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Top Gear races back to BBC Two in May

  30-11-2015 10:38
  
  The BBC's most popular show -- yes, edging out Doctor Who -- returns in May, with Top Gear racing back to screens with new host Chris Evans.
  The new season debuts on Sunday 8 May, and will run for 16 episodes. Production on the series is going to be tight, with the first episode set to air just three days after filming wraps on the final episode. Scenes will be shot internationally too, with Evans confirming an American shoot for January.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Top Gear races back to BBC One in May

  30-11-2015 10:38
  
  The BBC's most popular show -- yes, edging out Doctor Who -- returns in May, with Top Gear racing back to screens with new host Chris Evans.
  The new season debuts on Sunday 8 May, and will run for 16 episodes. Production on the series is going to be tight, with the first episode set to air just three days after filming wraps on the final episode. Scenes will be shot internationally too, with Evans confirming an American shoot for January.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Amazon shows the world its latest Prime Air drones

  30-11-2015 10:37
  
   Amazon has given the best look yet at its Prime Air dronesBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Zuckerberg, Gates lead 'Breakthrough' coalition on clean energy

  30-11-2015 09:57
  
  An elite group of private investors including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Mark Zuckerberg have formed a coalition to help companies "get clean-energy innovation out of the lab and into the marketplace". By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Star Wars fan creates giant lightsaber

  30-11-2015 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A self confessed 'geek' in America has created a giant lightsaber
  
  Read more

• Dog-sized dinosaur fossil that could answer questions about their evolution

  30-11-2015 09:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fragment of jaw bone, taken from a dinosaur believed to look like the one pictured, provides evidence of an east-west divide in the evolution of dinosaurs on the North American continent.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Attenborough: 'Solar should undercut oil'

  30-11-2015 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough tells BBC Breakfast that solar energy needs to "undercut the price of energy obtained from oil and coal."
  
  Read more

• Jeremy Clarkson reveals new prototype drones for Amazon Prime Air deliveries - and explains how the service will work with a landing pad customers lay out in the yard

  30-11-2015 09:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clarkson, who is currently filming a new motoring show for Amazon Prime, stars in a humorous advert about the company's planned delivery service.
  
  Read more

• SA grapples with worst drought in 30 years

  30-11-2015 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa grapples with worst drought in 30 years
  
  Read more

• Absent parents 'harm child's IQ' and their brains mature at a slower rate

  30-11-2015 08:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study in China found that the brains of youngsters left without direct parental care for more than six months mature at a slower rate, with a detrimental impact on intelligence.
  
  Read more

• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 30 November

  30-11-2015 08:40
  
  Today, Amazon unveils its new Prime Air delivery drone, Japan's whaling fleet is going to the Antarctic in defiance of an International Court of Justice ruling, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg joins Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos to fund clean energy, and more.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

Follow @scitech_UK on Twitter!