Sci-Tech news

• SpaceX to retry landing rocket on a BARGE: January 17th blast off will land on 'drone boat' in Pacific

  08-01-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a NASA ocean-monitoring satellite, is set to blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 17.
  
  Read more

• Researchers reveal GM fruits with added 'superfood' protein

  08-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Florida have created a purple-pulped version of the citrus fruit, by genetically engineering limes with similar factors to grape skin and blood orange pulp.
  
  Read more

• Motobot to take on Valentino Rossi: Yamaha's robotic motorbike rider to challenge MotoGP legend in 2017

  08-01-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yamaha has team up with robotics fiorm SRI to try and beat the lap times of Valentino Rossi in 2017, the two firms have announced.
  
  Read more

• Now that really is out of this world: Engineers create the first ever structure to be 3D printed from 'alien' materials

  08-01-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planetary Resources and 3D Systems today showcased a model of part of a spacecraft from meteorite metals found in Argentina. The model was today showcased at CES in Las Vegas.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• US Marshal pays a visit to CES: Agency raids booth of knockoff hover board company

  08-01-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Changzhou First International Trade Co.’s booth was raided at the Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday. US Marshall responding to a complaint accusing them of patent infringement.
  
  Read more

• ZipLine uses infrared sensors to help you always pick the fastest moving line

  08-01-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Launched this week at the CES in Las Vegas, by Cambridge Consultants. ZipLine uses infrared sensors to pick up the body heat from shoppers as they line up.
  
  Read more

• How our galaxy grew up: Astronomers reveal stunning 'age map' of the Milky Way

  08-01-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The incredible map uses the ages of more than 70,000 stars and extends halfway across our Galaxy to 50,000 light-years away.
  
  Read more

• US steps up online fight against IS

  08-01-2016 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US officials announce new counter-terrorism initiatives as they meet Silicon Valley leaders to discuss how technology can help fight extremism.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New Horizons' Pluto image shows object sliding across dwarf planet's heart

  08-01-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa experts believe the object may be a  'dirty block of water ice' which isfloating in denser solid nitrogen.
  
  Read more

• Cocky SpaceX will try another sea landing with next rocket launch

  08-01-2016 21:55 via go.theregister.com
  
  Because why make things easy? Elon Musk's SpaceX team is going to make another attempt at landing a Falcon rocket at sea, despite already proving their point on land.…
  
  Read more

• 'Age map' traces galactic history

  08-01-2016 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By measuring the age of 70,000 stars across the Milky Way, astronomers make a "growth chart" for our galaxy.
  
  Read more

• Boomstick promises to bring premium sound quality to any set of headphones

  08-01-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Boomstick hikes up the bass and uses audio contouring to ‘supercharge’ sound quality, promising to enhance any pair of headphones. It was unveiled at the CES in Las Vegas.
  
  Read more

• Mathematicians reveal the perfect way to cut pizza

  08-01-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematicians from the University of Liverpool designed a method for cutting 12 equal pizza slices. Now they found there is no limit to how many equal slices can be cut in a pie.
  
  Read more

• Professors ARE grading female students based on looks in face-to-face courses

  08-01-2016 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Metropolitan State University of Denver found that classroom discrimination causes women to receive lower grades when perceived as ‘less attractive.’
  
  Read more

• Stephen Hawking's advice to depression sufferers is 'don't give up'

  08-01-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The illustrious scientist (pictured) made his comments at the Royal Institution in London, speaking on the eve of his 74th birthday,
  
  Read more

• Are man-made POWER ISLANDS the answer to the energy crisis?

  08-01-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory has been proposed by Portsmouth University's Carl Ross. They would be attached to the sea bed by tubular pillars with vacuum chambers, similar to offshore drilling rigs.
  
  Read more

• Air pollution limits for the YEAR have already been breached in London

  08-01-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Street would have been first in the city to reach the maximum of 18 hours, but the monitoring equipment in the area is broken, Clean Air in London, said. Putney High Street is pictured.
  
  Read more

• Islanders in Panama 6,000 years ago used canoes to drive DOLPHINS onto the shore

  08-01-2016 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists from UCLA discovered the remains of dolphins (pictured) in prehistoric rubbish heaps left by early inhabitants of Pedro González Island off the coast of Panama.
  
  Read more

• ZipLine promises to cut the queues: App uses infrared sensors to help you always pick the fastest moving line

  08-01-2016 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Launched this week at the CES in Las Vegas, by Cambridge Consultants. ZipLine uses infrared sensors to pick up the body heat from shoppers as they line up.
  
  Read more

• Your brain recovers memories faster than the blink of an eye

  08-01-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To study how memories are retrieved, scientists from the University of Birmingham scanned the brains of participants as they asked them to recall certain memories.
  
  Read more

• The $99 Boomstick that promises to bring premium sound quality to even the cheapest of headphones

  08-01-2016 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Boomstick hikes up the bass and uses audio contouring to ‘supercharge’ sound quality, promising to enhance any pair of headphones. It was unveiled at the CES in Las Vegas.
  
  Read more

• Mathematicians reveal the perfect way to cut pizza: 'Spiky' shapes allow unlimited number of perfectly equal slices

  08-01-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mathematicians from the University of Liverpool designed a method for cutting 12 equal pizza slices. Now they found there is no limit to how many equal slices can be cut in a pie.
  
  Read more

• Tech firms concerned over UK spy bill

  08-01-2016 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo have expressed concerns to the UK Parliament over the draft Investigatory Powers Bill (IP Bill).
  
  Read more

• The $99 smart 'alarm rug' that only stops chiming when you stand on it - and it plays motivational quotes to reward you for rising

  08-01-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruggie, created by designers in Vancouver, Canada, will continue to play an alarm until it detects the pressure of someone standing on it for more than three seconds.
  
  Read more

• This is the next hoverboard craze

  08-01-2016 18:10
  
  Think hoverboards are just a fad? Think again. At CES 2016 the next generation of mass-produced, affordable ride-alongs is making its debut.
   By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Fake Apple Watches, GoPros and more at CES 2016

  08-01-2016 17:24
  
  Walk to the back of one of the vast halls of CES, past the food concessions, the toilets and the crowds and you arrive at Shenzhen, China.By: James Temperton, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Female engineers publish in better journals but get fewer citations

  08-01-2016 17:12
  
  A study of nearly 1 million engineering papers has found that despite publishing in more prestigious journals, female engineers are getting far less attention than their male colleagues. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Just Cause 3 could herald the end of PC game piracy

  08-01-2016 17:10
  
  The founder of a Chinese hacking group notorious for breaking copyright protection software on PC games has all but admitted defeat, saying that "in two years' time I'm afraid there will be no free games to play in the world".
  The quote comes from the pseudonymous "Bird Sister", who heads up the 3DM piracy collective. And it's one game in particular that's driven the group to despair -- Square Enix's recent Just Cause 3, and the extra layers of protection that
  
  Read more

• Boozing is unsafe at ‘any level’, thunders chief UK.gov quack

  08-01-2016 17:02 via go.theregister.com
  
  Show us your science. What? You mean you don’t have any? The government’s chief advisor on health ignored more than 80 studies to produce her new Puritanical guidelines on booze – which asked Britons to forego their Friday drink.…
  
  Read more

• Air pollution limits for the whole YEAR have already been breached in London: Putney reached maximum levels at rush hour

  08-01-2016 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Street would have been first in the city to reach the maximum of 18 hours, but the monitoring equipment in the area is broken, Clean Air in London, said. Putney High Street is pictured.
  
  Read more

• DNA analysis will build an internet of living things

  08-01-2016 16:54
  
  By reading -– and sharing –- the genetic data in your bloodstream, you'll be able to predict illnessBy: Joao Medeiros, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Early seafarers hunted DOLPHINS: Islanders in Panama 6,000 years ago used canoes to drive mammals onto the shore before butchering them for food

  08-01-2016 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists from UCLA discovered the remains of dolphins (pictured) in prehistoric rubbish heaps left by early inhabitants of Pedro González Island off the coast of Panama.
  
  Read more

• Nua Robotics reveal smart suitcase that follows its owner

  08-01-2016 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Israeli company Nua Robotics has designed a robotic suitcase that follows tourists around on their travels via a built-in camera sensor that can detect the location of its owner.
  
  Read more

• Chinese unleash autonomous airborne taxi (aka a helicopter)

  08-01-2016 16:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Where's my bloody flying car? Here it is, sort of The "where's my bloody flying car?" protesters among you should take heart that the world may be a 23-minute autonomous flight closer to the reality of personal airborne transport with the unveiling of the EHang 184 "autonomous aerial vehicle".…
  
  Read more

• Chinese unleash autonomous airborne taxi

  08-01-2016 16:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Where's my bloody flying car? Here it is, sort of The "where's my bloody flying car?" protesters among you should take heart that the world may be a 23-minute autonomous flight closer to the reality of personal airborne transport with the unveiling of the EHang 184 "autonomous aerial vehicle".…
  
  Read more

• Episodic Memory Retrieval Functionally Relies on Very Rapid Reactivation of Sensory Information

  08-01-2016 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To study how memories are retrieved, scientists from the University of Birmingham scanned the brains of participants as they asked them to recall certain memories.
  
  Read more

• Toto's smart toilet lifts the lid for you and cleans itself after every flush

  08-01-2016 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto has created an ‘intelligent’ toilet which opens its lid when it sees you coming, closes when you leave, and cleans itself after every flush.
  
  Read more

• Funky3DFaces creates customised Lego heads from your online photos

  08-01-2016 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lincon-based Funky3DFaces uses 3D printing to produce miniature replicas of real human faces that can be attached to Lego figurines. Each head is printed from photographs.
  
  Read more

• Helpucover reveal the warning signs that YOUR pet is unwell

  08-01-2016 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The graphic was created by London-based pet insurance firm Helpucover.co.uk. It details the symptoms of common ailments that affect a range of household pets.
  
  Read more

• Archaeology's future lies in 3D scanning the past

  08-01-2016 15:45
  
  In 2016, 3D scanners will be as essential as trowels when it comes to excavating historic sitesBy: Tom Cheshire, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Earth 'enters new geological age'

  08-01-2016 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The evidence suggesting we have entered a new geological epoch defined by humanity's impact on the Earth is now overwhelming, believes an international scientific panel.
  
  Read more

• Never scrub the toilet again! Smart lavatory lifts the lid for you and cleans itself after every flush

  08-01-2016 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto has created an ‘intelligent’ toilet which opens its lid when it sees you coming, closes when you leave, and cleans itself after every flush.
  
  Read more

• AUDIO: How to take a picture of a black hole

  08-01-2016 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomer Feryal Ozel speaks to the BBC's Jonathan Webb about the Event Horizon Telescope.
  
  Read more

• Get your own face on a Lego figure: 3D printing company creates £30 customised character heads from your online photos

  08-01-2016 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lincon-based Funky3DFaces uses 3D printing to produce miniature replicas of real human faces that can be attached to Lego figurines. Each head is printed from photographs.
  
  Read more

• The warning signs that YOUR pet is unwell: From dogs constantly shaking their heads to white spots on goldfish and hunched hamsters, we reveal the key symptoms you should be looking for

  08-01-2016 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The graphic was created by London-based pet insurance firm Helpucover.co.uk. It details the symptoms of common ailments that affect a range of household pets.
  
  Read more

• Did BLACK HOLES help clear the way for life to thrive?

  08-01-2016 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Paul Mason, an astrophysicist at University of Texas at El Paso, said that a number of key events unfolded over billions of years which were key for habitable planets.
  
  Read more

• CES hoverboard booth raided by police in patent complaint

  08-01-2016 13:37
  
  In an incident only slightly more embarrassing than some of the more over the top displays at CES, a Chinese hoverboard-maker's stand has been raided by US marshals over a patent dispute.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead will dominate TV for years

  08-01-2016 13:34
  
  Fans of genre television rejoice -- Game of Thrones is likely sticking around for at least two more years, while The Walking Dead may linger for as long as its undead threat.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Did BLACK HOLES help clear the way for life to thrive? Cosmic radiation dropped as the universe expanded making it easier for DNA to develop 

  08-01-2016 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Paul Mason, an astrophysicist at University of Texas at El Paso, said that a number of key events unfolded over billions of years which were key for habitable planets.
  
  Read more

• Live-streaming paper plane drone takes to the skies

  08-01-2016 13:14 via go.theregister.com
  
  PowerUp FPV tin-rattles its way to $460k For an example of just how far paper plane and drone tech have come since the historic launch of our Vulture 1 aircraft back in 2010, look no further than the PowerUp FPV - described as the "first ever paper airplane drone with a live streaming camera".…
  
  Read more

Follow @scitech_UK on Twitter!