Paper-based electronics could fold, biodegrade and be the basis for the next generation of devices
Sep 24, 2018 07:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
It seems like every few months theres a new cellphone, laptop or tablet that is so exciting people line up around the block to get their hands on it. While the perpetual introduction of new, slightly more advanced...
Samsung's foldable phone could soon be a reality
Sep 24, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen. Imagine, a tablet...
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a motorway -- here are the results
Sep 24, 2018 07:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the worlds roads with solar panels. The bold idea has undergone some road...
Spray-on antennas unlock communication of the future
Sep 24, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Hear the word antenna and you might think about rabbit ears on the top of an old TV or the wire that picks up radio signals for a car. But an antenna can be much smaller even invisible. No matter its shape or size, an...
Fourth industrial revolution: sorting out the real from the unreal
Sep 24, 2018 07:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The phrase fourth industrial revolution has become ubiquitous. Its meant to denote a huge shift in the socioeconomic fabric of society, driven by the availability of increasingly intelligent machines. These will be able to...
Why life insurance companies want your Fitbit data
Sep 24, 2018 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology
I recently predicted that health data from electronic sources could soon be compiled into a health or wellness report and shared with insurance companies to help them determine who theyll cover. And now John Hancock,...
I've always wondered: are SUVs and 4WDs safer than other cars?
Sep 24, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Sydney suburbs around me are clogged with huge 4WD cars which have never seen a dirt road. I think people buy them because they think they are safer. Are they? Petrina of Greenwich The popularity of SUVs, 4WDs and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight