Microwaves, Play-Doh and Teflon – how accidental discoveries fuel innovation
Feb 15, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Technology Science
Accidents will happen and as far as innovation is concerned, thats a good thing. While much of any business persons attention is focused on bringing new ideas to market or making systematic and strategically targeted...
How satellites can help control the spread of diseases such as Zika
Feb 15, 2016 10:57 am UTC| Technology Health
The explosive spread of Zika throughout the Americas is raising questions about the best ways to control this and future epidemics. We first need to identify what factors contribute to the spread of Zika and understand...
There's a new addiction on campus: Problematic Internet Use (PIU)
Feb 15, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Health Technology
Problematic Internet Use is now considered to be a behavioral addiction with characteristics that are similar to substance use disorders. Individuals with PIU may have difficulty reducing their Internet use, may be...
ASX Reveals Roadmap For Blockchain Implementation
Feb 15, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has been showing interest in usingblockchain technology in the countrys financial system. Currently, the ASX uses Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) for settlement...
Not dead yet: how email has survived and continues to thrive
Feb 15, 2016 03:59 am UTC| Technology
Ask around everyone has an opinion about their email and their inbox, and its not always positive. From information overload, zero inbox and leaked email scandals to the much-hyped triumph of workflow software like...
How do we stop people falling through the gaps in a digitally connected city?
Feb 15, 2016 03:54 am UTC| Technology
Popular visions of the smart city promise that with digital technology the power of the city as a platform is put in users hands. Whether real or imagined, digital connectivity 24/7 is a fundamental part of the...
Explainer: what is FPV drone racing?
Feb 15, 2016 00:31 am UTC| Sports Technology
The new sport of drone racing sees small but very fast robots fly around a circuit littered with obstacles. Unlike motorsports we are familiar with, the course of a drone race can be three-dimensional, with obstacles they...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects