ONE of the things you notice if you travel round the world’s off-the-beaten-track backwaters is that some cultures see nothing wrong with throwing anything they don’t want out of the front door, ...

Lasers are no longer just everyday tools - such as pointers and CDs - they have evolved into powerful threats. With advances in power and wavelength diversity, lasers have increased in number and are ...

Expert sommeliers can take a whiff of a glass of wine and tell you a lot about what's in your pinot noir or cabernet ...

A new adaptive optics technology is set to transform gravitational-wave detection, allowing LIGO and future observatories like Cosmic Explorer to reach new heights. By correcting mirror distortions, ...

A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just 'background noise.' ...

For years, defensive security strategies have focused on three core areas: network, endpoint, and email. Meanwhile, the ...

Whether it’s helping doctors detect diseases faster or making sure your social media feed isn’t overrun with spam, AI is already shaping the world in ways both big and small. Of course ...

With iPhones and many other devices now featuring USB-C, it's clear that the interface is here to stay. Here's why that's a good thing—even if not every USB-C port is created equal. I’m the ...

Scientists have created a new way to quickly and minimally invasively detect glucose using microneedles. These swellable ...

A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving ...

First, they enhance typical threat detection capabilities by having a broader view of what is going on across your enterprise. This could be supplied by combining their own threat intelligence and ...