The 21st century has seen many technological advancements being made every day, changing everything from how we live to how businesses work. So, what has changed down the years? We will take a look at both the great and not-so-great effects of science and technology. The Positive Impacts Thanks to science and technology, you can […]

Simon Peeters, Reader (Physics and Astronomy), University of Sussex 12 July 2018 Neutrinos – extremely light, ghostly particles that barely interact with matter – have so far only been observed originating from supernovae (exploding stars) and the sun. Now a giant detector at the South Pole has discovered that a “blazar”, a galaxy with a […]

Vaibhav Bahadur, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas One of the biggest freshwater reservoirs in the world is, literally, up in the air. Between 6 and 18 million gallons of freshwater hover above every square mile of land, not counting droplets trapped in clouds. Scientists realized this centuries ago but they have never […]

Michal Gwizdala, Postdoctoral researcher in photosynthesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tjaart Krüger, Associate Professor in Biophysics, University of Pretoria Proteins are “large”, complex molecules that perform most of the complicated and vital tasks in living organisms. So when scientists study proteins, they can produce blueprints for a new generation of bio-inspired technologies. But proteins guard […]

Robert Beswick, Research scientist & Head of Science Operations and Support, e-MERLIN/VLBI National Radio Astronomy Facility, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester Astronomers searching for supernova explosions accidentally stumbled upon a supermassive blackhole recently as it devoured a wandering star that had fallen into its grasp. It is now hoped that this amazing […]

 NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet. While not necessarily evidence of life itself, these findings are a good […]

Alexander Krumpholz, Senior Experimental Scientist, CSIRO and Raj Gaire, Senior Experimental Scientist, CSIRO Data privacy awareness has recently gained momentum, thanks in part to the Cambridge Analytica data breach and the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). One of the key elements of the GDPR is that it requires companies to […]

     What if we could use the cold darkness of outer space to cool buildings on earth? In this mind-blowing talk, physicist Aaswath Raman details the technology he’s developing to harness “night-sky cooling” – a natural phenomenon where infrared light escapes earth and heads to space, carrying heat along with it – which […]

   Astronomers and visualization experts from NASA’s Universe of Learning have combined visible and infrared vision of the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to create an unprecedented, 3-dimensional, fly-through view of the picturesque Orion Nebula. The glowing gaseous landscape has been illuminated and carved by the high energy radiation and strong stellar winds from […]

Genetically modified refers to plants and animals that have been altered in a way that wouldn’t have arisen naturally through evolution. An obvious example is transferring a gene from one species to another to endow the organism with a new trait – like pest resistance or drought tolerance. CRISPR-modified crops uses genome editing technologies to […]