How games like Assassin's Creed give us a feel for history
1 May 2019
One of the great extras of playing games like Assassin's Creed is their sense of historical time and place, even letting us play at translating ancient hieroglyphics
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How hacked rental e-scooters could be the future of street crime
1 May 2019
As we travel in autonomous cars or on electronic scooters, a trick involving a bit of malicious code may put our computer networks at risk, warns Annalee Newitz
Want to build robots and invent stuff? Here's where to start
1 May 2019
Ever wanted to design and build machines instead of buying them? Start here, with Hannah Joshua’s 10-part series that aims to give you all the skills to make a robot and much more
The race to build a space internet available to anyone, anywhere
1 May 2019
Tech billionaires are building a wireless, orbiting internet accessible in even the deepest jungle. The first satellites are already up - but do we really want it?
Taking on tech giants: Can anyone stop Facebook, Amazon and Google?
1 May 2019
Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is one of the most prominent voices calling for tech giants to be broken up. Is she right, and can it be done?
Sensors made from gummy bears could monitor how children chew
26 April 2019
A sensor made with a gummy bear could help researchers study how children chew. It's cheap to make and offers a tasty treat for the child being tested
AI learns to paint in the styles of Van Gogh, Turner and Vermeer
25 April 2019
Artificial intelligence has learned to to paint in the style of artists including Van Gogh and Turner from just a few examples
There’s little evidence that a Huawei 5G ban is the right approach
25 April 2019
Relying on a single company for 5G infrastructure is a bad idea, but so far there is little public evidence that a complete ban for Huawei is needed
Robotic tube for surgery autonomously navigates inside a beating heart
24 April 2019
A robotic catheter can move autonomously inside a heart to the location where surgery is required. It has a camera for vision and has been tested in 5 pigs
Mind-reading device uses AI to turn brainwaves into audible speech
24 April 2019
People's brainwaves have been converted into speech using electrodes on the brain. The method could one day help people speak who have lost the ability
