Technology

On the Origin of SexLixing Sun, Profile Books As children, many of us learn the facts of life with examples...

For a male octopus, there is one appendage it cannot afford to lose. This is its third right arm,...

April is said to be the cruellest month, as the poem goes, “mixing memory with desire”. And this is...

It’s easy to assume that Robert Woo was defined by the accident that took away his ability to walk.Certainly, the day of his accident—14 December 2007—was a turning point. Woo, an architect working on the new Goldman Sachs headquarters...

Typing on a virtual keyboard floating in mid-air sounds cool until your arms give out. That’s the reality of many AR (augmented reality) and MR (mixed reality ) headsets today. You’re either fumbling with handheld controllers or holding your...

An unknown technical problem caused a number of robotaxis owned by the Chinese tech giant Baidu to freeze on Tuesday in the middle of traffic, trapping some passengers in the vehicles for more than an hour.In Wuhan, a city...

If you thought unlocking your devices couldn’t get any more personal, well…your skull would like a word. It all started with passwords, then PINs, then fingerprints, and finally face ID. Now, researchers are peering inside your head and wondering...

Evidence is mounting that long covid can be caused by the immune system attacking the body. The results of...

A new speed record has been set for data transmission through an existing, commercially-installed fibre optic cable, with 450...

As a kid, I loved the 1980s aquatic adventure show Danger Bay. True to the TV show’s name, danger was always lurking at the Vancouver Aquarium, where the show was set. In one memorable episode, young Jonah and a...