I have to say that I am incredibly pleased that this study won the Ignobel. Not just because it's a really fun study, but also because it really is one of those studies that makes you laugh, and then makes you THINK. And in the case of this study in particular…

A Chinese state-owned company was charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. as the Justice Department steps up actions against China in cases of suspected economic espionage.

Longstanding bus routes will see their last journeys this month, mirroring the region’s struggles: ‘Those who remain are unable to leave’

Hot off the heels of Canada, who legalised the consumption of marijuana just over two weeks ago, Mexico’s highest court has ruled in favour of allowing two cases of marijuana use for recreational use.

Criminal investigations often use photographic evidence to identify suspects. Here we combined robust face perception and high-resolution photography to mine face photographs for hidden information. By zooming in on high-resolution face photographs, we were…

Unveiled the Consumer Data Protection Act

Unicode contains a range of symbols which don't get much use. For example, there are separate symbols for TradeMark - ™, Service Mark - ℠, and Prenoscriptions - ℞. Nestling among the "Letterlike Symbols" are two curious entries. Both of these are single characters:…

News site with positive news and filtering

Some new proposed protocols will encrypt the transport layer headers. Encryption is good, so more encryption must be better, right? Unfortunately there's going to be a huge hidden cost that'll be paid by anyone troubleshooting networking problems.

Apple continues to push its services forward, and cash in on more expensive iPhones.

DIY Induction Stove: Can spinning magnets fry an egg? You bet they can! Let’s see how a simple array of magnets can generate eddy currents in a conductive frying pan, heating it up enough to cook an egg.The setup is quite simple. Simply take a motor that…

Beijing must ensure firm grasp of area’s core technologies, Chinese leader says