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Handheld DMR spectrometer diagnoses cancer in an hour

When we think of Magnetic resonance we think of the massive multimillion dollar magnetic resonance imaging machines into whose gaping mouth we are slowly propelled...

Google to sell tablet and glasses

Google has unveiled the Nexus 7 – its first own-brand tablet.   The device is made by the Taiwanese company Asus rather than the firm’s...

Smoking vaccine blocks nicotine in mice brains

Smokers could one day be immunised against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit, according to researchers in the US.   They have...

A Live Skydiving Demo Of Google Glass (Now With Video!)

Well, that was unexpected. Google’s Sergey Brin just stepped on stage at Moscone West to deliver a demo of Google Glass, and it involves a...

Rio summit ends with warning on corporate power

Environment and development charities say the Rio+20 agreement is too weak to tackle social and environmental crises.   Gro Harlem Brundtland, author of a major...

Far Cry 3 Release Delayed Until December

We’ve gotten pretty used to seeing Ubisoft games get delayed here on PC Gamer, but usually it’s just us that gets the sharp end of...

EEG brain trace can detect autism

A US team at Boston Children’s Hospital say EEG traces, which record electrical brain activity using scalp electrodes, could offer a diagnostic test for this...

Personal Assistant Battle Is Brewing As Evi Tries To Keep Pace With Siri

It seems that Apple rivals are everywhere these days, and the world of personal assistant apps is no different. Since October of last year when...

Google computer works out how to spot cats

The team built a neural network, which mimics the working of a biological brain, that worked out how to spot pictures of cats in just...

Sea Level Rising Rapidly on Both Coasts, Could Even Flood San Francisco Airport in a Decade

The Northeast U.S. has been taking the brunt of rising sea levels not just in the country but in the world, with waters rising three...