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Fungi may have ended coal era

The humble fungus may have been responsible for bringing to an end Earth’s period of accumulating coal reserves, say researchers.   "It’s an interesting hypothesis....

Making Saltwater Drinkable Is Graphenes Latest Miracle

All signs point towards graphene being the supermaterial that pushes humanity into the future we’ve been dreaming of. From impossibly fast transistors to curing foot...

The myth of the serial entrepreneur

Any non-serial entrepreneurs in the house? Can you name any non-serial entrepreneurs? I can’t think of any of the top of my head… all entrepreneurs...

New brain scanner helps paralysed people spell words

 new brain scanner has been developed to help people who are completely paralysed speak by enabling them to spell words using their thoughts.   It...

Apple appears to be investing $5 billion in robots for Foxconn Factories

Apple’s move represents an important step in the use of robots in manufacturing. Robots have long been used to build cars, but not so widely...

Education is undergoing a startling revolution: Lets support it!

Education is undergoing an incredible and exciting transformation, but I can’t help but wonder if the “experts” can’t see the forest for the trees. We...

HIV quad pill may improve care

It is hoped the four-in-one "quad pill" will make it easier for patients to stick to their medication, improving the effects of their treatment.  ...

Google Chrome Now Has 310 Million Active Users, Most Popular Browser In The World

At its annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco today, Google announced that Chrome now has 310 million active users. Google’s Sundar Pichai also...

Hands on with Leap, the most advanced gesture system ever

Startup Leap Motion wasn’t kidding when it said that it had a tiny peripheral that could read gestures "200 times more accurate than anything else...

Jelly Bean Voice Search Beats New Siri Hands Down

First Apple upped its game in the voice assistant race with new Siri in iOS 6, now Google’s come in and raised the bar yet...