There has been a massive proliferation of civilian drone technology in recent years. Consumers are spoilt for choice with numerous products of varying designs specifications and sizes up for grabs, some of…
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Privacy Shield Pact Feels the Heat as EU Watchdog Raises Concerns
It seems that Edward Snowden was right on the money with his views on the EU-US Privacy Shield Pact. The whistleblower hero (or traitor, depending on who you ask) pulled no punches…
MAREA will be highest capacity data link across Atlantic
Tech giants Microsoft and Facebook have taken a significant step towards building highest capacity data link between US and Europe. The companies will help design subsea cable which will connect one point…
Black Death maps of medieval Britain: Guide to the level of devastation
Archaeologists and historians alike have debated much over the actual level of death and destruction caused due to the deadly disease – ‘Black Death’ that engulfed 14th century rural England. Professor Carenza…
The myth of mobile phone usage and brain cancer
Ever since the invention of cellphones, stories have surfaced with regularity linking mobile usage with brain cancer despite the fact that the majority of human epidemiologic studies have consistently failed to establish…
The disrupted sleep contagion sweeping the world
Researchers have been routinely issuing warnings of how disrupted or less sleep can lead to a host of health issues including type 2 diabetes. Indeed, the lack of sleep is a serious…
DNA can efficiently store data for thousands of years
Researchers have managed to store data onto DNA and successfully read it off without errors, suggesting that this particular technology not only holds a lot of potential for mass storage but also…
Genomics to push big data to its limits
Big data emerged out of the challenges companies were facing while storing and processing huge amounts of data generated by their customers, internal processes, external data requirements among other things and owing…