The game world of EVE Online, developed in Iceland, has become the world’s first virtual democracy.
The game world of EVE Online, developed in Iceland, has become the world’s first virtual democracy.
Physicists have only just cleared up why MRI scans seem to defy established physics, knowledge that could make the devices smaller.
Gamers more used to battling demons, giants and dragons may soon be tackling another mortal enemy – the tax man.
Artists are lighting up London’s South Bank with 1200 wind-powered lights as part of a digital arts festival.
Just by monitoring brain activity, a new program can work out who is speaking to you and what they are saying.
The bug was discovered when an owner of the phone typed the word “reboot” into a text message after restarting the phone.
The finalists included ideas for a map site showing school catchment areas and a service telling people where to find the nearest public toilet.
Robotics engineers at the University of Bristol, UK, have been grimacing a lot recently, thanks to their copycat robotic head, Jules, which can mimic the facial expressions and lip movements of a human being.
Technology developed for war has been turned to the saving of lives. Engineers have converted uncrewed military aircraft into robotic carrier pigeons to ferry medical samples or even snake antivenom from remote regions to labs for testing.
Even images from the most expensive cameras don’t yet rival the view of the world we get from our own eyes. The secret lies in the curved retina at the back of the eyeball – and now there is an artificial equivalent.
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