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Major advance in solar cells made from cheap, easy-to-use perovskite

Posted in Science on 12th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Cells made from inexpensive and increasingly popular perovskite can more efficiently turn sunlight into electricity using a new technique.

fMRI Brain scan better than polygraph test in spotting lies

Posted in Science on 12th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

When someone is lying, areas of the brain linked to decision-making are activated, which lights up on an fMRI scan for experts to see.

Google DeepMinds AI learns to play with physical objects

Posted in Software on 12th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

DeepMind has trained an AI to learn about the physical properties of objects by interacting with them in two different virtual environments.

Beagle 2 mission 'was so close to Mars success'

Posted in Science on 11th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Beagle 2, the failed British mission to Mars in 2003, came "excruciatingly close" to succeeding, a study shows.

Shift to automation may prevent Trump from delivering on his jobs promise

Posted in Business on 10th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Trump's victory was enabled by technology, everything from his use of social media to Clinton's email scandals to Russian hacking.