These Are the Year's Best of Examples of Art in a Petri Dish
Who says scientists can’t be creative? Check out all the winner from this year's Agar Art competition, where researchers battle it out by creating artwork in a Petri dish. See more >>
Who says scientists can’t be creative? Check out all the winner from this year's Agar Art competition, where researchers battle it out by creating artwork in a Petri dish. See more >>
Linux users in particular should take note.
This art installation, Sensible Data by Martin Hertig, is a test: a test of how much you might be willing to give away about yourself in exchange for a little fun.
That's an unfortunate portmanteau of the words 'antenna' and 'rectifier diode', for the record.
It may look like a sci-fi space scene or a Fear and Loathing outtake, but this image, which shows a a zebrafish larva infected with meningitis, could help researchers develop new treatments for the disease. Read more >>
Not all robots need to be big and clever.
Imagine being able to communicate with others through only your thoughts. No words, no signs are exchanged: only pure information travelling directly from one brain to another.
The concept would involve delivering semi-autonomous robots ahead of the arrival of astronauts on the planet.
The teardown tinkerers didn't forget the bigger new Apple blower.
Tech du jour, neural networks, will give the smarts to the next generation of search.
We've already seen one basic teardown from Down Under, but the iPhone 6S has now been dismantled by expert tinkerers iFixit, which has just published its choice findings about Apple's latest smartphone iteration. Here's what's hidden inside. Open sesame >>
The brain is a very complicated chunk of stuff, with billions of individually simple neurons combining to give rise to very complex behaviour.
Making a convincing kerblammo is not an easy task, but special effects tech has come a long way in the last few years.
This eight-foot cube, covered in five mirror-clad faces, was designed by Los Angele- based architect and designer Michael Jantzen as a personal retreat. Presumably it brings new meaning to the idea of personal reflection. Reflect on this >>
Poo is considered a little taboo, but it can tell you a lot about your health and potentially even save your life. And, if these images are anything to go by, it can even look beautiful, too. Read more >>
It's a few small steps for the patient but one giant leap for the field of research.
