Technology - general
Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts
31 Aug 2017
Whether or not fast radio bursts turn out to be signatures of extraterrestrial technology, the mystreious radio bursts left space scientists agog
Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved
29 Aug 2017
Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table
Babylonians had mastered trig 1,500 years before Pythagoras
26 Aug 2017
A fresh study of the Babylonian tablet known as Plimpton 322 – discovered some 100 years back - shows that the ancient Babylonians, and not the Greeks, were the first to study and master trigonometry
Radiological crimes investigation
24 Aug 2017
Scientists find why whiskey tastes better with water
21 Aug 2017
A new study has found that a little water goes a long way in enhancing the taste of whiskey
Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron
12 Aug 2017
How secure are your messages?
11 Aug 2017
How the brain recognizes familiar faces
11 Aug 2017
200 liters of fuel made from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide
09 Aug 2017
Pilot plant that produces first synthetic fuel from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide, making the production of liquid fuels from regenerative electric power feasible, is a major component of the energy turnaround