Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed a way to build computer storage devices from bacteria. Certain strains of bacteria absorb iron to make magnetic nanoparticles that let them navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. The team at Leeds have extracted the protein behind this process and used it to create magnetic patterns that can store data. The magnetic patterns are similar to those …Read more
Google has been given the go-ahead to test its prototype driverless cars out on the road in Nevada, U.S.A. The modified Toyota Prius is entirely computer-controlled, and is capable of performing all the functions of a regular car, just without the driver. An array of laser sensors mounted on the roof and in the front grill monitors the car’s surroundings at a rate of 20 …Read more
Motion-control is fast becoming a popular way to interact with various devices. Now Microsoft researchers have developed a different way to interact with computers, also using motion-control, but in a way that is kinder to your bank balance. SoundWave is software that can be installed on any computer with speakers and a microphone in order to work. It uses the speakers and microphone to sense …Read more
Samsung has released more details about its new Galaxy S III, and so far it’s looking pretty flash. It’s thinner, lighter, and much faster than the Galaxy S II, with some interesting little add-ons thrown in to make owning one of these rather nice. With a 4.8 inch, HD Super AMOLED screen, you have a wide working space in which to operate. Sending texts won’t …Read more
The latest scare sweeping the internet is the Doomsday knell for July 9th. Why, you may ask? It is because that is the date the FBI and the American government will switch off DNS servers, cutting access to the internet for an estimated 350,000 computers. And yours could be one of them. Since 2007, a trojan virus created by a ring of Estonian hackers has …Read more
The life of a smartphone battery is often not long enough for all the things we wish to do. Everyone knows that watching videos and running apps uses a lot of power, but now it has come to light that certain websites are adding to the drain due to bloated and unnecessary code. Wikipedia, IMDB, and the Apple homepage are some of the websites that …Read more
