Vladimir Putin awards Medal of Pushkin to Science Museum head, Ian Blatchford
Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Medal of Pushkin to Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum in London, who oversaw the hugely...
This optical illusion will freak you out, just one object is real
This optical illusion will freak you out, say more than 850,000 people who have watched a YouTube video showing several objects, when in fact...
Elon Musk backs non-profit AI research company ‘OpenAI’, raises $1 billion
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are backing a new non-profit artificial intelligence research company called OpenAI.
"Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the...
Urine socks send Wi-Fi signal to PC
A pair of socks fueled by urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps has powered a transmitter to send a Wi-Fi signal to a PC....
Make a lightsaber Star Wars style with searing hot plasma, not lasers
If you want a spectacular lightsaber like the one used in Star Wars, you have to use searing hot plasma, not a laser beam,...
Urban swans friendly to humans unlike rural swans because of their genes
Urban swans are comparatively friendly to humans compared to rural swans because their genes are different, says a team of Australian scientists. It is...
Robots pose potential dangers and benefits for humans, say experts
Robots could improve the quality of life of millions of people worldwide, but they could also become more intelligent than humans and one day...
Standard Chartered raises £3.3 billion from rights issue
Standard Chartered has completed the rights issue it announced last month, raising £3.3 billion.
The rights issue was launched as part of a new...
Morrisons cutting price of petrol to below £1 a litre
The price of petrol in the UK will drop to below £1 a litre at over 300 petrol stations today - the lowest price...
Cameron delays decision on whether to build a new Heathrow runway
The UK government has delayed its decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow - the country’s busiest airport.
Prime Minister David Cameron...