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...
Facebook app to show cached ‘News Feed’ content for users with slow connections
Facebook is rolling out a way for mobile users with slow internet connections to still view content in their News Feed.
The tech giant...
Facebook launching ‘Facebook at Work’, social network for the workplace
Facebook is rolling out a new version of its social network for the workplace called ‘Facebook at Work’.
The service will allow users to create their...
Lie detecting software created on real world court data
A unique lie detecting software is being created using real world court data, i.e. material from past trials where some of the speakers are...
Fitness matters not size in the world of cockroach courting
In the world of cockroach courting, fitness matters much more than size – the males with the most energetic courtship displays get the female...