Scottish equipment to put Einstein theory to the test in LISA Pathfinder spacecraft
Scottish scientists are loading special equipment they created into the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft to test an Albert Einstein theory – to detect ripples (low frequency...
Graphene microphone 32 times more sensitive than standard ones
A graphene based microphone was found to be almost 32 times more sensitive than the standard nickel-based ones, researchers from Serbia and France reported....
Snakes lost legs to hunt and live in burrows not the sea
Snakes lost their legs to be able to more effectively hunt and live in burrows - Scottish and American scientists have concluded after studying...
Huge climate change marches in Australia and New Zealand
Huge climate change marches are taking place across New Zealand and Australia this weekend, urging governments to take a much tougher stance on climate...
UK scientists develop super energy-efficient touchscreen material
Scientists in the UK have designed a new type of touchscreen material, dubbed “smart glass”, which requires much less power to illuminate than conventional...
SpaceX Falcon 9 debris marked with US flag found off Isles of Scilly, UK
SpaceX Falcon 9 debris has been found off the coast of the Isles of Scilly, UK, by a local boatman, who initially thought it...
VTech data breach exposed personal data of 200,000 children
The personal data of over 200,000 children was exposed after VTech, which sells electronic learning products, had its app store database, Learning Lodge, hacked.
The...
Microsoft rolls out Cortana app for iOS beta testers
Microsoft has rolled out the iOS Cortana app for beta testers. Cortana is Microsoft's answer to Siri. It is the intelligent personal assistant for...
Supermassive black hole swallows star then spits our flare
A supermassive black hole was observed swallowing a star the size of our Sun and then spitting out a flare of matter moving at...
Snakes lost legs to live and hunt in burrows, new study suggests
Snakes lost their legs when they evolved and started living and hunting in burrows, a team of scientists from Scotland and the United States...