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Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface…
I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
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User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
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Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
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Could quantum physics be the key that unlocks the secrets of human behaviour?
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DNA from stone age chewing gum sheds light on diet and disease in Scandinavia’s ancient hunter-gatherers
Some 9,700 years ago on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on…
What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains
Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia’s prime minister has called it a…