The information age has been enabled by computing and communications technologies (collectively known as information technologies) whose rapid evolution is almost taken for granted today. Computing and communications systems appear in virtually every sector of the economy and increasingly in homes ...

On June 14,2013 SpaceX's Grasshopper flew 325 m (1066 feet)--higher than Manhattan's Chrysler Building--before smoothly landing back on the pad. For the first time in this test, Grasshopper made use of its full navigation sensor suite with the F9-R closed loop control flight algorithms to accomplish...

Bill Gates recently got to check out the Omniprocessor, an ingenious machine designed and built by Janicki Bioenergy, which turns human waste into water and electricity. In places without good waste treatment plants, it could be a real game-changer.

A promo for the Danish TV network TV2 released on the same day that Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban went into effect is going viral because of its incredibly touching message about diversity. “All That We Share” illustrates the common qualities we share as humans despite the various boxes society t

Mr Gay World 2024 Great Britain in association with Pride Radio and The Alnwick Garden Human Rights and Mental Health Conference.Save the Date: August 26th, 2024..

There is overwhelming evidence that humans are experiencing the effects of climate change, says a new report. Unless serious action is taken, this is likely to get worse, with growing risks of floods, food shortages, and threats to human health, warns the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on C...

Be Yourself was born as a passion project in order to inspire young people around the world to be true to themselves. Produced by Single Step Foundation in Bulgaria (https://singlestep.bg/en/), which provides critical support to LGBTI youth and their families, with the generous pro bono collaboratio...

When it comes to decision making, it might seem that computers are less biased than humans. But algorithms can be just as biased as the people who create them.

This visualization is based on the first three-dimensional numerical model of melting snowflakes in the atmosphere, developed by scientist Jussi Leinonen of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. A better understanding of how snow melts can help scientists recognize the signature ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University created a robotic snake that can crawl, climb, swim and scale flights of stairs. These versatile robots, which are designed for reaching human inaccessible areas, could be valuable tools for disaster relief.