Technology

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    Elizabeth Holmes: Revolutionising Medicine, Silently

    The strikingly beautiful lady pictured here dropped out of Stanford at the age of 19 to start a company that is now valued at over $9 billion. Familiar sounding story? Except that it isn’t a “.com”, nor is it a consumer electronics corporation. It’s a medicine company; and no one has ever heard of it. Welcome to the world of...

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    3D Printing

     Issue 25

    Imagine printers that print shoes”, sunglasses, audio speakers, and even print a drivable electric car !!! 3D printers have been around for a while but its only recently that the technology has scaled up to an extent to create real excitement. A technology where liquid or powdered polymers are substituted for ink. Sprayed in layers, the plastic forms a...

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    The Death of Privacy

     Issue 24

    A few weeks ago, the Economist featured a cover story on ubiquitous cameras and the recorded world; they called it ‘Every Step You Take’. Adapted from the lyrics of the 80s hit by the Police, it was a title dripping with irony – but highlighting a very serious matter: the death of privacy. It’s a much discussed theme, and...

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    China’s Answer to the iPhone A Look Into Xiaomi

     Issue 20

    So we’ve all heard of them – all over the news – Xiaomi and Apple, China, Xiaomi – Xiaomi this, Xiaomi that – so who are these guys, and what do they have to do with Apple. The answer is simple – in the last 4 months in China – a baby, 3yr old company sold more phones than...

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    India’s Smartest Smartphones: A Look Into Micromax

     Issue 20

    A friend of mine was recently asked by his sister to find her a phone, which had all the features and qualities of a Samsung Galaxy Grand, but at half the price. And he found an arguably better phone (she seems to think so) at a price less than half – the Micromax A11 Canvas. This is what the...

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    All About the New “Hummingbird”

     Issue 19

    Last week, we reported on Google’s 15th birthday, and also mentioned that they had celebrated it by announcing their brand new search algorithm (whatever that means), the “hummingbird”. So this week, we’re going to follow up with an explanation of what hummingbird is, and why it’s important. First things first – what’s a search algorithm? It’s a programming term,...

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    Mr. Mcafee’s Gadget That Will Hide You From Big Brother

     Issue 19

    This is a sort of response to the whole ‘Big Brother’ scandal from Issue 5 – so lets get a little background. Edward Snowden, an ex-worker at the American intelligence gathering organization NSA (National Security Agency), leaked details of/told the world of the Prism program run by them. They basically watch everything and everyone – they collect phone records,...

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    Welcome to The ‘Terminator’ Polymer

     Issue 17

    A real example of “extreme technology”, Spanish scientists have created the world’s first self-healing plastic polymer. A video released and readily available on the news sites shows the material being cut into half by a blade. The 2 half are then pressed together and left at room temperature, untouched for 2 hours – amazingly the polymer seems to have...

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    Microsoft Buys Nokia Return of The Computer Wars

     Issue 15

    You may remember a time, not too long ago, when everyone had a Microsoft PC, no one had an iPad or iPod, Bill Gates was the richest man in the world, and Microsoft was 20 times the size of a struggling Apple. You may also remember a time when Nokia was the largest mobile manufacturer on the planet –...

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    Einstein@Home: Pretty Nifty, Eh?

     Issue 15

    Ever wanted to participate in the process of high scientific discovery but did now know who to ask. Here’s an idea.Download Einstein@ Home on your home computer and participate in a global hunt for new pulsars (rapidly spinning neutron stars) in our universe with the help of University of Wisconsin and the Max Planck institute. The global research project...

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