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COVID vaccine scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine | Science & Tech News
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The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to two scientists for their research which led to the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The accolade, among the most prestigious in the scientific world, went to Katalin Kariko, from Hungary, and Drew Weissman, from the United States. “Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally…
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The rise and fall of BlackBerry – and why director thinks world may be ready for its return | Science & Tech News
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With the latest iPhone now in people’s hands and Google’s annual Android flagship not far behind, it’s a pertinent time to release a film about the once iconic device that paved the way for both. BlackBerry hasn’t appeared alongside them on shop shelves for years, and any remaining devices were effectively killed off last January…
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Royal Family’s official website targeted in cyber attack | UK News
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The royal website has been hit by a cyber attack, a royal source has told Sky News. The denial of service attack, or DDoS, is when an excess of traffic is directed to a website, overwhelming its server and disrupting its functioning. While the royal website was online on Sunday lunchtime, it appeared to be running…
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Microplastics in clouds may be contributing to climate change, research suggests | Science & Tech News
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Researchers have found tiny particles of plastic in clouds, where they may be contributing to climate change. Scientists collected water from the clouds surrounding Japan’s Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama at altitudes between 1,300-3,776m and then applied advanced imaging techniques to determine whether microplastics were present. Nine different types of polymers and one type of…
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Meta unveils new generation of mixed reality headset – but will consumer interest in VR rally? | Science & Tech News
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Meta has ramped up the race for our faces as it revealed the next generation of its wearable immersive tech products. The headline announcement: a successor in the Meta Quest series, the Meta Quest 3, and a follow-up to its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses. Facebook’s parent company claims the Quest 3 is 40% slimmer than…
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Elon Musk says X’s election interference team ‘are gone’ | Business News
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Elon Musk has announced his social media company X, formally known as Twitter, has removed the team monitoring election misinformation. The tool to report misinformation has been taken away – except for in the European Union – prompting concern from thinktank Reset Australia ahead of the country’s aboriginal rights referendum next month. In a post…
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90-minute ‘accordion’ procedure ‘safe and effective’ way for NHS to tackle obesity | Science & Tech News
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A 90-minute procedure to help treat obesity has been deemed as “safe and effective” for the NHS to use in England. The procedure known as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) reduces the size of the stomach making patients feel fuller sooner. It works by inserting a flexible tube with a camera and medical instruments into the…
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‘Sickening rise’ in AI-generated child sex abuse images ‘inciting paedophiles to commit more crimes’ | Science & Tech News
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman has pledged to work with the US to tackle the “sickening” rise of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Investigations by an online safety group have found “astoundingly realistic” AI-made images of children, including babies and toddlers, being abused. The Internet Watch Foundation has also discovered an online…
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World’s most powerful laser to be built in UK and will be ‘million, billion, billion’ times brighter than the sun | Science & Tech News
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The world’s most powerful laser will be built in Oxfordshire, thanks to £85m in new funding for the technology. Scientists are aiming to develop the technology which will be a “million, billion, billion times brighter than the brightest sunlight” in the world. It is thought the technology will have practical applications in nuclear fusion, renewable…
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Osiris-Rex’s sample from asteroid Bennu will reveal secrets of our solar system | Science & Tech News
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It will make the most incredible unboxing video. In the coming days, NASA scientists will open the capsule containing dust from the asteroid Bennu and delve into the secrets of our solar system. There are just 250g or so of material inside the heavily protected shell that plunged through the atmosphere before parachuting gently into…