Gasoline Direct Injection, or GDI, is steadily making its way into racing from the top level down with added emphasis on fuel effciency. GDI technology can reduce the fuel consumption of race cars significantly and is therefore high on the hit list of engine developers...
The first generation of the Q-POC will be built to detect malaria in blood, but the team is also working on other versions that could diagnose tuberculosis from spit. They are even considering a device that would be able to detect cancer in biopsies. Sample...
A new, thinner MacBook means the need for new, thinner ports – well, a single new port as it turns out, and it’s called USB-C. So how does this latest notebook get away with having only a strange new USB connection? USB Type-C is a new...
Days of fumbling through your wallet and credit cards in the checkout line may be coming to an end. With the introduction of Apple Pay — a mobile payment service baked into iOS 8.1 on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Apple aims to...
In physics, cryogenics is the study of the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures (below −150 °C, −238 °F or 123 K). Cryogenics is the science of extreme cold. Research in this field aims to understand how to produce and maintain temperatures below...
Theworld’s first 3D-printing pen – WobbleWorks’s 3Doodler – was launched on KickStarter in 2013, where it received over £1.3 million ($2 million) in funding in just 34 days. This gizmo enables you to turn drawings into full-3D models on any surface, without the need of...
RESEARCH ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR If you’re heading out with a particular animal in mind, it pays to have done your research. Know the animal’s behaviours, know its habits, and you’ll be much more likely to get the shot you want. Especially important is to know the...
The key to equipping yourself for wildlife photography is versatility. You’re dealing with a lot of variables, not least of which is the unpredictable behaviour of the animals you’re setting out to photograph. You’ll ideally want to have lenses to cover you in all situations....
Wildlife photography can be a major commitment of time and energy, and before you head out on a day’s (or night’s) shoot you need to make sure you’re fully prepared. That means not only packing your kit bag properly but also making sure you’re dressed...
After a new portable workstation to edit your images? We round up a selection of six laptops 1. MACBOOK PRO (15in) £1599 The champion laptop for just about all creative types is the MacBook Pro. These models offer perfect portability, decent power and, since the introduction...
