Haptic holograms let you touch the void in VR
A system that enables you to feel and handle floating virtual objects with your bare hands is poised to bring virtual reality into the physical world
The smart mouse with the half-human brain
When human brain cells called astrocytes are let loose in mouse brains, they rapidly overwhelm the mouse cells and make the rodents smarter
Wildlife trafficking is rife online in many countries
More than 33,000 animal products, 54 per cent of them live animals, were advertised for sale on websites from 16 countries, mainly in China.
Security savvy services beat online cyber spies
Popular chat service WhatsApp has built end-to-end encryption into the latest Android version of its app. It's part of a growing trend to toughen up web security
Free bitcoin for students: how will they spend it?
Students are receiving $100 of free bitcoin to try and spur acceptance of the cryptocurrency. Will it succeed?
Has the brain-zap backlash begun?
Despite claims it improves creativity, mental maths and memory, a review of brain stimulation wasn't able to find any consistent or reliable physical effects
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