It turns out that the world’s biggest (and most fear-inspiring) machine, The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) might finally have justified its £6bn cost after becoming operational on 10 September 2008. The particle accelerator, which tests predictions of high-energy physics in an ultimate quest to reveal clues about the origins of the universe recently made scientists [...]

Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars sound like something out of a Science Fiction novel – they run on a fuel that, upon consumption emits no greenhouse gases. They convert chemical energy into electrical then kinetic and from time to time its only by-product, water, needs to be discharged. Go back ten years and the thought [...]

Balderdash:
Our fear of the unknown combined with our imagination can make for some pretty ridiculous theories – if you were asked to provide conclusive evidence that paranormal activity was indeed that (i.e. a supernatural phenomenon), I guarantee that you would fail. Why? Because for every unexplained ‘paranormal’ event is a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation – [...]

Jab “as deadly as the cancer” roared the Daily Express in regards to the Cervarix cervical cancer jab, following the death of Natalie Morton, who died of an underlying health condition unrelated to the jab she received.
The paper was supposedly reporting the views of Dr Diane Harper, who apparently stated that the vaccine was more [...]

Excitement was brimming in the scientific world. A three year study investigating the effectiveness of a vaccine preventing HIV ended recently, and we have the results.
This research was carried out in Thailand, funded by the Thai government and US military. Over sixteen thousand 18-30 year olds took part – all HIV negative. Half the group [...]

You should be playing…
Modern Warfare 2
In the face of the credit crunch, lesser games cut, reduced and ran. Not this one. With its RRP a whopping £44.99, MW2 knows it’s a beast – 2009’s must-play at all costs (even extortionate ones). It doesn’t disappoint. Weapons have heft and feel like damaging pieces of kit, credible [...]

With publications from The Times to The Metro suffering from ever-decreasing sales of physical paper editions, many are looking to digital media readers, such as the Amazon Kindle, to provide a solution. Interestingly, Apple are developing their own device…
Moles inside Foxconn, the company who manufacture the iPhone, iPod and Mac on behalf of Apple claim [...]

In a recent announcement, Intel, the worlds largest manufacturer of nanotechnology, unveiled Light Peak, a technology which allows transfers of digital photos and music to portable devices at speeds up to 20 times as fast as USB. That’s the same as updating your iPod in under a second.
Utilising fibre optics, Light Peak technology is similar [...]

You should be playing…
Fifa 10
Firmly cementing its place as footy king, Fifa 10 is all things to all men (and the odd woman). With the assists off it’s the truest, most hardcore simulation you’ll play; assists on and you’ll even get a decent game out of your little brother who can’t stop hacking you. Felt [...]