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The Shining Abacus: How Light Can Be Used to Perform Computations

The Shining Abacus: How Light Can Be Used to Perform Computations

Quantum Computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in technology today, but what lies beneath the hype? How does this cutting-edge tech actually work, and why is it being called a game-changer for everything from medicine to cybersecurity? By Veronika Liutarevich Quantum computing is a broad term describing the field

Joule in the Crown

Joule in the Crown

The intricacies of Formula 1’s fuel flow systems and how exceptional design has to break some regulations. By Matthew Hoult.

‘We Are Electric’ by Sally Adee — A Holistic Inquiry into Bioelectrical Revolution

‘We Are Electric’ by Sally Adee — A Holistic Inquiry into Bioelectrical Revolution

‘We are Electric’ explores the unlimited potential of biological communication between cells to help our body heal—be it tissue regeneration or cancer treatment. Those seeking to understand this potential would benefit from Adee’s technical and engaging narrative. Book review by Julia Wojciechowska.

Has ChatGPT Bid Farewell to Traditional Assessment Methods?

Has ChatGPT Bid Farewell to Traditional Assessment Methods?

ChatGPT has studied the entire internet and is now capable of forming complete and logically structured answers to many types of assessments. Will this technology change how students are tested in the future? By Saleh Bubshait.

“Hey Siri, can you speak Yorùbá?”

“Hey Siri, can you speak Yorùbá?”

How multilingual can a translation machine be? David Ifeoluwa Adelani from DeepMind shares new techniques to support low-resource languages, their heritage and prospects for promoting cultural diversity. By Teresa Su.

Big Data, Small Scale: Will Nanotechnology Shift the Computing Paradigm?

Big Data, Small Scale: Will Nanotechnology Shift the Computing Paradigm?

Information overload? In the age of Big Data, researchers look to the nanoscale to handle it all. By Miranda Hitchens.

COVID-19 Sparks Research Into Modelling Future Pandemics

COVID-19 Sparks Research Into Modelling Future Pandemics

COVID-19 brought instability, shock and grief to all. To some, it provoked questions about its predictability. Can artificial intelligence really forecast pandemics? If so, what does this mean for the future of prevention methods? By Teresa Su.