Australia's top models are going to be on the main stage in Cairns this week but don't get too excited.   They're only here to show new ways to understand climate change, improve air safety and…

A few weeks ago, I got a text message on my mobile. It said it was from my credit card company (and it had the right one). It said they had to talk with me urgently about my account, and I should…

Cornell computer scientists say they have tracked and analyzed the "news cycle", the way stories rise and fall in popularity, and found a consistent pattern as stories rose into prominence and…

Google's Chrome OS is going after Windows. Is this going to be a game changer? The plan is part of Google’s bet that a huge shift in computing is under way. In Google’s view, Web connections will…

If nanotechnology has a dream future, it is self-assembling and self-organizing systems - something nature has been producing for millions of years. A team of scientists has examined how thousands of…

New Scientist reports on a study that shows how bad “secret questions” are at protecting your accounts: What’s your secret question? Your mother’s maiden name? Your first pet? For many people, facts…

Robots, lacking families and pensions, will rush into scenarios where humans fear to tread, like rescue missions following natural disasters.   So they need our support.   RoboCup Rescue is…

Paperless office?  An optimistic pipe dream.    We use more paper documents than at any time in history despite the prevalence of the Internet and digital technology.    Part…

TEL AVIV and BERLIN, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- German-Israeli cooperation brings together two complementary approaches to the advancement of commercialization of tomorrow's technologies. Germany…

ZÜRICH, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Solianis recently signed an investment agreement with a Swiss foundation which invests its assets in Swiss companies. According to the agreement, this foundation…