Moore’s law

How Big Data Is Changing Science

How Big Data Is Changing Science

Tom Chivers 05/10/2018

To be a biologist, nowadays, you need to be...

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Infinite in All Directions: The Adjacent Possible in Engineering and Biology

Vasudevan Mukunth 17/04/2017

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An Engineer Who Optimises in Electronics as Much as in Life

Nandita Jayaraj 15/06/2016

“People ideal for research are those who don’t care...

The bright star on the left, Alpha Centauri, is in fact two stars close together: Alpha Centauri A and B. A much dimmer star, circled in red, is Proxima Centauri and is thought to be orbiting the A/B pair. The bright star on the right is Beta Centauri, considered to be a separate stellar system. Credit: Skatebiker/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Starshot, a Billionaire’s New Mission to Get to Alpha Centauri in 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/04/2016

Yuri Milner announced a $100-million grant to find out...

The rate of growth in computing power predicted by Gordon Moore (pictured) could be slowing. Credit: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr, CC BY.

Moore’s Law is 50 Years Old but Will it Continue?

Jonathan Borwein and David Bailey 23/07/2015

If Moore’s Law does continue for just two or...