Sierra Leone became the first country in the world to use blockchain technology to verify votes in its most recent election. Swiss-based company Agora logged and verified each paper ballot digitally using specialized blockchain technology. Sierra Leone’s elections could pave…
Stephen Hawking was a legendary physicist, science communicator, and public intellectual — but he was also human. And rumour has it, he had a mischievous way of getting back at people he didn’t like: he’d deliberately run over their toes…
The world reacts to the death of the much-loved Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking back in 1979.Image: Santi Visalli/Getty Images By Johnny Lieu2018-03-14 05:33:55 UTC It may be a cliché to describe someone as an inspiration, but there is no title…
Building a house by hand can be both time-consuming and costly, so some homebuilders are now automating part of the construction process. The homebuilding startup ICON uses a 3D-printing robot that can make parts for houses. The machine can print the…
Stephen Hawking got plenty right about the universe, and that even extended to his thoughts on pop culture. “The Simpsons is the best thing on American television,” the late astrophysicist said on BBC’s The Culture Show, reflecting on his appearance…
Stephen Hawking’s sense of humour is well-documented. SEE ALSO: The world reacts to the death of the much-loved Stephen Hawking Following the death of the legendary cosmologist on Wednesday, the Twitter account "Letters of Note" shared a letter he wrote…
Overwhelming influx of donations crashes MND charity website following Stephen Hawking’s death Professor Stephen Hawking addressing The Cambridge Union on Nov. 21, 2017 .Image: Chris Williamson/Getty Images By Rachel Thompson2018-03-14 11:39:10 UTC In the aftermath of Stephen Hawking’s death, the…
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. RIP Stephen Hawking. Pictured on a Zero Gravity Corp ‘vomit comet’ trip in 2007.Stephen Hawking passes away at age 76 The famed physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with motor neurone disease 55 years ago,…
Eddie Redmayne has paid a moving tribute to Stephen Hawking Here’s Eddie Redmayne with Stephen Hawking at the UK premiere of ‘The Theory of Everything’.Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage By Sam Haysom2018-03-14 10:06:19 UTC The news that legendary physicist Stephen Hawking passed…
NASA’s tribute to Stephen Hawking will make you smile like he did in microgravity Stephen Hawking preparing to experience weightlessness at the Kennedy Space Center in 2007.Image: ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP/Getty Images By Isobel Hamilton2018-03-14 10:24:03 UTC NASA paid tribute to cosmologist…