Technology

Entangled photons revolutionise imaging technology

Entangled photons revolutionise imaging technology

March 7, 2024

Researchers from Glasgow University have harnessed the power of quantum physics to address a longstanding challenge in microscopy, opening doors to a brighter future for advanced microscopes. In a press statement, Glasgow University says that researchers from the United Kingdom a...

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8 AI firms sign agreement with UNESCO on ethical AI

8 AI firms sign agreement with UNESCO on ethical A...

February 6, 2024

Eight major firms involved in development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence around the world have signed an agreement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), providing a major boost to the initiative of the UN organisation to pr...

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Heightened threats due to rising use of generative AI apps

Heightened threats due to rising use of generative...

January 19, 2024

A new research has highlighted the increase in cybersecurity for enterprises with the rising use of generative AI apps by employees. The report by Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), says that more than 10 pc of enterprise employees access at least one genera...

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Self-eating rocket could boost UK space programme

Self-eating rocket could boost UK space programme

January 12, 2024

In what could turn out to be a major boost to the capabilities of the space industry in the United Kingdom, a team of engineers at the University of Glasgow has built and fired the first unsupported ‘autophage’ rocket engine which consumes parts of its own body for fuel. Acco...

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University of Glasgow launches Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

University of Glasgow launches Glasgow Centre for ...

December 16, 2023

Focussed on supporting the accelerating global transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems, the University of Glasgow is launching a new research centre. In a press statement, the university says that the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy brings together academics fr...

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Data on speech analysis to help create new applications for voice recognition technologies

Data on speech analysis to help create new applica...

December 15, 2023

Sophisticated new analysis of the physical processes which create the sounds of speech could help empower people with speech impairments and create new applications for voice recognition technologies, researchers say.  According to a press statement issued by the University of G...

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Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ‘thermal attacks’

Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ...

August 11, 2023

A team of computer security experts has developed a set of recommendations to help defend against ‘thermal attacks’ which can steal personal information. Thermal attacks use heat-sensitive cameras to read the traces of fingerprints left on surfaces like smartphone screens, co...

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UNESCO to support over 50 nations in designing Ethical AI Policy

UNESCO to support over 50 nations in designing Eth...

July 19, 2023

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has decided to support at least 50 countries in helping them formulate policies and laws to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence. In a press statement, UNESCO says that earlier this m...

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Unveiling the iPhone 15: Expected features and release date

Unveiling the iPhone 15: Expected features and rel...

July 17, 2023

As Apple about launch its next smartphone, the iPhone 15, in the coming weeks, the rumour mill has been swirling around for months about what the phones will look like and what they will be able to do. Like its predecessors, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to bring s...

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Glasgow University unveils research on eye-controlled mobile devices

Glasgow University unveils research on eye-control...

April 3, 2023

A new research conducted by human-computer interaction specialists from universities in Scotland, Germany and Portugal suggests that controlling mobile phones through movement of the eyes would be around soon. According to a press statement by Glasgow University, which led the re...

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