A team of scientists led by expert Raúl Jiménez, ICREA researcher at the University of Barcelona’s Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), in collaboration with the University of Padua (Italy), has presented a revolutionary theory about the origins of the Universe. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, introduces a radical change in the…
Black holes embody the ultimate abyss. They are the most powerful sources of gravity in the universe, capable of dramatically distorting space and time around them. When disturbed, they begin to “ring” in a distinctive pattern known as quasinormal modes: ripples in space-time that produce detectable gravitational waves. In events like black hole mergers, these…
Let’s be honest: there are few things more frustrating than standing in a queue – whether you’re a customer or a business owner watching sales slip away. Those long lines are bad for morale, and they’re really bad for business. But a new technology – SoftPOS – is transforming the way retailers tackle this challenge….
During an Executive Briefing session for the board members of a luxury brand last year, one question kept popping up – when will we reach singularity? I designed Executive Briefing sessions to inspire and educate senior executives and board members on the latest disruptive trends and how exponential technologies create opportunities for business and revenue…
It’s time to settle down and enjoy one or more of the new movies and TV shows that have landed on the best streaming services over the past few days. All but one of the world’s leading streamers have got something to offer this weekend – step it up, Paramount+ – so, regardless of which…
Amazon MGM Studios have announced who will pen the next Bond movie, and it’s a hugely exciting proposition. With Denis Villeneuve already set to take the director’s chair, it’s been confirmed that the script will be written by Steven Knight, the man behind Peaky Blinders, A Thousand Blows, This Town and more. A Knight-penned Bond…
Kicking off everything new on Netflix in August 2025 is My Oxford Year, which, luckily for us, is already available to stream. Based on the book of the same name by Julia Whelan, the new movie tells the story of Anna (Sofia Carson), an American student who travels to Oxford, England to fulfill her dreams….
Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist – one that is different from the usual states of solid, liquid, gas or plasma – at the interface of two exotic, materials made into a sandwich. The new quantum state, called quantum liquid crystal, appears to follow its own rules and offers characteristics that…
Microsoft Excel will now disable blocked file types from workbook links by default The files will either fail to refresh or show a #BLOCKED error Other safety updates are coming to Excel soon, so be sure to update External workbook links which point to file types blocked by Excel’s Trust Center will be disabled by…
Patent describes AirPods case as a wireless audio transmitter Touchscreen with both finger and Apple Pencil input Sound-mixing and control options also included As the famous tagline put it, Apple likes to Think Different – and its most different thinking tends to pop up in patents, like this new one for the ultimate AirPods case,…
