On this night of ghastly ghouls and malodorous spirits, we share with you this Hallowe’en themed hacking, ID theft and device infection infographic. Make sure you’re not haunted by this personal security nightmare. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Woooooo!! Halloween hacking horror stories – a spookily annotated infographic
Will the next tokamak be 3D printed? How can metal 3D printing help change the future of nuclear fusion? Watch our latest interview, this time with Chris Waldon from the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. The Culham folks are taking part in the Amaze project, coordinated by the European Space Agency, trying to set standards for metal 3D printing parts for high-tech, high-stress applications. Continue reading Metal 3D printing and the future of nuclear fusion
It’s National Identify Theft Prevention Month and in the latest issue of E&T magazine, now available online, we look at the identity theft explosion that leaves people, companies and entire nations wide open. We have some great features around this theme, including how to keep your digital identity safe; the digital future of healthcare; eavesdropping security agencies; smart gadgets creating opportunities for hackers to entre your virtual home and other such disturbing scenarios. We also have an exclusive podcast interview with a cyber-security expert about the latest developments in cyber-espionage. Don’t have nightmares, do sleep well. If cyber-crime is your … Continue reading New issue of #EandT magazine online now – ID theft, digital healthcare, smart gadgets, cyber-espionage
Watch our video interview with David Jarvis from the European Space Agency who is coordinating the pan-European AMAZE project. At the end of the 5-year endeavour, Europe should have a proper metal 3D printing infrastructure to serve not only the aerospace industry but also, for example, nuclear fusion. We have talked about why is 3D printing of metal so complicated and what it would require to 3D print at the International Space Station. Everyone in the industry seems excited about the new technology promising creating bespoke alloys with unprecedented qualities and tuning designs in a way that has so far … Continue reading Video: 3D printing in the age of metal and the future of aerospace
Having posted a Costa Concordia salvage infographic exactly one month ago today, now here we have another – the companion piece, so to speak. It has been reported that a Dutch salvage vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard, the world’s largest semi-submersible ship, could be used to lift and ferry away the now-righted Costa Concordia. More typically used to move oil rigs about the place, Dockwise Vanguard has signed on to the project in a £19 million deal. The intention is to ultimately strip and scrap the Costa Concordia, so in light of this deal that must be some pretty lucrative scrap … Continue reading #CostaConcordia salvage operation redux – an annotated graphic
One for the petrolheads today, as we preview the new Alfa Romeo 4C sports coupe. Apparently this is the world’s first production car to feature “prepreg” carbon fibre technology. Exciting, huh? Carbon fibre was chosen for the one-piece monocoque due its high levels of structural rigidity and exceptionally low weight (a trifling 65kg) and the car has been constructed using sophisticated Formula 1-derived technologies. If nothing else, we hope they retain those snazzy Italian-flag wing mirrors in the production model. Francesco Bernouilli would be so proud. No mention of price yet, but you can bet your bottom dollar (and presumably … Continue reading #AlfaRomeo 4C carbon fibre sports coupe preview – an annotated graphic
It’s getting crowded out there on Mars. As if myriad Rovers traversing the Red Planet’s surface weren’t enough, now every Tom, Dick and Harri are sending interplanetary craft (Carpenters music optional) in its direction. The latest nation state to fling some space hardware Mars-wards is India. Its Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will perform a 160-day study of the planet as it orbits in an elliptical journey. If all goes well, more MOMs will follow. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Mangalyaan, India’s mission to Mars – an annotated graphic
Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year, the Olympic flame recently arrived in Moscow’s Red Square, where President Vladimir Putin lit the Olympic relay torch. And then presumably had the Russian Secret Service slip a bug in to the flame housing in order to monitor the conversation of every runner unlucky enough to carry it in the coming months. Ah, Cold War paranoia, how we’ve missed your suspicious embrace! Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Olympic Torch journey to the #Sochi2014 Winter Olympics – an annotated graphic
Never mind your Sony Playstations, your Microsoft Xboxes and your Nintendo Wii-Us. Today’s infographic celebrates the lesser-known lights of the gaming world: the Ouya, the GameStick, the M.O.J.O., the Steam Machine and more. Whilst unlikely to have the gaming giants quaking in their pixellated boots, this is a refreshing crop of pretty cheap and plenty cheerful alternatives, attractive as both an entry-level introduction to modern gaming and as a left-turn adjunct to the big boys’ mainstream offerings’. It’s the gaming equivalent of crate-digging in an independent record shop. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Games consoles 2014 – beyond the #PS4, #Xbox, #WiiU – an annotated graphic
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