It’s a frustrating fact that whenever you try to improve materials like steel, you end up introducing new weaknesses at the same time. It’s a balancing act between different properties. Now, engineers have developed a new type of “super steel” that defies this trade-off, staying strong while still resisting fractures. For materials like steel, there are three main properties that […]

The coronavirus pandemic has spread across the entire globe, and its effects have finally hit the global economy and financial markets hard. Naturally, such times have always sparked a reaction from investors. After watching their portfolios shrink faster by the day, the theme has been gold trading, as investors pursue safe–haven assets to at least cushion against massive losses, or […]

Designer K. Dujardin came up with this “Zero Gravity” levitating motorbike concept, which floats above the ground instead of traveling on wheels. As outlandish as this concept is, it would be marginally easier to achieve technology like this on the moon as opposed to on Earth because the gravity is so much lower. That means less force is required to […]

When it comes to gold, beauty and weight are two sides of the same coin. As nice as it looks in a watch or ring, pure gold would get too heavy for everyday wear, so it’s often lightened up with alloys. Now, by mixing it with plastic instead of other metals, researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new form […]

If your goal for the new year is to make more money, you may want to consider how investing can boost the balance in your savings account. But getting involved in the investment market isn’t always so easy, especially if you don’t have a lot of foundational knowledge to work from. Fear not, ambitious savers! In this post, we’ll explore […]

Does blindly accepting new technologies into our lives really make us better off? It’s a question we barely bother asking ourselves. We constantly accept and upgrade new gadgets and ways of doing things, fearful of being left behind by an age that’s accelerating faster into the future than ever before. At WCIT 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia, industry behemoths and thought […]

Large, growing companies strive to enhance their enterprise data security measures. To achieve data protection on the enterprise level, business owners need to secure information across the board. More than ever, companies are being targeted by cybercriminals and hackers to exploit big data, customer information and financial credentials. Of course, enterprise protection involves more than managing security across departments. You […]

If your time serving our country has come to an end, then you will already be thinking about what your next venture will be. Starting out on your own after serving in the military can be tough, however those with military experience can actually have a lot of great entrepreneurial skills. From organisation and assessing risk to setting and focussing […]

Space engineers have long considered lunar soil as locally available material for building outposts on the Moon, and now ESA researchers are considering it as a means to store energy. The Discovery & Preparation study by the agency and Azimut Space aims to determine how the lunar regolith can soak up solar energy during the day, then use it to […]

It’s no secret that most successful people in business are able to grow their careers quicker because they are able to work with other people. A good example can come in the form of how Apple was founded by both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who each had completely different skill sets yet were able to make a collective effort […]