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Algorithm anarchy
We are hoodwinked by algorithms. They are seen as guiding lights; in reality they are error-prone arbiters that replace human ingenuity with mechanical inflexibility.
News
UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race
UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft international missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus.
In Depth
Astrophotography: new tech for the ‘New Astronomy’
Space tourism remains out of reach for most, but Laurent Marfisi looks at how smart telescopes, astrophotography, the New Astronomy movement, and the New Space industry are helping amateur astronomer…
Comment And Analysis
Lab Diary: Aurora provides lecture time enlightenment
Recent days have offered a rare opportunity to view the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in the United Kingdom, with sightings observed even in South Wales and Southern East England.
Interviews
How to gain Chinese regulation compliance
Dr Paul Orange outlines the project which led to his involvement in the new Chinese battery protocol regulations. In response to customer demand, he led an initiative that ensured all equipment under…
Focal Point
Water droplet
This amazing image – Crack Patterns I, by Thomas Séon – shows a water droplet falling onto a silicon substrate at -36°C...