The tiny sensor that can ‘sniff out’ disease in our bodies at CES Unveiled . Tributes paid to YouTube star Ken Block who died after a snowmobile accident . Why social media ‘doesn’t work’ for older generations. Extinction Rebellion ‘quits’ public disruption . Also in this episode: Genetic patterns could help predict chances of developing pancreatic cancer Cybercrime intelligence company Hudson Rock links Piers Morgan twitter hack with major leak Man with terminal cancer cleared of disease thanks...
Jan 03, 2023•6 min
Elon buys Twitter , Google finally makes its own smartwatch, and Netflix sees the first drop in subscribers . Tech reporter Alan Martin discusses some of 2022’s highlights from the world of consumer tech. In this episode: How Elon Musk stole the headlines Why so many big tech firms have let staff go Google finally enters the smartwatch game EU legislation forces changes to the iPhone Netflix’s plans to crack down on password sharing Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Dec 30, 2022•10 min
How about driving a solar panel-powered electric car with 4x longer range than an EV? Stealing electricity from plants, or propping up a wind turbine in your garden? Well, we’ve taken a trip around the world to look at some of the next-generation technology aimed to help climate change, and our cost-of-living crisis. Take a listen to hear about what’s coming soon… This episode is a re-run of one of our Tech & Science Daily special episodes from September 2022. In this episode: The solar pane...
Dec 29, 2022•9 min
This is a re-run of our special episode to mark Earth Day 2022: We explore the hidden secrets beneath the world’s surface with astronaut Jeremy Hansen, from the Canadian Space Agency. As part of Jeremy’s cave training with the European Space Agency, he has ventured deep underground rocky caves in Sardinia. The skill and equipment required means not everyone can experience this mysterious place… until now. Jeremy relives his journey through the caves, explains their relevance for astronaut traini...
Dec 28, 2022•9 min
CGI water in almost every scene, new facial animation techniques, and using AI. The secrets behind the Avatar sequel revealed, after a decade of work, and an estimated production cost of $350million. Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett from Weta FX explain the challenges they faced and the tools they used in the making of Avatar: The Way of Water. In this episode: How CGI water was made so realistic Making the audience forget they’re watching VFX Challenges behind the different states of water How d...
Dec 23, 2022•9 min
In a special festive episode of Tech & Science Daily, we’re looking at all things snow. Vikki Thompson, Senior Research Associate at the School of Geographical Sciences and Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, explains the science behind white Christmases and whether they’re in danger from climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2022•8 min
Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch and we hear from the lead scientist who uncovered the ‘first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal’. Plus, Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough’ to replace him. Also in this episode: Nasa’s Insight Mars lander goes dark after 4 years on Red Planet Queen’s ‘hedgehog’ mushroom among new discoveries recorded by Kew Gardens in 2022 Archaeologists pinpoint ‘tomb of Jesus’ midwife’ in Israeli f...
Dec 21, 2022•6 min
A supercomputer has predicted mass extinction by 2100 with a quarter of Earth’s species lost. We find out about the AI tech that could fix the food waste problem. The Met Office says 2023 will be even hotter than 2022 - and one of the warmest years on record. Also in this episode: Stem cell regenerates baby’s heart Trees store 'twice as much carbon' as once thought The ‘skin’ that lets you ‘touch’ things in the metaverse Rescued turtle that would not have survived in the wild arrives at its new ...
Dec 20, 2022•6 min
Elon Musk looks set to step down as Twitter CEO, following results of a poll he conducted on the platform. Also in Twitter news, it’s banning users from linking to Facebook, Instagram and other rival platforms. A ‘historic’ deal to protect nature has been agreed at the UN biodiversity summit, COP 15. Also in this episode: UK's cancer death rate has fallen 16% in last 20 years China’s top epidemiologist says the country will face three Covid waves this winter Insurers shun FTX-linked crypto firms...
Dec 19, 2022•5 min
London Tube warning: toxic metal particles could get into your bloodstream . Twitter is blocking links to rival platform Mastodon. Why concerns have been raised over children using VR headsets. Also in this episode: Livestock farming polluted rivers 300 times in one year Virgin Atlantic to launch first transatlantic net zero flight Study reveals the five factors linked with long-life Dell’s prototype modular laptop Unreal Tournament 3 returns to Steam Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hoste...
Dec 16, 2022•7 min
Study: TikTok is ‘pushing harmful content into teenagers’ feeds’ . Headspace CEO on why we need to “brush our brains”. How coffee can ‘perk up’ semiconductors . Also in this episode: Grounded: Twitter bans user tracking Elon Musk’s private jet The drone on Mars ready to tackle the red planet’s hills Why Google won’t launch a ChatGPT rival Will Apple allow rival app stores on iPhone in the EU? The UK’s top Alexa queries of 2022 revealed Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See ...
Dec 15, 2022•7 min
ChatGPT: the AI chatbot touted as teacher and journalist replacement. Nuclear expert Dr Peter Martin on nuclear fusion powering our homes. Why tidal energy could replace fossil fuels and nuclear. The Christmas asteroid set to zoom past earth. In this episode: TPGen24 founder Stuart Murphy on tidal power Gene-edited hens may end the cull of billions of male chicks Promising results announced for mRNA personalised cancer vaccine Female genitalia taboo ‘misdiagnosed snake double clitoris’ ‘Artifici...
Dec 14, 2022•7 min
Have we finally cracked nuclear fusion? US announcement expected soon. More bad news for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried . How AI can boost breast cancer diagnoses. The Christmas lights that could give you a real shock. Also in this episode: Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council NZ high-tech land yacht breaking wind-powered record New domestic abuse campaign launches on Tinder Rick And Morty co-creator’s video game where the guns talk back Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Ho...
Dec 13, 2022•7 min
Historic moment for Nasa’s Artemis mission as its Orion capsule splash-lands in the Pacific Ocean following completion of a 26-day, nearly 1.5million-mile flight testing systems ahead of a future human mission to the moon. James Webb Space Telescope spies youngest baby galaxy. Musk vs Cook as Twitter bumps price of Apple iOS tick verification. Early reviews in for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic survival row rebooted for charity. Teen ‘leukaemia-free’ af...
Dec 12, 2022•7 min
Scientists from Arizona State University have discovered eerie, mysterious light ringing our solar system after scouring 200,000 images from Nasa’s Hubble space telescope. Who are the artists being flown to the MOON by a billionaire? Kew Gardens botanists are investigating apple DNA - Tech & Science Daily finds out more with Dr Ilia Leitch, senior research leader in character evolution. God of War Ragnarök among Game Awards winners...plus stage-crasher! UK shivers in coldest December for 10 ...
Dec 09, 2022•7 min
Cambridge University’s Professor Eske Willerslev on why understanding TWO-MILLION-year-old DNA found in Greenland could be critical to help saving Earth. TikTok ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ sued over child safety. Ex-Theranos exec Sunny Balwani jailed for nearly 13 years. Stunning 50-year-old Moon landing shots remastered from Apollo 17. Game Awards 2022: Horizon Forbidden West and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope nominated - analysis with the Evening Standard's Vicky Jessop . Hope London Eye 'could...
Dec 08, 2022•7 min
A 747 plane will take off from Cornwall Airport Newquay on Wednesday and release its satellite-packed rocket on the Virgin Orbit mission, with the mission planned a little after 10pm GMT. How a chance discovery during liver drug research led to news Covid-19 treatment hope - interview with Cambridge University’s Dr Fotios Sampaziotis. What next for China after post-lockdown Zero Covid strategy crumbles amid public protests? Better Call Seal…Dr Isabelle Charrier from the Institute of Neuroscience...
Dec 07, 2022•6 min
It’s the home stretch for Nasa’s space capsule, which made a final lap around the moon before heading back to Earth while testing systems for a 2024 human lunar mission. How soon until AI search chatbots replace Googling? Scam warning as fake money ads beat social media filters in Which? consumer investigation. Robot dog unleashed at Heathrow Airport. COP15 biodiversity: Better policy and more cash to stop habitat loss, urges London conservationist. Elon Musk’s Neuralink probed over brain chip r...
Dec 06, 2022•7 min
The Square Kilometre Array is being built in South Africa and Australia to hunt deep into the galaxy for the origins of the Big Bang and even investigate extra-terrestrial life. Prince of Wales: ‘We can repair Earth’. Climate change: coral microbiomes sleep when it’s winter. Mystery of 2,500 dead seals found on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast. Chinese taikonaut trio back on Earth after six months building in space. Eleven-year-old banned from Valorant on Twitch for being under age. ‘No bones’ TikTok ...
Dec 05, 2022•5 min
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence as Tesla finally delivers its first ever battery-powered heavy-duty truck. Lauren Brent, Associate Professor at the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter, tells Tech & Science Daily, how some female monkeys prioritise friends and ‘actively reduce’ their social circle as they age - in a similar way to humans. Also in this episode: ‘Covid-19 can remain on some groceries for days’ Mars mega-tsunami ‘caused ...
Dec 02, 2022•7 min
Former FTX boss has broken his silence since the crypto firm’s bankruptcy - while thousands remain locked out of savings. Tech & Science Daily hear from one of the astrophysicists behind the discovery of a star ‘squeezed like a toothpaste tube’ by a supermassive black hole. Plus Spotify Wrapped is back - with a new ‘music personality’ feature. Also in this episode: UK’s top trending YouTube video for 2022 revealed Fossil ‘overturns more than a century of knowledge about origin of modern bird...
Dec 01, 2022•7 min
Alzheimer’s breakthrough ‘beginning of the end’ for the disease. YouTube daredevil Danny MacAskill on old-school videos and algorithms. Creepy Zuckerberg deep fake goes viral. Mariah Carey vs Bats: which has a better vocal range? Also in this episode: Tesla is 'redesigning the Model 3’. Researchers discover two new minerals on meteorite grounded in Somalia China sends new crew to Tiangong space station ‘Enough Christmas turkeys available’ despite Avian flu outbreak Follow us on Twitter #TechScie...
Nov 30, 2022•6 min
Nasa's Orion capsule has reached the farthest distance from Earth, shattering the record for the maximum distance a spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever been. The government is accused of ‘weakening’ Online Safety Bill as it’s revealed more than 1.6 million social media accounts are owned by underage children. Professor Anthony Gordon, Chief Investigator of a multi-million-pound trial involving Covid scientists tells Tech & Science Daily about how they plan on rapidly finding flu tre...
Nov 29, 2022•7 min
Giant dinosaur ‘Titanosaur’ to replace Dippy at Natural History Museum. Japan’s steam-propelled moon spacecraft. Why Pokémon fans aren’t happy with the new Scarlet and Violet Switch games. Scottish football’s move away from headers. Also in this episode: Rolls-Royce tests a jet engine running on hydrogen Amazon to see £29m tax hike in business rates shake-up New Sir David Attenborough BBC Earth Experience set for London What’s in your Xmas dinner? Investigation reveals traditional roast dinner c...
Nov 28, 2022•6 min
Top tips for avoiding scams on Black Friday. Met police use malware to take down scammers . Could we see flying cars by 2050 ? Elon to reinstate suspended Twitter accounts. In this episode: Sadiq Khan on London’s ULEZ scheme expansion Online Safety Bill to tackle deep fakes and ‘downblouse’ images Charles Darwin document on auction could fetch £1million+ Mercedes $1,200 subscription for ‘acceleration increase’ add-on Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Nov 25, 2022•7 min
This special series looks at the future of electric vehicles as part of the Standard’s Plug It In Summit in London, where representatives from the tech and motoring sectors will discuss how EVs could help cut pollution to meet carbon emissions targets. With more drivers seeking to go electric but worried about cost and battery life, what happens to power performance when temperatures drop? The race is also on to find more eco-friendly alternatives to dwindling minerals needed for building super-...
Nov 24, 2022•6 min
The autonomous vehicles being used in London every day. Wayve’s AI tech that learns more about the roads on each trip . Could driverless vehicles deliver you groceries in the next few years? Kaity Fischer, Director of Partnerships and Business Development at Wayve discusses their technology that can make any EV driverless. In this episode: The tech that can be used on any EV How the AI system learns from video and photo data The AVs being tested in London every day The grocery chains planning to...
Nov 23, 2022•5 min
In today’s special EV episode, Tom Cunnington from Transport for London explains the technology behind the city’s new tram-buses - or ieTrams, as they're also known. He also discusses TfL's wider mission to get all their buses carbon neutral and how they’re trying to entice more people to ditch their cars. This week, we're looking at the future of electric vehicles as the Evening Standard prepares for its Plug it in Summit in London. Where global leaders will be meeting in the city to talk about...
Nov 22, 2022•8 min
Are quieter EVs less stressful to drive? The science of listening to music behind the wheel. Plus we put three EV Virgins to the test in and around London . Professor Duncan Williams from Salford University discusses the benefits of low-noise EVs, and we hear from three Londoners on their experiences using electric cars for the first time. In this episode: Pros and cons of a low droning noise while driving Is quieter better? Why radio stations no longer need to compress their sounds EV virgins o...
Nov 21, 2022•7 min
Staff morale hit as reports suggest workspaces are closed temporarily and passes revoked ahead of Monday - analysis with Marcus Gilroy-Ware, lecturer in creative digital media at SOAS, University of London. FTX crypto collapse: New boss slams ‘unprecedented failure’. Breathtaking ‘blue marble’ Earth photo snapped by Nasa’s Orion probe. Galactic tourists could float 19 miles up from ‘spaceport’ ships anchored at sea for £90,000+ trips. ‘Pay-as-you-drive’ Japan EV mileage plan. Mega 12ft turtle ro...
Nov 18, 2022•7 min
