Going bald? Lab-grown hair cells could be on the way

A key breakthrough came in the early 2000s, when Japanese researchers hit on a simple formula to turn any type of tissue into powerful stem cells, similar to ones in an embryo. Imaginations ran wild. Scientists realized they could potentially manufacture limitless supplies of nearly any type of cell—say nerves or heart muscle. In practice, […]

Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine

Getty Images reader comments 39 with 23 posters participating Share this story Over the past few months, geopolitical tensions have escalated as Russia amassed tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine’s border and made subtle but far-reaching threats if Ukraine and NATO don’t agree to Kremlin demands. Now, a similar dispute is playing out in […]

Using fibre optic networks to better detect volcanic activity

Peter Griffin, Editor. 18 January 2022, 10:11 am The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano 65km north of Nuku’alofa has served as a reminder of the vulnerability of telecommunications infrastructure to natural hazards. Tonga’s undersea cable link to the outside world appears to have been severed as a result of the undersea eruption, which […]

Oppo’s next flagship leaks with OnePlus-esque Hasselblad branding

Image Credit: Onleaks  Details about Oppo’s next flagship  are starting to gather. Multiple leaks suggest it will be called the Find X5 Pro, with a similar design to last year’s Find X3 Pro and specs broadly in line with the new OnePlus 10 Pro, now available in China. (OnePlus is now, of course,  treated as […]

A massive volcanic eruption and tsunami hit Tonga and the Pacific. Here’s what we know

Satellite images from JMA show the volcano eruption in Tonga on January 15. An undersea volcano near Tonga has erupted for the third time in four days, potentially threatening the ability of surveillance flights to assess  damage to the Pacific island nation following Saturday’s massive eruption and tsunami. The Australian Meteorological Service said a “major […]

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro ready to fire on all cylinders as January OTA update brings dozens of vital fixes

 Image Credit: Eric Zeman/ Android        Authority The January OTA pack for  Google Pixel 6 (“oropiole”) and Google Pixel 6 Pro (“raven”) has started rolling out. The software update brings fixes from December and January that should help  Pixel 6 series smartphones run at full speed after numerous bugs and problems seemed to […]

Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks

In this undated handout photo released by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Service, the building of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is seen during snowfall in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and media reports say a number of government websites in Ukraine are down after a massive hacking attack. While it is not immediately clear who was behind the […]