Jamie Condliffe

The makings of what future

Condliffe reviews The Future is Here: A New Industrial Revolution, an exhibition at Design Museum in London England, and Radical Abundance: How a revolution in nanotechnology will change civilization written by K. Eric Drexler.

Tech before its time: Xerox's shooting Star

Its known for photocopiers now, but in 1977 Xerox blew rivals Apple and Microsofts minds with the first mouse-driven, window-spawning computer

Lost treasures: Ancient Greek terror weapon

It was one of the most terrifying weapons ever made. But the ingredients and technology that made “Greek fire” were a family secret lost in the 12th century

New forensics tool can expose all your online activity

Researchers have developed a new software that can uncover illegal web activity, but it also risks being exploited

Researchers crack CAPTCHAs that protect eBay, Wikipedia, and other sites

Computer security researchers have broken CAPTCHAs, a system designed to tell human users from computer programs online

Sausage-roll science: the battle of the buffet

Competition, greed and skulduggery are the name of the game if you want to eat your fill. Smorgasbord behaviour is surprisingly complex

Smart servers thwart internet attackers

A new algorithm tells websites when their security is being breached – and then does something to stop it

Bubble needles target drug delivery

Manipulating a microbubbles with lasers can cause them to collapse so they produce a jet capable of perforating a cell wall

Wolverine foam builds human bones from titanium

Implants made from titanium foam fuse with the human skeleton, offering a better way to repair and strengthen broken bones