New tech captures soccer fans’ acoustic passion
Researchers at German engineering firm Siemens have devised a method to illustrate "fan energy" during soccer matches by capturing a stadium's acoustics. Roselle Chen reports.
Britain’s ‘chippies’ under threat from plastic deluge – charity
Britain's fish and chips, one of the nation's favourite staples, is under threat from the deluge of plastic that is choking seas and endangering marine life, a leading environmental charity is warning ...
AI to help researchers stop the decline of bees
Artificial intelligence and connected beehives could help stop the decline of the honey bee, with the launch of a global monitoring network to listen in to hives around the world. Stuart McDill report ...
Scientists to swap dirty old kilogram for something more stable
After years of nurturing a sometimes dusty lump of metal as the global reference for modern mass, scientists are to redefine the kilogram - ditching a relic made of platinum-iridium alloy for somethin ...
China reveals world’s first virtual news presenters
China's Xinhua news agency has created artificial intelligence news presenters - modeled off other, real news anchors.
Cameroon games company boosts entrepreneurship
Kiro'o Games has established itself as the first major video games company in Central Africa, with its launch of 'Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan', which draws on African mythology rather than Hollywo ...