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Urban Legends-- The Drop Bear
Australia is no stranger to odd animals. For example, the platypus is an Australian native animal so strange, scientists thought it was a...
Eloise Wechsler
Dec 3, 20244 min read


Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution in Healthcare
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries related to finance and entertainment, it is also extending the frontier...
Enerel Naranchimeg
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Open AI: GPT-4o
OpenAI has recently unveiled remarkable advancements in their flagship AI model, GPT-4, marking a new chapter in artificial intelligence...
Unnamed
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Apple’s M3 Chip Launch
Introduction Apple recently revealed its latest M3 chip series, including the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, designed to power the new apple...
João Rocha
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Latest Advancements in AI: Innovations and Ethical considerations
Latest Advancements in AI: Innovations and ethical considerations shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Introduction To AI ...
João Rocha
Nov 4, 20243 min read


NASA's Europa Clipper: Exploring Jupiter's Icy Moon for Signs of Life
In a groundbreaking mission launched on October 10, 2024, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft embarked on a journey to explore one of...
Eva O'Donnell
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Starship Super Heavy’s project to Mars
CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, intends to launch his first unmanned Starship Super Heavy spacecraft to Mars during the 2026 launch window ...
Enerel Naranchimeg
Oct 3, 20241 min read


RMS Titanic, Inc. 2024 Expedition Discoveries
In 2024, RMS Titanic, Inc. led its first expedition in over 14 years to the Titanic wreck site and the ninth expedition ever to the...
João Rocha
Oct 3, 20242 min read


Are pig organs the future of transplants?
We all know about organ transplants; you take organs from someone who doesn't need them anymore and transplant them into a human whose...
Fernanda Pecoraro
Jun 4, 20242 min read


Musk Visits China: Tesla Stocks Soar
On April, CEO of Tesla Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China and soon after, the companies' shares marked a 15.6% trading increase,...
Tomás Woods
Jun 4, 20242 min read


The Big O: What is Computational Complexity?
Computational complexity is a fundamental area of Computer Science, but to understand why, we must first understand how computers...

Gabriel Gramicelli
Apr 16, 20246 min read


Artificial Organs
Introduction: Artificial organs are a very modern technology, artificial organs are made in 3D bioprinters, the first ever of these...

Nicolò Faibene
Apr 16, 20243 min read


SpaceX Update: We’re Going to Mars
5,500 years ago, humans invented writing and marked the start of civilization. And while that may seem a lot, Earth alone is 4.5 billion...
Tomás Woods
Apr 16, 20243 min read


The Nvidia Takeover in AI
A McKinsey report conducted in June 2023 suggests that generative AI could add more than $4 trillion annually across 63 different...
Tomás Woods
Apr 16, 20244 min read


Japan Lands SLIM Lunar Lander
People raise their hands after successful SLIM touchdown in a public viewing event in Sagamihara, South of Tokyo, Japan, on Jan 20, 2024....
Tomás Woods
Feb 6, 20243 min read


Tesla Megapacks: Storing the Force of Nature
As the world races toward renewable energy through solar, wind and tidal stream generators amongst other renewable sources, the demand...
Tomás Woods
Feb 6, 20244 min read


The Line: Portal to the Future of Cities
The Line artist’s interpretation The Line construction update October 2023 The Line is an 170km long city conceived and built...
Tomás Woods
Nov 28, 20234 min read


AI in Advertizing
Last month I authored an article on how computer-generated advertising was going to affect millions of jobs worldwide and completely...
Miguel da Cunha Matos Ferreira de Almeida
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - A Revolution in Advertising
In today's fast paced technology industry, advertising has gone through an impressive transformation. It is only logical that...
Miguel da Cunha Matos Ferreira de Almeida
Nov 7, 20231 min read


Psyche Asteroid Mission
Psyche is now on its way to a metal-rich asteroid with the same name! This will mark NASA’s first visit to a metal-rich rock in the...
Tomás Woods
Nov 6, 20232 min read


The greatest breakthrough in nuclear fusion yet!
(This is a nuclear fusion plant) Nuclear fusion works by pushing atoms together, producing energy, and therefore, heat that boils water...

Nicolò Faibene
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Starlink: Tech from Above
Ever wondered how people in deserted places watch TV, or check their E-mails, WhatsApp their families or play videogames? Well, the fact...
Tomás Woods
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Icebergs shrinking: Let’s destroy this monster that we have created
Effect on Animals Imagine your home was slowly melting away, and in the end, you’re only living on the roof. Polar bears are sadly...
Finja Heumüller
Sep 11, 20234 min read


Apple: Vision Pro
The long-waited Apple VR headset has finally been released on June 6th 2023 and is set begin shipping at the start of next year. It has...
Tomás Woods
Sep 11, 20235 min read


Discovery of DNA
Discovering DNA has been one of the most important discoveries. 70 years ago, two scientists, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered...
Matteo Tan
May 28, 20231 min read


Starship: A Leap into Spacefaring
View of starship in Boca Chica Texas Starships on Mars artist interpretation Starship, went through its first ever flight...
Tomás Woods
May 28, 20233 min read


Chat GPT and AI Technologies
Advanced AI is no longer a thing of the future, its here now and changing the way we interact with technology. One of these chatbots is...
Moritz Lewerenz
May 27, 20232 min read


StageCraft: The End of Green Screens?
Rear projections have been around for over 50 years, creating the moving background behind all driving scenes in movies you’ve probably...
Tomás Woods
Mar 28, 20232 min read


ChatGPT: A new chapter in human intellect
When chat GPT was released for the first time on June 11, 2018, it took the internet market by storm, reaching easily 1 million users,...
Tomás Woods
Jan 27, 20233 min read


Neutron Star Discovered close to Earth
THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE: Neutron Stars inch ever closer to reaching our Solar System What if a neutron star were to enter our solar...
Alys Wilde and Finja Heumueller
Jan 27, 20235 min read


Elon Musk Bought Twitter, What to Expect
After several months of negotiation, hesitation and legal decisions, it was formally communicated that Elon Musk had finally purchased...
Tomás Woods
Nov 27, 20222 min read


Artemis I launch: Next step to the Moon
On November 16, 2022, at 06:47:42 (Lisbon time zone) the Orion spacecraft was launched on its way to the moon. It is the first step of...
Fernanda Pecoraro
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Children drown in Private pools Our Young Generation is going under…
By: Finja Heumueller, Environmental Journalist Five year old boy drowns in villa pool A five year old boy arrived at the villa that his...
Finja Heumüller
Oct 28, 20222 min read


Big Tech Freeze - is the industry in a slump?
With Big-Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Meta (formerly Facebook) announcing a pause in their hiring, and even lay-offs, we...

Gabriel Gramicelli
Oct 28, 20223 min read


The remarkable Barreleye Fish and its transparent skull
This rare fish dwells in the deep twilight zone of the ocean. The fish has green eyes that often appear to be looking up through their...

Nicolò Faibene
Oct 28, 20221 min read


Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important oxygen providers on Earth and possesses one of the greatest biodiversity that has ever...
Fernanda Pecoraro
Oct 28, 20222 min read


How high can commerical planes fly?
Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered, “Why are those planes so high up in the sky?”. Well, there are a number of reasons for...
Ryan Hakawati
Oct 28, 20222 min read


The Apple Watch Ultra Review
Written: 06/10/2022 By: Tomás Woods Since September 9th 2014, the Silicon Valley tech giant Apple, has been known for designing and...
Tomás Woods
Oct 28, 20223 min read


Whataboutism
Pointing fingers is a big problem that society has almost normalized, a type of it is whataboutism. Everyone has used it at least once,...
Azzah Alassaad
Apr 11, 20222 min read


What Do We Know of our UNIVERSE?
A complete, one sentence description of the universe we live in; would that not be nice? No matter how much we seem to uncover, while we...
Ciara McGarry
Apr 11, 20223 min read


The way rainbows work
We have all heard the tales of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and the little leprechaun that wants nothing but to grab that...
Maria Matos
Apr 11, 20222 min read


How animals see
When each one of us looks at the world, they see something that they think is what the world is. Well, here is something that might...
Giorgia Turini
Apr 11, 20222 min read


Game Theory: Mathematical Model of Strategic Behaviour Give Us Insight About Life, Relations, War
Prologue Today, I aim to cover key game theory principles, while using real life “games” to exemplify and give the reader a better...

Gabriel Gramicelli
Apr 11, 202213 min read
Fossil fuels: Out of fashion?
Over 80% of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels, non-renewable resources that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere....
Shuyue Ren
Apr 11, 20224 min read


Different type of stones
The world has to offer us multiple interesting resources. Some main ones that we require for living is food such as wheat, rye and of...
Brenda Zhao
Apr 11, 20222 min read


The Amazon Rainforest : has it reached a point of no return ?
In our days, the Amazon Rainforest and its 390 billion trees is crucial to the stabilisation of our carbon impact, and therefore the...
Chiara Haegelsteen
Apr 10, 20222 min read


Four reasons to overcome your fear of sharks.
Sharks may come off as scary - but it does not need to be that way. Ever since the movie "Jaws" came out, they became stereotyped as...
Ryan Hakawati
Mar 8, 20221 min read


Google vs. Microsoft apps - which one is best for schoolwork?
Although OIS mainly uses Microsoft applications, it is worth trying other software like Google that offer different features. In this...
Naya Saraiva-Chardon
Mar 8, 20222 min read


The Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins are thought to be one of the smartest animals on Earth. Their scientific name is Tursiops trancatus, and they belong...
Tess Barnes
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Do we control technology or is technology controlling us?
You open google maps and follow the given instructions in order to get to your desired destination. Your arm is out, your back is...
Ciara McGarry
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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