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What Is Coltan and Why It's in Every Smartphone
Coltan is a rare mineral found largely in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is refined into tantalum — a critical component inside nearly every mo...
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Technology
Coltan is a rare mineral found largely in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is refined into tantalum — a critical component inside nearly every mo...
Science
Paper mills are criminal enterprises that manufacture fake research papers and sell authorship to academics under career pressure. Here is how they op...
Technology
A space-based radar technique called InSAR can spot millimeter-scale movements in bridges and other infrastructure — offering an early warning system...
Health
Telesurgery lets a surgeon operate on a patient thousands of kilometres away using robotic arms, fibre-optic links, and haptic feedback. Here is how t...
Health
Telesurgery lets surgeons operate on patients thousands of miles away using robotic arms and fiber-optic connections. Here's the science and technolog...
Technology
Donald Tusk's government is preparing a bill to ban children under the age of 15 from using social media. Platforms that fail to meet age verification...
Technology
In 2026, multi-agent AI systems have shifted from experiment to infrastructure — with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol adopted by OpenAI, Microsoft,...
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Every AI query uses far more electricity than a standard web search. As data centers multiply globally, AI is becoming one of the fastest-growing driv...
Technology
Quantum computers don't just run faster — they compute in a fundamentally different way. Here's what qubits, superposition, and entanglement actually...
Health
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have evolved from niche medical devices for diabetics into mainstream wellness tools. Here's how they work, what th...
Technology
Quantum computers threaten to break the encryption protecting nearly all digital communications. Post-quantum cryptography is the field racing to buil...
Economy
Prediction markets let traders bet real money on the outcome of future events — from elections to military strikes. Here's how they work, why they're...
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