Webwatch

How to identify public health issues by using social media? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week.

This week, the topic up for discussion is graphene, a recently discovered material. Our Webwatchers have the details...

How can crowdsourcing and computer games help science? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week…

From the craddle to the grave, technology has crept into almost every aspect of our lives. Expectant parents can now even monitor their unborn baby's heart rate. But has this technology gone too far? This week's Webwatch looks at these baby technologies.  

Do you need a taxi? If you do, you can use Uber, an online mobile taxi service available in more than 100 cities in 36 countries, in some of which it has caused protests by traditional taxi drivers and firms.

Did the ball cross the line...or not? This week our webwatchers look at the latest football technologies to hit the field.

Our Webwatchers this week look at the "phablet", a combination of the tablet computer and the smartphone. It's a device with the functionality of a phone, but a much bigger screen than usual and increases transfer time for movies and photos twofold.

This week our Webwatchers look at the computer school called 42 created by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel in March 2013.

This week our Webwatchers explore the world of Minecraft, a popular video game developed in 2009 by the Swedish programmer Markus Persson alias Notch.

Our Webwatchers this week look at fashion technology. And particularly to Walter, a fabric mannequin that is used to test new clothes for extreme environments.

This week our Webwatchers look at "Snoopy", not the famous American cartoon dog but a computer programme that can snoop on people’s smartphone and on anything with a chip.

"WoofTrax", "Cloak", "Girls around me" may not be familiar terms to you. They are all relative newcomers to the world of Apps specializing in geolocation. Our Webwatchers have more.

This week our Webwatchers look at how technology figures in maps.

Have you ever heard of a hackathon? Or even attended one? Our Webwatchers have the details...

What’s the latest advance in biological engineering? Our Webwatchers have more...

This week our Webwatchers discuss the life and times of Alan Turing, the father of computer science.

This week our Webwatchers look at the latest developments in virtual reality.

Cars are becoming one of the most interesting ways of combining technologies together...Our Webwatchers have more.

There is currently a push by scientists and electronic engineers to develop ways to diagnose illness through smell. Our Webwatchers have more…

This week, our Webwatchers look at the latest technologies using solar power.