ISSUE 14
ROBOTIC SURGERY: IS IT THE FUTURE?
Robots. Immediately an image springs to mind of a self-automated “being” that completes actions that have been pre-programmed by a human. Most people perceive robots to be incredible machines with fantastic capabilities now and for the future…
By Arya Bhatt
NEUROPROSTHESIS: THE SOLUTION TO COMMUNICATION FOR THE PARALYSED?
Every four hours, someone is paralysed by a spinal cord injury, permanently changing not only their life, but those surrounding them. Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in one, or many, parts of your body and it occurs when there is a problem with the messages that pass between your brain and your muscles…
By Shivam Bhindi
ISSUE 13
OPTHALMOLOGY - A REMINDER OF THE CURRENT LIMITATIONS OF AI
The early 2010s were a time when there was unimaginable hype about the term “artificial intelligence”. Every company seemed to try and fit the word in everything from voice assistants to cloud services that were "optimised" by AI. But recently we seem to have entered an AI innovation winter with people taking the term AI with a pinch of salt…
By Dhruv Syam
PERSEVERANCE - A NEW ERA OF SPACE TRAVEL
On the 18th of February 2021, NASA’s rover Perseverance landed on the surface of Mars, ready to search out signs of life on the Red planet. Perseverance is the first NASA mission to look for these "biosignatures" since the Viking missions in the 1970s. The aim of the robot is to hunt for signs of past microbial life on Mars, if it ever existed…
By Khushi Verma
ISSUE 11
Take a look at the image above. On the bronze bust the features are obvious: the bulbous nose and wispy moustache, expansive forehead and sagging skin. With a sharp eye you may even be able to recognise the face of the presenter Marty Jopson. In comparison the other object is hard to distinguish as a bust…
By Heather Morrison
Black hat hackers are those who break into a network with malicious intent. (fun but you will most likely end up in jail sooner or later!) White hat hackers are ethical hackers, hired by companies to perform penetration tests in a controlled environment to make sure all the security is…
By Suvarunika Thirumaran
issue 9
Following the recent launch of the Apple credit card, Facebook announced that it has plans to launch a crypto currency called ‘Libra’ in 2020, which is set to, “Transform the global economy.” It is being created to assist the 1.7 billion people across the globe who do not have access to a bank account. The currency is being developed…
By Charlotte Fox
ISSUE 8
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE
Medical artificial intelligence consists of using computer techniques to perform tasks that would otherwise be done by a human physician. AI has the ability of detecting meaningful relationships and correlations in a data set, and is…
By Farhia Rashid
Within technology, actuation can be defined as the action of causing a machine or device to operate. Therefore, thermal actuation refers to the operation of a device due to an alteration in the temperature. This temperature change can result from…
By Odera Umeugoji
ISSUE 7
REVIVAL AFTER DEATH? - CRYONICS
Cryonics is the preservation of people, at a temperature of around -196°C, who cannot survive using medicine we have currently. This is done in the hope that restoration to full health in the…
By Kia Popat
ISSUE 6
What would you do if someone with malicious intent got access to all your personal details? How about your bank account? With the increasing amount of important data that we are putting on the internet and storing digitally, with it the number of people trying…
By Mia Borgese
INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
The digital economy thrives on innovation, which is essentially these incremental, gradual and inevitable processes of producing new products through combining current technology. We cannot predict the direction of innovation, and this…
By Rishi Shah
ISSUE 5
Journeys to space are limited by the power of rocket engines, and how much fuel that can be carried by them. 95% of the weight of a current spacecraft is fuel, and if we could reduce the amount of…
By Kia Popat
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGINEERS TODAY
Imagine telling someone 300 years ago that you were able to search for information in billions of books without ever opening a page, communicate live with someone on the other side of the world…
By Dipanshu Gandhi
The past year has proven to be fantastic for tech enthusiasts and consumers alike. The technological world has progressed far this year, and for good measure! Cutting edge…
By Viraj Mehta
The glory of the bioengineering industry is that through the coupling of innovation with the sciences, and bridging the natural world with advancing technology, new solutions can be derived…
By Tanvi Vaghjiani
issue 4
WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKE OVER THE WORLD?
The attitudes to AI have changed dramatically over the last twenty or so years, both in comfort and perception of AI. It has only been accepted into society recently - today, 70% of people are happy with having any AI in their life. In the 20th century, what would come to mind when hearing the world ‘design’?...
By Mia Borgese
GRAPHENE - THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL WONDER
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, which means that it’s a special arrangement of atoms made entirely of carbon. It’s arranged in a hexagonal lattice, so each carbon atom is attached to three others with double bonds, and...
By Vedant Nair
Tesla Inc. is a company that specialises in electric vehicles, energy storage and solar panel manufacturing, and was founded by the CEO, Elon Musk, in 2003. Tesla has released two powerwalls, solar panels, and four cars; the (original) Roadster, the Model S, the Model X, and the Model...
By Kia Popat
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - A HISTORY
People are lazy. The literal purpose of technology is to account for this in our lives. Philosophers argue what the point of life is, but in the meantime, scientists focus on how to make our lives easier. So, since the 1940s the first seeds of artificial intelligence were planted, as part of an invention of a...
By Vedant Nair
ISSUE 3
Hyperloop One is an American company with the aim to manage the Hyperloop train system, that will be able to move both passengers and cargo at the same speed as an airplane, but at a fraction of the cost. The concept of Hyperloop transportation...
By Kia Popat
Kidneys are bean-shaped, fist sized organs that sit on either side of the spine under the ribcage. The kidneys are made of amazingly intricate systems of microscopic filters and draining tubules called nephrons to filter around 150 litres of blood every day...
By Aryan Wani
issue 2
The latest evolution of AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero, used reinforcement learning to quickly surpass all previous evolutions, overtaking AlphaGo Lee in just 3 days. Unlike its previous evolutions, it used a new technique rather than training from human games, it taught itself through random practices eventually learning several techniques that weren’t even...
By Farhia Rashid & Suvir Rathore
With new advances in technology, we see that jobs which otherwise would be performed purely by human labour, are slowly being replaced by robotic labour. On one side, as we can see this as a great development, giving cheaper prices to consumers due to lower costs of production, more efficient industries that can invest into further advancements; in short, great for the firms....
By Deniz Kaya
Issue 1
What have phones been about this year? Apple recently announced its release of the iPhone X, a ground-breaking step forward in the company’s future and the future of all mobile devices. The phone market has seen some spectacular innovations, from the new Galaxy S8 series to the continued expansion of the eastern mobile industries...
Vedant Nair
From computers to communication, quantum mechanics plays an important role in modern technology, however, the future seems far more promising with new ideas which could prove to be revolutionary.
Quantum mechanics is the theory that describes the fundamental laws of physics on a miniscule...
Suvir Rathore
The plethora of graphic novels and astrological textbooks that we used to consume as a child has led us to believe that a lot is known about our universe; what with millions upon millions of visually stimulating images related to planets and collapsing nebulas readily available all over the internet. However, the true intricacy of the gas giants in our...
Aryan Wani