Doing business in China as a western company is always a tricky endeavour. It’s got nothing to do with the people, they are particularly welcoming of foreign investment and appear…
Almost 2 years ago the Phoenix Lander, was sent on its way to Mars. The Phoenix’s mission was simple, to search the north pole of Mars for the most fundamental…
Ever since the social web revolution of the past few years the issue of privacy has been thrust into the limelight repeatedly with the same results every time: people whine…
About a week ago I went and saw James Cameron’s return to the big screen in the form of Avatar. I’m the worst when it comes to seeing movies in…
Us engineers usually like to work in controlled circumstances, taking our time to analyze the problem and develop a good idea about how the solution will look before diving in…
It seems like only yesterday that the world was abuzz with rumours that Google would release a phone with all the non-Apple fans chomping at the bit for something to…
I’ve been gaming since I was able to summon up the hand-eye coordination required to mash the keyboard on my parent’s computers. Still it wasn’t until the original Nintendo Entertainment…
For as long as I’ve been alive the United States has only had one vehicle capable of taking members of the human race into space: the Shuttle. I’ve been aware…
It seems that every couple years we find a new technology, or re-purpose an old one, with which to communicate with each other. They often start out as a niche…
I was never really a big believer in the whole New Year’s Resolutions thing, mostly because the goals people were setting seemed far too vague for my liking. Sure I…