Victoria Woollaston

Cloning technologies are being used to uncover the hidden medicines hiding in soil bacteria

Nanoprinters are finally helping us make use of AI breakthroughs in advanced materials.

Neuroscience is being used to build human-like agentic AIs – and you don’t need copyrighted data to do so.

It’s been described as the most revolutionary tool since the advent of forensic DNA testing and has helped solve a string of cold cases dating back more than 50 years, but investigative genetic genealogy is plagued with challenges. Visit any police…

As gene-editing technology advances, we take a look at how debate about its application has evolved in recent years, and where it needs to go next. It’s been a little over four years since a five-minute video brought the scientific community to a…

Despite large swathes of layoffs in Big Tech, E&T finds that the number of job cuts doesn’t show the full picture. Redundancies are an inevitable consequence of tough economic times. Some 70 per cent of business costs are typically spent on staff, so…

In an increasingly digital world that offers almost endless choice, personalisation has emerged as the holy grail for consumers and businesses, not least in the media and entertainment industry. As incumbents try to keep pace with streaming services…

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AI has been hailed as a silver bullet to beat breast cancer for decades. What’s stopping it? For decades, experts have been exploring how artificial intelligence can help detect breast cancer. Yet cases continue to rise. Deaths continue to devastate,…

Back in 2016, a series of bold headlines claimed that artificial intelligence had reached the level of "boosting cancer screens to nearly 100% accuracy." By 2018, AI was all set to make "doctors obsolete." In the years since, AI has been repeatedly…

At the moment we’re born, each of us is seeded with trillions of bacteria cells that live and thrive on our skin. These cells form what’s known as our skin microbiome. The exact makeup of each person’s microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint and as…

The feelings of touch and temperature are complex biological processes. Now everyday chemicals like menthol and capsaicin are being used to simulate them – and create more realistic VR experiences YOU open a door and it hits you – a flare of warmth…

If the past 30 years have shown us anything, it’s that with the start of a new decade comes the start of a new era of technology. Personal computing enabled the web and the web empowered mobile computing. The ubiquity of devices and the swathes of…

LED face masks are one of the latest high-tech ways to improve your skin and reduce signs of ageing. Using light therapy, these masks claim to be able to target skin complaints from acne to inflammation. But what are they like to use – and do they…

We’ve all got used to working out at home, but what about taking it to the next level? With the help of innovative gadgets and online platforms, the world of workouts is totally transforming. Forget going to the gym for sessions with your PT, as you…

Looking to shift a few pounds or work on your health and fitness? These non-surgical gadgets can make the weight-loss process easier. Whether you’re a hardcore gym devotee or new to the world of fitness tech, these can overhaul your fitness, enhance…

Judging by this year’s showbiz shenanigans, 2021 is the year of tattoo regret. A whole host of celebs have gone public with their inky mistakes – Strictly star Gemma Atkinson ‘thanked the Lord’ for the removal of three Chinese symbols that…

It may be five years from now – or it could be 15 – but society, economies and the security of our digital lives are under threat from the very technology that has been positioned to save us – quantum computing. LISTEN TO THE ARTICLE REPORT AN ERROR…

In what feels like a relentless quest for clearer, softer, younger-looking skin, a product that promises to solve all our woes in one-fell-swoop seems too good to be true. Yet that’s what LED masks, in their various forms and guises, claim to do. LED…

Synthetic data promises to remove bias from AI, bolster data privacy and improve our lives, but can something fake ever create real impact? Fake news. Fake reviews. Deep-fake videos. Technology has made it easier than ever to generate content with…