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Influencing the World's Dreams
A mass participation experiment launched at the Edinburgh International Science Festival last week has reached a worldwide audience with coverage as far afield as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Ukraine and the United States.
By Frances Sutton on Mon 16 April 2012
The Science of Sweet Dreams
Is it possible to influence people as they sleep and give them their perfect dream? Today sees the launch of a new study that uses a specially designed iPhone app in an attempt to improve the dreams of millions of people around the world. If successful, the study will allow people to create their perfect dream and so wake up feeling especially happy and refreshed.
By Frances Sutton on Tue 10 April 2012
Robot Wars Champion at City Arts Centre
Typhoon 2 The UK Robot Wars TV Grand Champion is on display at the Edinburgh International Science Festival. This is its first public appearance after winning the Silver Medal at the World Robot Olympics in San Francisco where it sustained major damage while defeating a similar spinning American robot and could not be repaired in time to compete in the final.
By Frances Sutton on Mon 09 April 2012
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Mini-robot Dance Troupe gets in Step for Science Festival
This morning, five mini humanoid robots previewed a choreographed dance routine that promises to be one of the hits of this year’s flagship activity of the Edinburgh International Science Festival - InMotion at the National Museum of Scotland.
By Frances Sutton on Tue 03 April 2012
Online Video Rewind 2011
Earlier this week YouTube announced its most watched videos of the year. As you might expect it’s largely made up of funny pets, amusing babies and bizarre musical performances, however there are also some science, nature, and technology related videos clocking up the clicks!
By Josephine Power on Thu 22 December 2011