This week marks the death of Sir Charles Kuen Kao, one of modern networking's pioneers. He died on Sunday 23 September 2018, aged 84. Born in Shanghai in 1933, Charles…
Robot Conductor and the Tenor
A concert with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and soprano Maria Luigia Borsi in the decorated Teatro Verdi, in Florence, would not normally be something that I would cover. But they weren't the ones people…
5 years of Raspberry Pi – Happy Birthday to the makers board of choice
Five years ago, my son obtained a Raspberry Pi. I'd heard a lot about the $35 board that had been in the news, and how it was supposed to bring…
Vodafone to sell Verizon stake
The BBC placed an article on their news website yesterday (2 September 2013). This said that Vodafone sells Verizon stake for $130bn. This equates to £84bn. Shareholders will get £54bn…
RIP: Gerry Anderson, future visionary
When I was much younger than I am now, I would be glued to the television at a friend's house watching re-runs of UFO on a Saturday morning. The young…
RIP: John McCarthy, founding father of artificial intelligence
Computing is losing a generation of legends. Following the recent deaths of Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie, today I learnt of the death of John McCarthy, founding father of artificial…
RIP: Steve Jobs, Apple founder
Just over a month ago, I asked Has Jobs really left the core of apple? Today, sadly, it is certain that he has. In the news, pictures show the Apple…
Polymer Gel Batteries provide more flexible power sources
BBC Radio 4's Material World is a great program, presented by Quentin Cooper, full of useful information on the state of materials science (and several other things besides). But the…