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As the digital revolution reaches a turning point, it entails a fusion of technologies that are blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres and can be fundamentally characterised by their velocity, scope, and overall impact. It will affect all aspects of human life, including the time we devote to work and leisure, and how we develop our careers and skills.

The Milky Way and its immediate neighborhood are in the boondocks.In a 2013 observational study, University of Wisconsin–Madison astronomer Amy Barger and her then-student Ryan Keenan showed that our galaxy, in the context of the large-scale structure of the universe, resides in an enormous void — a region of space containing far fewer galaxies, stars and planets than expected.

A team from the University of St Andrews and UK company M Squared Lasers has used the principle of random scattering of light to create a new class of laser wavemeter that breaks through a glass ceiling in the way wavelength is measured. The innovation can measure changes one millionth of the size of an atom and could revolutionise their use in quantum technologies and healthcare thanks to new, lower-cost technology.Wavemeters are used in many ar...

TDK and InvenSense have announced that TDK has completed the all-cash acquisition of InvenSense.The acquisition price was $13.00 per InvenSense share, and the total acquisition price was approximately $1.3bn.TDK currently focuses on three market segments: automotive, industrial equipment & energy, and information & communications technology (ICT).

Scientists and engineers from the University of Bath have developed biodegradable cellulose microbeads from a sustainable source that could potentially replace harmful plastic ones that contribute to ocean pollution.Microbeads are little spheres of plastic less than 0.5 mm in size that are added to personal care and cleaning products including cosmetics, sunscreens and fillers to give them a smooth texture.

Delivering drugs to the brain is no easy task. The blood-brain barrier -a protective sheath of tissue that shields the brain from harmful chemicals and invaders - cannot be penetrated by most therapeutics that are injected into a person's blood stream. But for treating diseases of the central nervous system and cancers such as glioblastoma, it's essential to get drugs across this barrier and deliver them to where they are needed most.

Guillaume Crinon, Innovation Technical Marketing Manager and John Jones, Director of Innovation, Avnet Silica, look at how best to provide end-to-end IoT security.

At the 2017 International Safety Awards Gala Dinner, held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on 5th May 2017,Lynda Armstrong OBE, Chair of Trustees, and Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, announced the names of the organisations which have been judged best in sector.The names of the individual winners of the Health and Safety Champion and Young Health and Safety Champion were also revealed.

Nearly 50 years after British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell discovered the existence of rapidly spinning neutron stars, NASA will launch the world’s first mission devoted to studying these unusual objects. The agency also will use the same platform to carry out the world’s first demonstration of X-ray navigation in space.

Peratech’s force sensing technology is moving from the lab into consumer products and beyond. By Sally Ward-Foxton.British startup Peratech, whose QTC force sensitive material allows force sensors to screen print onto a range of substrates, is starting to see its first QTC-enabled consumer products on the market. Following investment in 2014, a new executive team was brought on board and the company’s business model changed from licen...