Should we stop building houses too close to electric fields? Some people would think twice before buying a house next to high-voltage power line. Wasn’t there something in the news about these wires causing cancer? Indeed many media have elaborately cited people worrying about the risks of electricity. But often without offering a scientific view …Continue Reading
$10 million contest to make a real medical tricorder. It was straight out of science fiction—a man on a plane starts sweating, feeling chest pains. He calls the flight attendant. He just starts feeling worse. The attendant grabs the plane’s intercom, and asks if a doctor is on board. One is; a famous cardiologist. But …Continue Reading
From balloons to the Predator, a controversial technology emerges Drones—the latest “smart weapon” from the military—are in the news a lot. They are intended to hit hard-to-reach targets that couldn’t be attacked by an aircraft with a pilot. Sometimes they work with devastating effect, and sometimes they don’t. Drones aren’t the first unmanned “smart weapon,” …Continue Reading
is this you? United Academics is looking for a skilled writer, Native English, with an expertise in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences, who closely follows scientific developments. We offer a part-time job (10 to 20 hours a week) which means you will be writing 5 to 10 news articles a week. We prefer someone from (around) Amsterdam, but we …Continue Reading
