Science & Technology

NSA under fire for spying in Mexico

NSA under fire for spying in Mexico

It has recently been reported that the National Security Agency (NSA) has spied on officials in Mexico. But new revelations have highlighted how the “National” Security Agency’s practices, extended internationally, as well. A report from Der Spiegal revealed that the president of Mexico has had his emails hacked by the spy agency, after NSA officials successfully exploited a key mail[Read More…]

Science fiction comes to life

Science fiction comes to life

Science fiction finally comes to life as heart surgery is performed on a 25 week old foetus. It is an amazing state of genius that doctors can finally repair a heart on a 25 week old foetus inside its mother’s womb. Recently it was reported that surgeons, were able to perform such a complex operation after practising on a jelly[Read More…]

Robotic limb goes 3D

Robotic limb goes 3D

Joel Gibbard a young graduate has created the world’s very first 3D printed hand for £600. This invention could change the world as it has the potential to reduce production costs by up to 99%. The robotic limb is better known as the prototype of the Dextrus hand and uses motors instead of muscles, and steel cables instead of tendons.[Read More…]

Technical meltdown

Technical meltdown

On October 12th 2013, the Akashic Times newspaper mysteriously went down, with all the stories deleted for no apparent reason. Our team has been working tirelessly to re-upload all of the stories that appeared on the site since the beginning of this year. It has been a long, slow process. The Akashic Times is an alternative newspaper that publishes independent[Read More…]

Chinese government to “police” UK internet users

Chinese government to “police” UK internet users

Alternative or esoteric internet sites in the UK could soon be subject to the same censorship that exists in China thanks to new laws announced by David Cameron. Under the guise of protecting children from porn sites, internet service providers (ISPs) will be forced to create default filters when people sign up for internet services. This is being touted as[Read More…]