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Sustainable Dining through 3D Food Printing

In an era plagued by concerns over food waste and environmental sustainability, 3D-printed food emerges as a beacon of hope for conscientious diners. While the concept of 3D-printed food has…

Who Owns Your Voice?

With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, we are posed with new challenges on how we can protect our identity. As examples of deepfakes are spread across the internet, concerns are raised…

Neuralink Carries Out First Ever Human Clinical Trial Amid Raised Concerns Surrounding Potential Prior Protocol Violations. 

In a 9 minutes long live-stream, Noland Arbaugh, the first recipient of the neural implant made by the Brain-Computer interface company Neuralink was seen playing chess online by being able…

Worth the Hype(rloop)?

The hyperloop concept proposes a revolutionary mode of transportation which aims to mitigate the resistance that regular vehicles are (quite literally) held back by. For this to be possible, air…

Clouded Choices: Navigating Nature’s Rights & Mining in Ecuador

Let me transport you to the Choco-Andean region of South America, specifically to the protected forest of Los Cedros. The region is a haven for a plethora of species, it…

Hacksussex: Expanding on Tech Skills at University

If you’re a student/teacher that has been in any way involved in the Informatics and Engineering department, you’ve heard of Hacksussex in some way. It’s the largest tech-based society on…

Quantum Computing: The Future of Tech?

The scientific renaissance of the 20th century saw the rise of quantum mechanics and information theory. In 1982, physicist Richard Feynman famously stated that it was not feasible to model…

ChatGPT: Essay Friend or Foe?

Written by: Muskaan Marwaha and Jasper White The evolution of learning has taken a pivotal turn with the introduction of artificial tools to assist students in their academic endeavours. The…

Sitting Down With Senior Microsoft Manager; Discussing all things COVID, AI and Remote Life

Words by Ellie Doughty Hugh Milward, former Senior Director and current General Manager for Corporate, External and Legal Affairs at Microsoft UK sat down with me this past week for…

The internet that time forgot

– By Arnav Gill Those of us who grew up with even a slice of experience of the world that the internet inhabited in the early 2000’s will no doubt…

Monitoring our monitors

Ruth Walters discusses the work of Sussex Sweatshop Free and their involvement with tech workers’ rights Sussex Sweatshop Free is a student-led campaign group working to raise awareness of the…

Is Quantum Supremacy really a step for tech-kind?

Google claims it has achieved "quantum supremacy" in a recently published paper.

The rising genre of online book clubs

With technology constantly advancing and on the rise, reading and writing has began to turn towards technology, with Kindles and podcasts being more frequently used. In particular, there has been…

Escaping Our Digital Existence

Luke Richards discusses the development of our digital identity and the impact of technology in our daily lives. Technology tends to be ubiquitous in our daily lives; it is part…

What is the future of mobile technologies?

Mobile technologies take up a large part of most people’s lives. But in an age of information overload, young people tend to use mobile technologies a lot more for social…

Sussex student wins £5,000 for new social networking app

MSc Computer Science student, George Lengyel, is an entrepreneurial runner-up of the 2015 StartUp Sussex Award, winning £5,000. Using his social networking knowledge he presented an idea for a new…

Glued to our screens?

The 21st Century Real Virtual World Jonathan Stefanni-Machado Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 5 was released on 21 September in the UK, and despite the absence of a midnight launch, it…

Last bite of the Apple – RIP Steve Jobs

In California, October 16th will now be forever remembered as Steve Jobs Day. It will be a day on which the residents of Silicon Valley take time out from their…

Bring university life to the palm of your hand

The year 2010 sees the introduction of a new technological aid designed to simplify the running of Sussex students’ lives. IT services at the university are currently promoting the launch…