Duncan Geere

Duncan Geere

Duncan Geere is TechRadar's science writer. Every day he finds the most interesting science news and explains why you should care. You can read more of his stories here, and you can find him on Twitter under the handle @duncangeere.

Articles by: Duncan Geere

Test system finds thousands of errors in driverless car software waiting to happen

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A team of researchers has come up with a way to test the logic of neural networks.

Underwater microphones can reveal where and when something hits the sea

By Duncan Geere published

Cardiff University researchers have developed a method for locating the exact time and place something hits the ocean.

This giant smartwatch prototype has a shape-deforming backplate

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Dartmouth College interaction designers have developed a smartwatch that lets users feel virtual objects

Titanic collision of two neutron stars solves a cluster of cosmic mysteries

By Duncan Geere published

Ever wondered where gold, platinum, uranium and the rare-earth elements essential to modern technology come from?

Ophelia is the strongest storm to hit the British Isles in 50 years

By Duncan Geere published

The former hurricane will pass over Ireland and Scotland, bringing damaging winds.

China's Tiangong-1 space station will fall from the skies within months

By Duncan Geere published

Chinese officials have confirmed that their out-of-control space station will crash back to Earth between October 2017 and April 2018

Smartwatches could use ultrasound to sense hand gestures

By Duncan Geere published

Researchers have developed a system that can scan the forearm to recognize gestures made by the hand.

This self-cleaning textile could be the future of space-wear

By Duncan Geere published

Materials scientists have developed a surface coating that dispenses alcohol gel when pressed.

Tiny stowaways could jeopardize future space missions

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After 17 months of habitation, a mocked-up Mars craft was full of microbes.

The brain-controlled drone swarm revolution is coming

By Duncan Geere published

Researchers are predicting that brain-computer interfaces will be running drone swarms in three to five years.

El-egg-tronics: how egg white could help us make transparent, flexible devices

By Duncan Geere published

When mixed with bleach, egg white turns into a handy material for making memory units.

The US and Russia want to build a Moonbase together

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Both countries have agreed to collaborate on a crewed spaceport in Lunar orbit.

Engineers teach robots to understand emotion through touch

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First results show the capability to infer gender and personality.

This is what happens when you get hit by a drone

By Duncan Geere published

Researchers are modelling human-drone impacts to find out how much risk they pose to people.

A silver lining in telescope technology is set to help us see further into space

By Duncan Geere published

Thin-film processes developed by the electronics industry could give us a better view of the heavens

Venus Express probe reveals the planet's mysterious night side

By Duncan Geere published

The European Space Agency's Venusian probe is gathering data on the planet's winds and upper atmosphere.

The world's biggest electric vehicle is this dumper truck

By Duncan Geere published

A consortium of Swiss companies is swapping its enormous diesel engine for battery packs

A new kind of artificial skin allows robot hands to feel the world

By Duncan Geere published

A system that lets robots sense the difference between hot and cold has been developed.

Drone sets new distance record for delivery of medical supplies

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A UAV carrying blood samples flew 161 miles across the Arizona desert.

Engineers are getting ready to hook up the quantum internet

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New research shows how to dramatically improve the first practical building blocks of a global quantum network.

Who's watching us? At least nine exoplanets are in position to keep an eye on Earth

By Duncan Geere published

Astronomers have calculated how an alien observer might be able to detect our planet.

Touchscreen technology can limit the spread of bacteria

By Duncan Geere published

The same conducting plastic found in smartphone screens can trick harmful bacteria into growing less.

This pen-sized device can identify cancerous cells in seconds

By Duncan Geere published

Engineers have developed a tool that can rapidly spot cancerous tissue during surgery.

Using a phone while pregnant is unlikely to have any effects on your child's brain

By Duncan Geere published

According to a five-year study of 45,000 Norwegian mothers and their children.

This smartphone app plays smooth jazz when you put it on the sofa

By Duncan Geere published

SpeCam allows phones to recognise what surfaces they're on, and react accordingly.

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