Leaders in cybersecurity BY Joe Dodgshun Europe is often at the forefront in the fields of digital safety, antivirus protection and encryption. Here are three examples.
The German cloud BY Joe Dodgshun The country is getting a lot of attention for its strict privacy laws. But is it the only option for a data-safe harbor in Europe?
The next frontier: quantum cryptography BY Ben McCluskey As familiar encryption systems reach their limits, the strange world of particle physics offers new solutions.
Patch me if you can BY Blandine Guignier To spread viruses and malware, hackers take advantage of loopholes in IT system. Vulnerability fixes exist, but users download them all too rarely.
The data disaster BY Pierre Grosjean Recent months have seen a major increase in cybercrime. But that’s not the only threat to our private information.
From selfies to the fifth dimension BY Edwin Cartlidge Rapidly evolving camera technology is changing our very notion of photography.
A revolution in lighting BY Edwin Cartlidge Modern illumination is not only much more efficient, but increasingly responsive to the rhythms of human life.
The importance of darkness BY Catherine de Lange For most organisms the absence of light is vital, too.
Human: too much brightness? BY Catherine de Lange One of the basic certainties that unites all life on this planet: night follows day follows night. But then we started to mess with it.
Year of the light BY Paul Marks Everywhere you turn, optical engineering is at the heart of new technologies. No wonder 2015 has been named the Year of Light.
A brief history of photonics BY Conor Paul Purcell The foundations of this new technology were laid more than 150 years ago.
Displays of the future BY Gaia Donati From LCD televisions to the latest force-sensitive touchscreen technology, electronics and photonics are pushing the envelope ever outward.
Harnessing optics to handle the data crunch BY Ben McCluskey Photonics may hold the answer to coping with huge volume. But a big challenge remains: converting electronic data into light on silicon chips.
Building circuits of light BY Ben Skuse Move over, electrons. Ton Backx and his team are putting photons front and center as they lay the groundwork for the coming era of photonics.
Explaining the future BY Pierre Grosjean Faced with growing challenges, Europe can rely on its scientists to ensure its future competitiveness.
From games to health BY Line Emilie Fedders Smart glass and phone apps may have been developed for gamers, but now they are among the many technologies crossing over into the healthcare field.
