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IT experts developing revolutionary technology

IT experts developing revolutionary technology

Two New Zealand-based IT experts are working on a ground-breaking technology that promises to revolutionise computing by creating a computer inside a computer memory chip. The innovative project, known as SADRAM (Symbolically Addressing DRAM), is...

Latin American governments use new technology to fight organized crime

Latin American governments use new technology to fight organized crime

July 3 (UPI) -- This is part of an occasional series on organized crime in Latin America. Using new and improved technology should support efforts to combat the sharp rise in crime and drug trafficking across Latin America, representatives from...

Uruguay progresses towards developing its first regulatory agency

Uruguay progresses towards developing its first regulatory agency

Uruguay’s new left-wing coalition government took office in March 2025, under President Yamandu Orsi. Part of his new agenda has been to enhance the country’s regulation of pharmaceuticals. Uruguay is currently the only country in Latin America...

Science National Geographic Could T. rex swim? Kinda

Science National Geographic Could T. rex swim? Kinda

When Michael Crichton released the novel Jurassic Park in 1990, he included a terrifying chase through one of the park’s ponds. Fictional paleontologist Alan Grant, looking after kids Lex and Tim, tries to sneak by a dozing Tyrannosaurus rex and...

Scientists make disturbing discovery at one of most remote locations on Earth: 'Increased levels of the stress hormone'

Scientists make disturbing discovery at one of most remote locations on Earth: 'Increased levels of the stress hormone'

The team hopes its research creates a sense of urgency. by Alana BrackenJune 28, 2025 The noise pollution caused by human intervention in Antarctica could be negatively affecting the well-being of local wildlife, a study has revealed. What's...

Weather tracker: Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

Weather tracker: Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

A sharp cold spell affecting the southern half of South America is expected to intensify and push northwards in the coming days as a broad area of high pressure builds over the continent. Over the weekend, large parts of Chile, Argentina and...

Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

A sharp cold spell affecting the southern half of South America is expected to intensify and push northwards in the coming days as a broad area of high pressure builds over the continent. Over the weekend, large parts of Chile, Argentina, and...

Jurgen Klopp signed Darwin Nunez instead of £150 million star, claims Liverpool's ex-director of research

Jurgen Klopp signed Darwin Nunez instead of £150 million star, claims Liverpool's ex-director of research

Former Liverpool FC director of research Ian Graham has revealed that Jurgen Klopp pushed for Darwin Nunez over Alexander Isak. He added that it was the same with Julian Draxler, but the club managed to convince him to get Mohamed Salah instead....

Android Spyware Catwatchful Exposes Credentials of Over 62,000+ Customer Accounts

Android Spyware Catwatchful Exposes Credentials of Over 62,000+ Customer Accounts

A major security vulnerability in the Android spyware operation Catwatchful has exposed the complete database of over 62,000 customer accounts, including plaintext passwords and email addresses, according to a security researcher who discovered...

Scientists may have accidentally discovered drug that literally burns fat

Scientists may have accidentally discovered drug that literally burns fat

As Mounjaro makes its way onto the NHS, a new weight loss drug has potentially been discovered by accident. It causes fat cells to create heat, literally burning it away. The experimental drug has undergone animal tests, where it stopped fat from...

Advancing High-Quality Seed Potato Multiplication for Family Farms in Uruguay

Advancing High-Quality Seed Potato Multiplication for Family Farms in Uruguay

The potato holds a central role in Uruguay’s agricultural landscape, contributing significantly to the country’s food security and economy — but access to high quality seeds remains an issue. In recent years the National Institute of Agricultural...

New research confirms residential PV tends to increase household power consumption

New research confirms residential PV tends to increase household power consumption

New Swiss research shows PV-powered homes can increase power consumption by up to 11% compared to non-solar households. This rise is linked to electric vehicle adoption or other high-usage appliances, which the study’s author notes is not...

3D cattle monitoring tech boosts animal welfare and milk production at land-based college

3D cattle monitoring tech boosts animal welfare and milk production at land-based college

REVOLUTIONARY new 3D video monitoring technology is delivering economic and environmental benefits and supporting animal welfare at a leading land-based college. Coleg Cambria Llysfasi has installed HerdVision at its working farm and is already...

New camera tech transforms cow care at land-based college

New camera tech transforms cow care at land-based college

State-of-the-art 3D camera tech is transforming dairy farming at land-based college Coleg Cambria, boosting cow health, farm profits and student learning. The North Wales college’s working farm has adopted HerdVision, a smart agriculture system...

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

3-Carlos Composite: AFP/Getty Images / Guardian Design For more than three decades, Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre has warned that deforestation of the Amazon could push this globally important ecosystem past the point of no return....

Brazil To Prioritize Agreements As Mercosur Leader

Brazil To Prioritize Agreements As Mercosur Leader

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Upon assuming the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur at a summit on Thursday (3) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that one of Brazil's priorities...

WVU Tech announces President’s List honorees for Spring 2025 semester

WVU Tech announces President’s List honorees for Spring 2025 semester

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) has announced its President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester, recognizing students from the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing...

Caught between China and US, South American bloc rethinks its trade game as internal rifts deepen

Caught between China and US, South American bloc rethinks its trade game as internal rifts deepen

BUENOS AIRES, July 4 — South America’s Mercosur bloc sought yesterday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. “It’s time for Mercosur to...

World Economic Forum Announces its Top 100 'Technology Pioneer' Startups for 2025 - 2 BC Tech Companies Recognized

World Economic Forum Announces its Top 100 'Technology Pioneer' Startups for 2025 - 2 BC Tech Companies Recognized

World Economic Forum Announces its Top 100 'Technology Pioneer' Startups for 2025 - 2 BC Tech Companies Recognized The World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community. The new cohort marks a...

Boosting inspection capabilities: Uruguay Customs invests in new scanners

Boosting inspection capabilities: Uruguay Customs invests in new scanners

The challenge that border controls represent for Customs is growing daily in terms both of cargo volume and in the complexity of external trade transactions. That very complexity is attractive to perpetrators of organized crime who seek to conduct...

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