Episodes
How to identify public health issues by using social media? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week.
Published 07/26/14
This week, the topic up for discussion is graphene, a recently discovered material. Our Webwatchers have the details...
Published 07/19/14
How can crowdsourcing and computer games help science? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week…
Published 07/12/14
From the craddle to the grave, technology has crept into almost every aspect of our lives. Expectant parents can now even monitor their unborn baby's heart rate. But has this technology gone too far? This week's Webwatch looks at these baby technologies.  
Published 07/05/14
Do you need a taxi? If you do, you can use Uber, an online mobile taxi service available in more than 100 cities in 36 countries, in some of which it has caused protests by traditional taxi drivers and firms.
Published 06/28/14
Did the ball cross the line...or not? This week our webwatchers look at the latest football technologies to hit the field.
Published 06/21/14
Our Webwatchers this week look at the "phablet", a combination of the tablet computer and the smartphone. It's a device with the functionality of a phone, but a much bigger screen than usual and increases transfer time for movies and photos twofold.
Published 06/14/14
This week our Webwatchers look at the computer school called 42 created by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel in March 2013.
Published 06/07/14
This week our Webwatchers explore the world of Minecraft, a popular video game developed in 2009 by the Swedish programmer Markus Persson alias Notch.
Published 05/31/14
Our Webwatchers this week look at fashion technology. And particularly to Walter, a fabric mannequin that is used to test new clothes for extreme environments.
Published 05/24/14
This week our Webwatchers look at "Snoopy", not the famous American cartoon dog but a computer programme that can snoop on people’s smartphone and on anything with a chip.
Published 05/17/14
"WoofTrax", "Cloak", "Girls around me" may not be familiar terms to you. They are all relative newcomers to the world of Apps specializing in geolocation. Our Webwatchers have more.
Published 05/10/14
This week our Webwatchers look at how technology figures in maps.
Published 05/03/14
Have you ever heard of a hackathon? Or even attended one? Our Webwatchers have the details...
Published 04/26/14
What’s the latest advance in biological engineering? Our Webwatchers have more...
Published 04/19/14
This week our Webwatchers discuss the life and times of Alan Turing, the father of computer science.
Published 04/12/14
This week our Webwatchers look at the latest developments in virtual reality.
Published 04/05/14
Cars are becoming one of the most interesting ways of combining technologies together...Our Webwatchers have more.
Published 03/29/14
There is currently a push by scientists and electronic engineers to develop ways to diagnose illness through smell. Our Webwatchers have more…
Published 03/22/14
This week, our Webwatchers look at the latest technologies using solar power.
Published 03/15/14
Can a man’s life be threatened by a computer or an intelligent machine? That’s what our Webwatchers look at this week.
Published 03/08/14
This week our Webwatchers look at different uses of digital video cameras like Gopro or Google glasses…
Published 03/01/14
If your toaster stops working, what do you do? Most people would throw it away and buy a new one, which is often cheaper than fixing it. But a couple of years ago in The Netherlands, a repair café was launched and is spreading across Europe. Our Webwatchers have the story.
Published 02/22/14
This week, our Webwatchers look at different ways to reduce our carbon footprint. One interesting idea comes from a UK-based company that is trying to turn carbon dioxide emitted by cars into the atmosphere into synthetic hydrocarbon fuels using renewable energy.
Published 02/15/14