TECH & INNOVATION

$3,840 Smart Shoe Helps Blind, Visually Impaired People With Its Ultrasonic Sensors That Avoid Obstacles

TECH & INNOVATION 05.06.2021 05:40 AM

Austrian computer scientists have developed a smart shoe that pings vibrations to the blind or visually impaired wearer to help them avoid obstacles. The team is planning to add an AI-powered camera for future versions of the shoe.

Algae-Based Material Could Create Sustainable Clothing for Fashion Industry and Space Exploration

05.05.2021 06:30 AM

Algae-based material could be the answer to the growing pollution that the fashion industry has been contributing, which takes 200 years for a fabric to decompose.

3D Printed Nose Cartilage: Is It a Safer, Easier Alternative for Skin Cancer Patients?

05.05.2021 06:10 AM

Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have devised a 3D bioprinting technique that allows the fabrication of custom-shaped cartilage, like nose cartilage, for use in surgical procedures.

Graphene Fabricated Into Nanoribbons May Replace Fiber Optics, Improve Tech Applications

05.04.2021 06:20 AM

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed nanoribbon structures that potentially utilize graphene to enhance tech innovations.

AR/VR Glasses of the Future Need Not Be Bulky, Bug-Eyed with New Technology

05.04.2021 06:10 AM

In the rapidly-growing market for augmented reality/ virtual reality (AR/VR) entertainment, glasses are being driven towards being more compact and easy to wear. New technology could mean a step away from the bulky, bug-eyed goggles we currently have.

Solar Power: What's Keeping Airports from Turning Into Giant Solar Farms?

05.04.2021 00:39 AM

Solar power is being used as an energy source in over 100 airports around the world. With the empty spaces airports have, why not turn them into massive solar farms?

Real-Life Support More Effective for Human Interactions Than Social Media [Study]

05.03.2021 22:46 PM

A researcher from Michigan State University recently said that real-life support is more effective than social media for human interactions.

Four Types of Alzheimer's Disease and How Machine Learning Helped Identify Them

05.03.2021 07:00 AM

A new study reports that there's not only one, but four different types of the progressive brain disorder.

Why Did Neuralink Co-Founder and President Leave the Brain Implant Company?

05.03.2021 06:00 AM

Neuralink co-founder and president Max Hodak announced that he has left the brain-computer interface company a few weeks ago. Will this affect any future plans of Neuralink?

NASA's Hubble Releases New Image of the Stunning "Necklace Nebula"

05.03.2021 00:04 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope released a new image of the "Necklace Nebula," described by the European Space Agency (ESA) as "a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions."

12,000 Genetically Modified Mosquito Eggs Scattered in Florida as “Living Insecticides”

05.02.2021 01:17 AM

The United States has received its first batch of genetically modified mosquitoes - testing whether the altered insects could prove efficient in controlling their numbers in the region.

Better Robotic Surgeries Possible as Scientists Develop New Physics Law on Friction

04.30.2021 21:42 PM

Researchers have devised a new physics law to account for the friction needed for robots to better grasp objects.

Frogmouth Known as World's Most Unfortunate Looking Bird, Declared Most Instagrammable

04.30.2021 07:00 AM

Frogmouth bird recently topped the overall rankings of the IAA, an algorithm that German scientists made to rank nearly 30,000 bird photos on Instagram.

Exoplanet Discovery: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Witnesses Growing, Feeding Giant Planet

04.30.2021 05:42 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope at NASA has captured something extraordinary: a still-forming giant planet feeding off debris and material around a young star.

Havana Syndrome? US Federal Gov't on the Tail of Mysterious "Energy Attack" Near White House

04.30.2021 04:21 AM

Federal agencies are now looking into at least two instances in the United States of what appears to be described as mysterious "sonic attacks," leading to debilitating symptoms in a number of US diplomats assigned to Cuba.

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