TECH & INNOVATION

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

TECH & INNOVATION 05.14.2019 10:12 AM

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

How to Prepare Students for the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

05.13.2019 14:55 PM

Social and cognitive skills such as drawing conclusions about emotional states and social interactions are least vulnerable to being displaced by AI.

The New Tamagotchi Can Marry and Breed

05.13.2019 14:26 PM

The beloved childhood toy has been upgraded It has been 22 years after the initial release of Tamagotchi, and it has been revived and re-released countless of times through the years.

Researchers Developed a Leech-Shaped, Wall-Climbing Robot

05.13.2019 10:05 AM

The scientists designed a new motion mechanism using a tube structure of shower hose to mimic the advantageous properties of leeches, namely, lightweight, flexible, and extensible

Condom Company Releases “Baby Blocker” to Wipe Baby Pictures From Social Media Feeds

05.13.2019 08:12 AM

Skyn wants you to enjoy consequence-free sex The condom firm Skyn launched a "baby blocker" to prevent you from seeing adorable pictures of newborns and toddlers on your social media feed.

Informatics Experts Create Low-Cost Directional Beams of Sound

05.11.2019 15:29 PM

Metamaterial lens with acoustic properties can turn sound into a directional beam. Engineers at the universities of Sussex and Bristol have recently demonstrated sound sculpting by using metamaterials, such a those used to create "invisibility cloaks" and other strange effects in the field of optics engineering.

"Reverse Solar Panels" Harvest Energy at Night are Currently Under Works

05.11.2019 14:57 PM

A new invention by a group of scientists has emerged which yet again identifies a new source of renewable energy.

Light-based, Brain-Like Computing Chips Invented

05.11.2019 09:49 AM

Scientists have succeeded in developing a piece of hardware which could pave the way for creating computers resembling the human brain.

Superionic Ice: The Hottest Ice to Be Invented By Scientists

05.10.2019 08:51 AM

Scientists create an extraordinary, alien form of super hot ice. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have created an extremely bizarre form of "superionic ice" which they have also dubbed as "ice XVIII".

Scientist Trap CO2 in Stone to Help Clean Air of Harmful Emissions in Iceland

05.09.2019 10:03 AM

A new method has been devised to speed up the process of petrifying carbon dioxide. In Iceland, scientists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock, cleaning the air of harmful emissions that cause global warming.

Next-Generation Plastic Designed To Be Recycled Over And Over Again

05.09.2019 08:30 AM

Scientists have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again. A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has designed a recyclable plastic that can be disassembled into its principal parts at the molecular level, and then reassembled into a different shape, texture, and color again and again without loss of performance or quality.

CMU Creates Plush Toys that Can Hug, Twist, and Bend

05.09.2019 08:25 AM

Carnegie Mellon University laboratories have come up with robotic plush toys that are made using industrial knitting machines.

Augmented Reality on Google Search: The Future of Search Engines

05.08.2019 15:40 PM

Google is integrating augmented reality in its search engine. Google is on the verge of launching its most recent Augmented Reality (AR) project. This is not as showy as other AR projects in the market, but Google seems to be trying to be legitimately helpful.