One of the most common fears that critics have is that they believe we don’t have enough materials to electrify things around us. Many think that we will be running out of nickel, lithium, and cobalt, but as it turns out, humans are quite adept at making do with things at their disposal. The latest...
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and thought “man, I wish I could just teleport there!”? Or perhaps on a cold, miserable day you’ve wished you could automatically teleport yourself to a beach in the Caribbean. Well, it turns out that teleportation might not be such a far-fetched idea, after all. A few years...
It is understood that our electronics could soon run on ultra-cheap sea salt batteries. This has been shown by researchers who recently built a new and inexpensive battery. The battery has around four times the energy storage that was previously the capacity of Lithium, and is made using sodium and sulfur. It is a form...
You may find red, orange, or even green tomatoes at your local supermarket, but be prepared to potentially see purple ones next year. The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato to be sold to the American public. In a September news release, the agency explained, “From a plant pest risk perspective, this plant...
After bringing out the fastest bikes and cars on the ground, it is time for humanity to explore the air that exists between the flight range of an airplane, and a normal car on the road. With the concept of flying cars already being demonstrated, it is time to give hoverbikes their time in the...
People have a knack for finding odd things on Google Maps, and this time around, an image of a downed passenger aircraft in Australia has left some people a little spooked. According to reports from Metro, the plane is located in the Australian rainforest. Several users of the website stated that the plane was sitting...
Kathleen Kral, a retired English teacher in her 70s, was diagnosed with terminal cancer three years ago. She was already struggling with depression but the diagnosis exacerbated it. So she tried psilocybin “magic” mushrooms, which not only alleviated her depression but helped her process a traumatic miscarriage from her thirties. She appeared in the Netflix...
There are a lot of opinions on self-checkout. Some embrace it, others loathe it. Some prefer it after a short grocery shop, but others hate packing their own bags. It’s a great way to avoid social interaction unless you like the human interaction with the cashier. And there is the frustrating experience of trying to...
The world of science and technology consistently gifts us with groundbreaking innovations and discoveries, each reshaping our understanding of life and its various facets. The latest in these innovations is the creation of synthetic human embryos, a development that ushers in a new era in the study of human development and medical research. An Unprecedented...
From their surface, Earth conceals a profound chronicle of its geological past. Now, a determined team in China has taken on the audacious task of digging deep into the crust to read the Earth’s secret history, having reached a depth of over 10,000 meters to reach the Cretaceous system.1 China’s Bold Dive into Earth’s Hidden...
Gert-Jan Oskam resided in China when he experienced a motorcycle accident that resulted in paralysis from the waist down. However, scientists have now granted him regained control over his lower body using a combination of innovative devices. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Mr. Oskam expressed, “For 12 years, I have been striving to regain...
With the prevalence of AI in every sphere of our life, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it has also created what the ideal man and woman would look like. This result was derived from social media data and results all over the Internet. The images were designed through engagement analytics on social media,...
