Most people dread the idea of getting a colonoscopy but doctors have pushed the importance of them for years. With the best of intentions, the thought is that having a colonoscopy done early enough may prevent certain types of colon cancers. If you know anything about the process, it makes perfect sense why this is...
If you were born in the 90s and grew up watching the Jetsons, a flying car should be on your wishlist. And as it turns out, it could soon be real. The price that has been put up on such a concept vehicle has been $92,000. With companies looking for new trends that would see...
There are a couple of construction materials that almost everyone knows about. Cement, is perhaps, the most popular of them. We all know how invaluable cement is when it comes to construction. However, the manufacturing process of this material is extremely harmful to the environment – from noise polluting in blast quarries to releasing airborne...
Robert Sansone is a prolific engineer, despite his young age of 17 years. The inventor from Port Pierce, Florida, has completed about 60 engineering projects, from high-speed running boots, animatronic hands, and a go-kart that can drive over 70 miles an hour. But a few years ago, he came across a video discussing electric cars,...
If you’re at all like me, you’ve probably heard of the ‘dark web’ but don’t know much about it. My web browsing is pretty much restricted to a few search engines, social media sites, and… yeah that’s about it. I’m not a very outgoing web surfer. But I am a curious person by nature, so...
Cryonics — the practice of freezing bodies to revive them in the future — commonly appears in science fiction stories. But while most people have heard about Captain America’s return to life after being frozen for about 70 years, some people believe this could become a reality. They claim that if their bodies stay preserved,...
Have you ever found yourself wondering about what that “i” in iPhone stands for? It’s a question that seems to have lost its answer through time, and given how often the “i” is found across various Apple products, it’s a fair question to ask. Not to worry, we have the answer: From iMac to iPhone...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared beef from two gene-edited cattle low-risk and potentially safe to eat. They added that this kind of beef could possibly be on the market in two years. Called PRLR-SLICK cattle, they became genetically edited using a tool called CRISPR to shorten their hair to tolerate heat better....
There’s glamping, and then there’s this. A team of 22 Dutch university students recently completed a 1,800-mile Eurotrip in a solar-powered campervan they designed themselves. Their question? If a group of university students can make something like this, why can’t big companies? (1) Students Complete Eurotrip InSolar-Powered Camper Van The team of students set off...
The next time you’re about to fry something up using cooking oil, think about this: That oil could power a jumbo jet. That’s right. An Airbus A380 superjumbo completed a three-hour flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. This is a big step towards having more sustainable, environmentally friendly flights. An Airbus A380 Superjumbo Completed...
Cancer is a complicated illness. With so many different kinds along with every person’s unique body, it can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. This latest breakthrough treatment for rectal cancer certainly gives us hope, however, that nothing is impossible. Every patient’s cancer in this experimental drug trial disappeared. This is the...
In 79 CE, one of the most famous, historical natural disasters occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted and wiped out the ancient city of Pompeii. It was then that the volcano buried the entire city – and most of the people living there – under 23 feet of ash and debris. Thanks to modern technology, for...
