You May Not Get a New Charger with Your iPhone This Year
You May Not Get a New Charger with Your iPhone This Year
You’re all excited as you remove your brand new iPhone out of its box, and as you hold the shiny new device in your hand you subconsciously remove the new charger that’s also in the box, tossing it into your drawer as a spare….
Tesla Is Now Worth More Than Toyota, Disney and Coke
New York (CNN Business)Elon Musk’s electric car business exceeds the value of almost every company in the S&P 500, including some iconic American companies…
Low-Cost Tech Glove to Translate Sign Language in Real-Time
A group of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have designed a device resembling a glove that can track finger movements in real-time and translate American Sign Language…
Doctor Credits Apple Watch for Saving His Life
The Apple Watch has saved another life, according to a story shared by a California-based anesthesiologist who claims it helped him discover his own hidden heart condition that requires corrective surgery…
Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past
THE BASIC IDEA behind all nuclear power plants is the same: Convert the heat created by nuclear fission into electricity. There are several ways to do this, but in each case it involves a delicate balancing act between safety and efficiency. A nuclear reactor works best when the core is really hot, but if it gets too hot it will cause a meltdown and the environment will get poisoned and people may die and it will take billions of dollars to clean up the mess…
Smart Cradle Gives Waking Babies the Bounce
Getting a good night’s sleep is not normally listed among the joys of parenting, and anything that could help your baby and yourself catch some extra rest is worth a look. The Cradlewise cradle is designed to do just that, by automatically bouncing waking babies back to sleep…
Talking Rubbish: How Smart Bins Are Helping One City Understand the Impact of Lockdown
In the age of smart cities, even throwing an empty can into a bin is no inconsequential act. And when the local city council is looking at ways to safely exit three months of lockdown during a global pandemic, public bins can even take on an unexpected role in helping to chart the road to recovery…