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Mar 10, 2022

Bionic eyes: How tech is replacing lost vision

The creation of bionic eyes, as a result of recent advances in science and technology, are restoring hope to many who are unable to see or are partially sighted due to injury, illness or genetics. With nearly 40 million people suffering from blindness worldwide and another 135 million affected by...

Mar 23, 2022

Jaws of Life: Invention, tools and uses

The Jaws of Life is a hydraulic rescue tool that is used to cut through cars and rip open vehicles' doors to release stricken occupants. Modern vehicles are built with strong, durable frames designed to prevent damage to passengers and internal car parts, even during a collision. However, in the...

Mar 25, 2022

Who invented the car?

Working out who invented the car is a long and winding road, and pinpointing a single person responsible is not a simple matter. If you rewind the development of cars past GPS, past antilock brakes and automatic transmissions and even past the Model T, eventually you'll get to the Benz...

Apr 5, 2022

Infrared cameras: Invention and uses

Thermal imaging cameras, or infrared cameras, are unlike the cameras found in your smartphone. A typical camera observes the wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum that bounce off objects and hit receivers in the camera. The camera will then turn that light into an image. Thermal cameras, on the...

Oct 27, 2022

Bluetooth: Who invented it and how does it work?

What devices use Bluetooth? If you look around the room right now, chances are you can spot at least half a dozen electrical devices. From mobile phones and speakers to the best running headphones and health monitors, many of these will use Bluetooth. Without Bluetooth, each device would have to...

Feb 26, 2023

Who invented the telephone?

Phones are integral to the everyday lives of most people, but who should be regarded as the device's mastermind? The Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell is routinely credited as the inventor of the telephone and the first person to speak over the phone. In that first telephone call, on March 10,...

Dec 2, 2023

Scientists uncover the secret to building Star Wars-style laser weapons — but don't worry, we won't have a Death Star anytime soon

High-powered infrared laser weapons could be on the horizon after scientists figured out how to make lasers nine times more powerful. Militaries have already deployed laser-powered weapons, as popularized by films like Star Wars,, but they're much weaker than those seen on screen and can only disable small airborne targets....

Jan 23, 2024

New DragonFire laser weapon can shoot drones out of the sky, UK says

The U.K. military has successfully tested a high-power laser weapon designed to knock drones out of the sky. The laser weapon, dubbed DragonFire, passed its first field test by shooting down several drones over the Hebrides off the coast of Scotland, the U.K. government announced on Jan. 19. Currently, drone...

Jan 23, 2024

Watch the world through different animals' eyes in this stunning high-tech footage

A zebra swallowtail butterfly foraging on flowers as a honeybee would see it. (Credit: Vasas V, et al., 2024, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0) Scientists have combined a new camera system with open-source software to generate stunning video clips of the world as different animals see it — including the specific...

Jan 24, 2024

This tiny radioactive battery can last 50 years without recharging — and it's coming in 2025

Chinese scientists have built a nuclear battery that can produce power for up to 50 years without being recharged. The technology, which contains a radioactive isotope, or version of nickel, as its power source, will be the first of its kind available for general purchase, Betavolt representatives said on Jan....

Feb 28, 2024

Record-smashing Chinese maglev hyperloop train hits 387 mph and could someday outpace a plane

China says its maglev hyperloop train has broken the world speed record in a test run, reaching a blistering 387 mph (623 km/h). Ultimately, its makers want to build a train more than three times as fast that will break the sound barrier and outpace airplanes. The maglev train, dubbed...

Mar 7, 2024

AI drone that could hunt and kill people built in just hours by scientist 'for a game'

It only takes a few hours to configure a small, commercially available drone to hunt down a target by itself, a scientist has warned. Luis Wenus, an entrepreneur and engineer, incorporated an artificial intelligence (AI) system into a small drone to chase people around as a game, he wrote in...

Nov 3, 2022

Do dehumidifiers help with mold?

Do dehumidifiers help with mold? It’s true — dehumidifiers can solve a wide variety of problems in an indoor environment, but do they have the power to fight back against mold and restrict this pesky fungus from growing and infiltrating your space? According to research, the best dehumidifiers can help...

Nov 3, 2022

Six benefits of an air purifier

From ridding your home of pollutants to improving symptoms of asthma, there are lots of benefits of an air purifier that make these handy machines worth investing in. Knowing the air quality index for your local area can help you to understand how much of a problem air quality is...

Nov 3, 2022

Do air purifiers work?

They're one of the must-have home devices, but do air purifiers work? What are the potential health benefits of having one in your home and how do they actually work? To help answer these questions, we’ve sought advice from experts to better understand the effectiveness of these domestic appliances. In...