A Keyboard Made for the Masses Friday, October 13, 2017 It’s easy to look at something industrial and appreciate its chamfers and clean-edged aesthetic details. What about when you run your ...Read More
One Chare Built for Two Butts! Friday, October 13, 2017 Have you ever arrived somewhere with a friend but there’s only one chair? What about a waiting room with more strangers than seating? ...Read More
New Drug Slows Progression of Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Friday, October 13, 2017 An international team of researchers has found a way to slow the progression of an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AM...Read More
Non-violent Non-silent World War Pen! Thursday, October 12, 2017 Inspired by an era embroiled in war and espionage, by a time that saw the birth of incredible tactics and technology for military pu...Read More
Does the NASA Mars Rover look familiar? Thursday, October 12, 2017 From the looks of it, not Elon Musk, but rather Bruce Wayne may just be the first person to conquer the red planet. This prototype ...Read More
Children’s Clothing, Built to Last Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Petit Pli is like nothing I’ve seen before – designed to fit children from the ages of 6 to 36 months, Petit Pli grows with your ch...Read More
Much More Versatile than Apple Pay Tuesday, October 10, 2017 I LOVE technology. I absolutely do. Ever since I was a child… But I know better than to put all my eggs in one basket. Phones have a ...Read More
This Could Be the End of Personal Vehicles Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Altern isn’t quite a bus, but it’s not quite a train! Instead, this transportation hybrid takes the best qualities of both to maximiz...Read More
New book offers a peek into the mind of Oliver Sacks Sunday, October 08, 2017 Essays in ‘The River of Consciousness’ tackle evolution, memory and more WANDERING MIND In an anthology of wide-ranging essays, neuro...Read More
The rise of respectful robots Sunday, October 08, 2017 Someday, when droids walk among us, they’ll probably be polite pedestrians. MEEP MEEP This courteous new robot avoids obstacles and ...Read More
Ancient humans avoided inbreeding by networking Friday, October 06, 2017 DNA from 34,000 years ago suggests hunter-gatherers left home to find mates ANCIENT NETWORKERS DNA from four Stone Age people — inc...Read More
Much of the world’s honey now contains bee-harming pesticides Friday, October 06, 2017 Global survey finds neonicotinoids in three-fourths of samples NOT SO SWEET A global survey of honey found neonicotinoid pesticide...Read More
Why it’s good news that Pluto doesn’t have rings Thursday, October 05, 2017 New Horizons’ next destination might be ring-free, too, promising a safe passage for the spacecraft LOOKING BACK New Horizons took th...Read More
Proton size still perplexes despite a new measurement Thursday, October 05, 2017 Latest experiment sides with subatomic particle having a smaller girth, but discrepancy remains unexplained SHRIMPIER STILL A new mea...Read More
Ancient boy’s DNA pushes back date of earliest humans Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Homo sapiens may have emerged as a genetically distinct species as early as 350,000 years ago DEEP PAST A new comparison of ancient...Read More
Radioactive material from Fukushima disaster turns up in a surprising place Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Some of highest levels of cesium-137 contamination are in groundwater under nearby sandy beaches RADIOACTIVITY DETECTIVES The Fukush...Read More
Six in seven contact lens wearers take unnecessary risks with their eyes Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Rinsing or storing lenses in tap water is not a good idea SAFE SIGHT Contact lens wearers can be lax about practicing good hygiene ...Read More
Castaway critters rafted to U.S. shores aboard Japan tsunami debris Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Close to 300 living marine species traveled on debris from the 2011 tsunami STOWAWAYS Pelagic gooseneck barnacles cling to a boat t...Read More
The rise of agricultural states came at a big cost, a new book argues Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Mobile groups traded health and happiness for settled societies BITTER HARVEST Early agricultural states that formed in Egypt and e...Read More
South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity Tuesday, October 03, 2017 Damsin, a natural compound isolated from the South American medicinal plant Ambrosia arborescens , has been found to inhibit the growth of...Read More