Cyborg cockroaches designed to complete tasks inside your HOME can carry objects across the room, transform into a display and draw objects on paper Cyborg cockroaches could soon be unleashed in homes to complete tasks Scientists programmed them to transport objects, along with other skills The team calls them ‘Calmbots,’ which can reach places other robots … Read more
Virtual reality objects you can FEEL just like on Star Trek’s holodeck move a step closer thanks to new ‘universal law of touch’ Birmingham researchers studied ‘Rayleigh waves’ generated from skin touch They found these waves are picked up by the body’s touch receptor cells The way the waves interact has led to the creation … Read more
China objects to £30bn Arm takeover deal: Beijing’s state newspaper claims UK tech firm could be ‘politicised as a technology weapon’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 China has emerged as a potential opponent to the American takeover of British chip … Read more
Giving names to children’s toys does help infants with their recognition skills early in life, a new study shows. One-year-olds successfully recognised cuddly toys from earlier if they’d already been told them their names, experiments in the US show. This compared with other one-year-olds in the experiments who had seen the toys before, but hadn’t … Read more
Neil Young objects to Donald Trump using his songs at Mount Rushmore event: ‘This is NOT ok with me’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:36 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 05:45 BST, 4 July 2020 Neil Young has taken to Twitter to voice his objections to the Trump campaign using his songs at an event. … Read more
A galaxy hunting telescope has completed its first full sweep of the hot, energetic universe, resulting in a stunning map with more than one million cosmic objects. The eROSITA X-ray Telescope has been scanning the sky for over 182 days and has discovered twice the number of known X-ray sources uncovered over the past 60 … Read more
Killer asteroids could be tied to smaller cosmic objects with cables to stop a catastrophic impact on Earth, study reveals Scientist work tirelessly to design a plan in the event an asteroid heads for Earth A team now proposes using a tethered diversion that utilizes long cables They would launch a spacecraft toward the asteroid, far … Read more
Florence Nightingale, born 200 years ago this month, was the original nursing heroine who dedicated her life to healthcare reform, and over two weeks we’re telling her extraordinary story through fascinating objects. Last week we revealed how she invented the nurse’s uniform and kept an owl called Athena as a pet – today Andrew Preston … Read more
Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more
Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more