Researchers in Germany have developed a drone that can locate humans by their screams. Rather than a terrifying ‘Terminator’-like scenario, the autonomous devices would be used to assist first responders in rescuing hard-to-find survivors after a natural disaster. The engineers recorded themselves making sounds someone in jeopardy might create, like screams, bangs and claps. Then … Read more
Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick in November 2019 and ended up needing hospital care. The info adds weight for a fuller probe of ‘what happened in China’.
Bluffing your way through life should be seen as a skill… because people who bluster past tricky questions are SMART, researchers say Researchers found bluffing is sign of intelligence and should be regarded as skill Experts from university in Canada gave student group a list of words or phrases Some were made up and students … Read more
Bluffing your way through life should be seen as a skill… because people who bluster past tricky questions are SMART, researchers say Researchers found bluffing is sign of intelligence and should be regarded as skill Experts from university in Canada gave student group a list of words or phrases Some were made up and students … Read more
Japanese researchers develop super compact toilet paper where a single roll is 980ft long – THREE TIMES the height of the Statue of Liberty A Japanese team of researchers developed the 300 metre (980ft) single-ply They say just two rolls can provide as much toilet paper as a standard 12 roll pack No information on … Read more
Apple’s newly released tracker device has already been hacked by an IT security researcher, just days after its release. German security researcher Stack Smashing tweeted on May 8, just one week after the device went on sale, that they managed to ‘break into the microcontroller of the AirTag.’ The IT researcher added that he was … Read more
India’s true Covid death toll could top 1million before the end of the month after doubling in six weeks, researchers in the US have predicted. Officially, the country has reported just 234,000 deaths from the virus, but most analysts say that is a considerable under-estimate as it only counts deaths in hospital and with a … Read more
India’s true Covid death toll could top 1million before the end of the month after doubling in six weeks, researchers in the US have predicted. Officially, the country has reported just 234,000 deaths from the virus, but most analysts say that is a considerable under-estimate as it only counts deaths in hospital and with a … Read more
Researchers use orange peel extract to create renewable transparent WOOD that could soon be used in smart windows To make see-through wood, scientists strip out the lignin, a polymer in the cell walls that blocks most light Earlier attempts at transparent wood replaced lignin with fossil-fuel polymers A new eco-friendly composite utilizes a monomer made … Read more
Researchers develop smell test that could spot adults at greater risk of developing neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease Queen Mary University of London researchers created device of aromatic oils Smell test that could help doctors spot those at risk of neurological conditions Could also help track recovery of Covid patient’s who lost … Read more