How to create electricity out of thin air: Scientists generate electrical current from moisture in the air and say it could soon be used to power smart watches ‘Air Gen’ device consists of a thin film of conductive nanowires made of protein Fine pores between the nanowires generate a current between two electrodes Air Gen … Read more
Apple rolls out new feature that lets users buy products in augmented reality directly from their phones The feature allows instant shopping inside Apple’s Quick Look tool Quick Look superimposes products in their space using augmented reality It will also enable quick customer service questions on products Spatial audio mimics products’ sound and can be … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Independent developer in Seattle creates a Twitter plugin to automatically delete unsolicited nude photos from strangers A Seattle woman created a custom Twitter plugin to block unwanted nudes She began the project last year after receiving an unsolicited direct message Called Safe DM, the plugin is said to have a 99 percent accuracy By Michael … Read more
Adorable 3.5OUNCE African primate the Taita mountain dwarf galago is caught on camera for the first time in nearly 20 years as the species faces extinction Taita mountain dwarf galagos live in forests in the Taita hills of southeast Kenya The little primate species was first noted in 2002, but had been elusive since Researchers … Read more
Microsoft is forced to pull a disastrous Windows 10 update that caused computers to crash and keep freezing The KB4524244 update was supposed to patch a known security vulnerability However, many users report experiencing issues after or during its installation Microsoft engineers are working on a revised, safer version of the update Users experiencing issues are encouraged to … Read more
A French infantry helmet from World War I offered better protection from blasts than the modern US Army helmet, new experiment shows A group of engineering researchers at Duke tested four military helmets They compared the current US standard helmet to three World War I helmets They found the French WWI helmet, called Adrian, outperformed … Read more
An incredible video shows a patient playing the violin while surgeons removed a tumour from her brain. Dagmar Turner, 53, was diagnosed with a large slow growing tumour in 2013 after she suffered a seizure during a symphony. The mother-of-one had radiotherapy, but the tumour continued to grow until it measured 8cm by 4cm. It was … Read more
A stunning 14th century medieval chapel gas been uncovered in County Durham, 370 years after it was destroyed in the wake of the First English Civil War. Part of Auckland Castle, the remains of the long lost place of worship — Bek’s Chapel — were uncovered with the help of staff and students from Durham University. … Read more
Palaeontologists have created the first 3D reconstruction of the tough scales of a prehistoric reptile that ‘overlapped like roof tiles’. The UK team used CT scans to map the tough body armour of an aetosaur, a prehistoric reptile that lived 225 million years ago, based on Scottish fossils. The aetosaurs were heavily-armoured reptiles that lived … Read more