Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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A gigantic pink supermoon is due to be visible in the skies next week, meaning that people stuck indoors during the coronavirus quarantine will still be able to take the opportunity to see it when it occurs. Per a recent report by Newsweek, the pink moon is scheduled to occur…
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The coronavirus has forced millions of people to stay indoors, in a desperate bid to halt the spread of the contagious illness. With weeks, maybe even months, of quarantine ahead for many of us, one subject above all is making itself felt: how the heck do we stave off the…
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Now that COVID-19 has been officially declared a global pandemic, people around the world are staying indoors in an attempt to halt the spread of infection. However, there's no doubt that some people will have a much easier time keeping themselves amused than others. Indeed, there are many people out…
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, more and more people are having to retreat into their homes in a desperate bid to stem the spread of the disease. This has made life difficult for some, who might not be used to working from home. But luckily, there are plenty of product designers…
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A pair of Italian engineers have gone viral on social media this week, after ingeniously fashioning some impromptu ventilators out of snorkels to give to people in need. Cristian Fracassi and Alessandro Romaioli, two engineers from the Brescia-based startup company Isinnova, recently learned that their local hospital was running out…
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The tech giant and developer Sony has just revealed the specs for the upcoming Playstation 5 games console at a recent conference. The news of the announcement was made on Playstation's official Twitter account yesterday, when Sony tweeted: "Tomorrow at 9 am Pacific Time, PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny…
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With so many people self-isolating due to the coronavirus, videogames are more important than ever. When you suddenly find yourself trapped in your own home, then journeying on an epic quest or shooting bad guys in an epic war zone could be your only form of escapism. So if that's…
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There's nothing worse than being all snug in your bed, totally warm and contented as you slumber in a state of total contentment, only for it all to come crashing down to earth as you're worken by the insistent sound of your morning alarm ringing. If, like me, you're a…
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For the first time in more than two decades, BMW has redesigned its iconic logo in favor of a more minimalist look. In order to attain this minimalistic appearance, the German car manufacturer has made two main changes to the emblem that we all recognize. Firstly, the new logo will…
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A lot of people take our moon for granted. You might think nothing of it at all, and yet this incredible satellite gives us our tides, lights our way at night, and in general is simply beautiful to gaze at. All you need is a clear sky and the correct…
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It's well known that what fashion designers think is cool and hip doesn't always gel with what the general public thinks is sane or sensible. A lot of the outfits that glamourous fashion designers have their models march up and down the catwalk in are more about making a bold…
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Valentine's Day may have been and gone for another year, but that doesn't mean you can't have some romance in your life this February as the Moon and Venus will kiss in a rare celestial spectacle this week. The rare occurrence will take place this Thursday, February 27. On this…
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NASA has released an updated version of a photo of Earth from four billion miles away. Also known as the "Pale Blue Dot" photo, the image is now 30 years old and NASA is celebrating the milestone with the release of this new remastered version. The image, which shows Earth…
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Larry Tesler, the man who invented the 'cut, copy, paste' function on modern computers has reportedly died at the age of 74. Tesler was born in the Bronx in New York City back in 1945, just a few years after Alan Turing's ENIGMA machine was used by codebreaker as the…
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It's been almost two decades since Halo: Combat Evolved was first released, and the spectacular first-person shooter franchise is still one of the biggest in gaming history. It's quite hard to overstate just how groundbreaking it was back in 2001: with its focus on recharging health, range of vehicles, and…
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These spectacular trees might seem as if their colors were artificially painted on, but they are, in fact, entirely natural. The gorgeous multi-colored trees, known as Eucalyptus deglupta trees or rainbow eucalyptus trees are found predominantly in Hawaii, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, per Insider. While the trees…
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There are few things more satisfying than looking up at the moon on a cloudless night. It's a reminder, in many ways, of how small our pale blue dot is, and depending on what you're up to at the time, it can be a magical and romantic thing. Moonlight, in…
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The tech giant Apple has been fined more than $27 million, after being found to have deliberately slowed down older iPhone models. Apple previously released an iOS update (10.2.1 and 11.2) which would cap peak performances for batteries, meaning that the devices would often abruptly shut themselves down. Apple failed…
