Category: Science & Technology

Scientists have created incredible robotic grippers inspired by the Japanese art of Kirigami that are delicate enough to lift a raw egg yolk without breaking it. Kirigami is a Japanese art similar to origami, except it makes use of intricate Read more …

Step back in time into an Iron Age broch! Historians reveal plans to reconstruct a 40ft tower in Caithness – the first of its kind in 2,000 years Brochs are Iron Age structures built between 400 BC and 100 AD Read more …

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in Read more …

AT&T has rolled out its ultra-fast 5 gigabit per second fixed-line fiber broadband offering to more than 70 cities, reaching an extra five million customers. This will see the firm increase the maximum speed of its fiber network from 1Gbps Read more …

A new species of gall wasp discovered in Houston whose lifecycle involves spending 11 months of the year locked up in protective ‘crypts’ has been named after a pub. Neuroterus valhalla — which is just a millimetre long — honours Read more …

Excitement for Elon Musk’s hotly-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck is continuing to grow, even though the futuristic concept has been repeatedly delayed over the last few years. Earlier this month it was revealed that Tesla had quietly removed the promise of 2022 Read more …

British snack food manufacturer Walkers is set to trial crisp packets made from recycled plastic bags, biscuit wrappers and other plastic packaging this year. The trial, announced by its US parent company PepsiCo today, will take the form of a Read more …

NASA’s Perseverance rover has tried out a nifty new feature for the first time, which let it ‘spit out’ a piece of Mars rock that had been clogging its sampling tube.  The trick means that Perseverance can now continue taking Read more …

High street fast food chains are rolling out hotly-anticipated vegan alternatives as Veganuary gets into full swing.   KFC  KFC’s vegan offering, pictured above, looks like a fried chicken burger but the fillet is replaced with Quorn On Thursday KFC released Read more …

NASA has revealed some of the real word products and services being developed thanks to the innovate technologies it has pioneered. The Spinoff 2022 list includes an air purifier that could grow plants in space, underwear for race car drivers, and Read more …