Category: Science & Technology

Try before you buy! Futuristic touch screen technology could let consumers ‘feel’ textures of physical objects like softness of a couch or stitching in a sweater before making a purchase An expert is working on touch screen tech that lets Read more …

Hundreds of newly-discovered ancient ceremonial sites in Mexico reveal how the Mayans adopted a mysterious design trait from the older Olmec civilization more than 3,000 years ago, a study shows. Researchers have revealed that there are 478 ceremonial complexes that 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 …

Japanese researchers have built a robot with brain-like neurons that were grown in the lab, in order to teach it to ‘think like us’. In experiments at the University of Tokyo, the compact robotic vehicle on wheels, small enough to Read more …

The deepest earthquake ever detected struck 467 miles (751 km) beneath Japan six years ago, a new study claims. Researchers at the University of Arizona analysed data collected by Japan’s network of seismometers in May 2015 during the Ogasawara earthquake. The Read more …

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a massive medieval tannery at Fountains Abbey, one of the largest ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.  The researchers, from the National Trust and the University of Bradford, used ground penetrating radar to identify the remains Read more …

Operations of each enterprise in one way or another include work with documents. This implies signing, storing, sending official online papers, as well as keeping records among employees. Operations of each enterprise in one way or another include work with Read more …

Scientists in the U.K. have taken the sharpest-ever images of living bacteria, spotlighting the outer protective layer that make some so hard to kill. The photos reveal that Gram-negative bacteria, which have a protective outer membrane, aren’t uniformly impenetrable — Read more …

Tesla increased the price for all four of its electric vehicles – Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X – by as much as $5,000 over the weekend. The Model 3 sedan and Model Y compact SUV are Read more …

Blue Origin is partnering with several aerospace firms to build a private space station, the Jeff Bezos-founded company announced on Monday. Orbital Reef, described in a release as a ‘mixed use business park’ in space,’ is expected to ready to be Read more …