Category: Science
Sony launch 3D head-mounted display for scalpel-wielding surgeons
Sony have been touting Tron-like head-mounted displays since back in 2011, giving gamers and film fans a personal 3D viewing experience by sticking two tiny screens in front of their eyes in the HMZ-T1 and HMZ-T2 headsets. Having not exactly…
REVIEW: Netatmo Urban Weather Station
Everywhere you go, you can always take the weather with you thanks to the Netatmo Urban Weather Station, tracking minute changes in humidity, temperature, CO2 levels and sound levels at your home while on the go through both iPhone and Android apps. But, for £139, can it glean any more information than a TV weather report or a quick glance out of the window already can? Read our full review to find out!
18-year old's invention could charge your phone in seconds
Overnight smartphone charges may soon become a thing of the past thanks to a new invention by 18-year old high school student Eesha Khare. The California resident received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for the invention of…
IBM make "world's smallest movie" using stop-motion atoms
Ray Harryhausen, eat your heart out! IBM have taken stop-motion video making to the atomic level, making the "world's smallest movie" with atoms. Rather than toothpicks, clay and a hell of a lot of patience, the IBM team used a…
"Booze pill" could make drunks sober after heavy drinking
We've all been there, having been out "on the lash" with our pals only to realise too late that we've had one drink too many. Short of a good night's kip and the promise of a banging headache the…
Richard III's medieval remains identified "beyond reasonable doubt"
The long-lost remains of King Richard III have been identified by archaeologists at the University of Leicester "beyond reasonable doubt", the team have today revealed. The remains were found last year exhumed from under a car park near where the…
Crazy Felix Baumgartner breaks YouTube record (oh and the sound barrier too)
Regardless of what you think about the ridiculously named Felix Baumgartner's (translates as tree gardener apparently) crazy stunt, there's no denying the guy has got some balls doing what he did. Jumping out a balloon-powered space capsule from 128,000…
Large Hadron Collider proves existence of sub-atomic "God" particle
The Large Hadron Collider, the "Big Bang" particle accelerator that's the most breathtaking piece of engineering the world of physics has ever seen (and likely the device that will open up a wormhole to another dimension here on Earth, leading…
Swearing IS a real painkiller, say scientists
Are you prone to swearing after you've stubbed your toe or taken a knock while playing football? Chillout. Relax. Swear as much as you like; it's nature's natural painkiller. That's the new finding from a study by the Keele…
Ford investing heavily in the Future of Child Car Safety
Today car giant Ford announced that it is developing one of the world's first digital human child body models as part of their program to make car travel for young people safer. The company has won numerous awards for…
