Technology
There has been no era like ours for the rapid development of technology. Stay updated on the hottest trends and advancements from all over the world.
Semi-autonomous wheelchair could help mobilize people with severe paralysis
For someone with advanced Lou Gehrig’s disease or severe paralysis, a motorized wheelchair can be very hard to use. That’s why engineers have put together a self-driving wheelchair to help people with severe disabilities get around. The wheelchair isn’t exactly self-driving because the people Read More...
3D Printing with plants is cheaper, stronger and more environmentally friendly
Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS currently being used. The researchers also believe printing with cellulose could be cheaper and stronger Read More...
The calorie cloud turns weight loss efforts into food for developing countries
UNICEF’S Kid Power band is an activity tracker that counts how much energy the user burns. Since 2014, the humanitarian organization dispersed these trackers to kids across the U.S. to wear while they exercise. Then, using that data, the humanitarian organization can give a commensurate amount of Read More...
The UPS truck can now launch a delivery drone while driving
Companies like Google and Amazon are experimenting with drone deliveries, and now UPS has joined in on the action. However, the UPS delivery service stands out. Instead of operating from a fixed distribution center, the UPS drone is launched from the top of a delivery truck. While the drone Read More...
Deaths from natural disasters in Africa are plummeting thanks to mobile phones
In Africa, the mobile phone has become a vital tool for insurance, health, education, and banking products that allows users to conveniently pay for goods and services. One relatively unknown benefit of the proliferation of phones, however, has been a reduction in deaths from natural disasters. Read More...
Learning to market digital trust could be the economic boom Africa needs
In a world where information drives the global economy, powerful countries and companies have become so paranoid about protecting data that they are constantly in search of better ways to safeguard it. Some have chosen to move their data to different centers around the world, but even this can pose Read More...
Bill Gates: The robot that takes your job should pay taxes
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, it's only a matter of time until robots start taking human jobs. Being well aware of this, Bill Gates has a plan that could help displaced workers economically while freeing up labor for work that requires human empathy and understanding. His plan: Read More...
How has technology changed the way we trust?
Rachel Botsman has spent over a decade thinking about the "sharing economy." As an author and a visiting academic at the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School, who researches how technology is transforming trust, she’s an authority on the subject. She's also one of Fast Company's Read More...
Nigeria is tackling election fraud with this solar-powered voting device
A new solar-powered hand-held voting machine should help prevent election fraud in Nigeria. The device uses biometrics such as facial recognition and thumbprint scans to register the voter into the system, and then stores the results in the cloud to keep track of any attempts to manipulate the Read More...
Tarantulas inspire new structural color with the greatest viewing angle
Inspired by the hair of blue tarantulas, researchers from The University of Akron lead a team that made a structural-colored material that shows consistent color from all viewing directions. This finding overturns the conventional wisdom that long-range order photonic structures are always Read More...