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.
African nations use data sharing to fight illegal fishing
A collection of East African nations are working together to curb the economically and environmentally harmful practice of illegal fishing. To do this, the eight nations have begun to share data on vessels that may be fishing with forged licenses or that have already been caught fishing illegally. Read More...
How humans will progress with AI, according to futurist Ray Kurzweil
When it comes to predicting the future, Ray Kurzweil has a knack for it. He has a thirty-year track record of accurate prediction regarding humans and our relationship with technology. See here why the futurist believes Artificial Intelligence will enhance people for the Read More...
First pictures of Airbus autonomous air taxi, tests are taking place in Oregon
Airbus is developing a self-driving plane that takes off and lands like a helicopter. The electric plane has no controls on the inside of the cabin and an onboard computer serves as the pilot. The aircraft’s wings also tilt forward for flight like an airplane, allowing it travel twice as far as a Read More...
Conservationists use decoy eggs to stop poachers of endangered sea turtles
The eggs of the endangered sea turtle are considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac, making them an expensive commodity on the black market. To catch poachers who steal sea turtle eggs, a conservation nonprofit is planting GPS-implanted eggs along with real eggs. That way, when poachers take eggs Read More...
Uber wants to pick you up with autonomous flying cars by 2020
Uber has always been ambitious, but the company’s latest plans are taking their aspirations to new heights. The ride-hailing company wants to have a “flying car” service up and running in three years’ time in Los Angeles. Although the electric, autonomous, vertical-takeoff-and-landing Read More...
Samsung is looking for new uses for your old Galaxy phones
Samsung has created a new program called Galaxy Upcycling that will provide ideas and resources for how to reuse an old phone. Some early examples include a permanent display for a connected fish tank, a miniature tablet-powered arcade cabinet, and–if you somehow have a few dozen phones to Read More...
This autonomous train requires no tracks and emits no emissions
A self-driving train that runs on virtual tracks has officially hit the streets of Zhuzhou in China’s Hunan Province. The autonomous train requires no tracks, and could ease emissions and traffic for a fraction of the cost of building a subway or streetcar system. The 100 percent electric train Read More...
The lines that supply internet to your home could predict earthquakes
Predicting earthquakes could be pivotal in saving lives in the future, but rolling out a sensor network to detect seismic activity across earthquake-prone areas is a very expensive process. To make predicting earthquakes more affordable, researchers have developed technology that detects Read More...
These high-flying solar balloons are set to bring connection back to Puerto Rico
With around 83 percent of Puerto Rico currently without cell service, the US has granted Google’s parent company Alphabet an experimental license to bring connection back to the island using high-flying communications balloons. The idea is to use a fleet of solar-powered balloons fitted with Read More...
Babel fish? Overcoming the language barrier with Google’s new earbuds
Would the world be a better place when we would all speak the same language? It is tempting to think so. The language barrier stands in the way of much understanding. That’s why the Polish physician, Ludwig Zamenhof, created Esperanto as a universal language in 1887. Millions learned the Read More...