Space Wars! The Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk face-off!

A graphic depiction of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for the space race.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bringing affordable broadband connections to everyone via their satellites. Their ambitions require thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth, worrying many experts. Does the benefit of their Starlink and Project Kuiper service outweigh the problem of an overcrowded earth orbit? Continue reading the article to know who will win this […]

Want to improve your internet and Wi-Fi connection speed? Here’s how.

With over four billion people using the internet worldwide, there is no such thing as too much bandwidth. Smart internet users will want to know how to improve their Wi-Fi speed. To help, we’ve assembled some tips to improve the quality of your Wi-Fi connection inside and outside your home.

The Best Fitness Trackers for Every Lifestyle

The newest generation of fitness trackers don’t just count your steps anymore. The tough competition between manufacturers has led to an expansion of their functions for a wider variety of wellness-related activities. We take a look at some of the best.

Scientists Develop Tech that Turns CO2 into Construction Concrete

Turning CO2 into Concrete

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed a new technology that transforms “waste CO2” into blocks of concrete. The potential global market for waste-CO2 products could run as high as $5.9 trillion a year. Are we seeing the birth of a new industry?

Killer Combination: Pandemics in the Age of Social Media and Fake News

“When it took hold in a house, it often happened that no one remained who had not died,” Baldassarre Bonaiuti wrote of the Black Death in 1348. “And it was not just that men and women died, but even sentient animals died. Dogs, cats, chickens, oxen, donkeys, and sheep showed the same symptoms and died […]

US Engineering Salaries Rise as America Girds for the Future

Here’s a glimpse of what the giant, hi-tech cities of the not-too-distant future might look like. Swamped by rising sea levels, the megalopolis of tomorrow is a sprawling, humming metropolis on stilts. All around the mega-city, interminable grids of abandoned roads, neighborhoods, and freeway are under water. Every now and then, lightning illuminates a watery […]

Why a robotic bat is a lot more than a toy…

What makes a robotic flying fox special?

It’s hard not to be awed by the advances in robotics. From simple tools in the kitchen to huge entities in the workplace, many of us have started interacting with robots daily. And if you’re not interacting directly, you are certainly a beneficiary of the technology. Applications as diverse as medicine and street sanitation are […]

Point and Blink with Smart Contact Lenses

We’ve seen it in James Bond, X-Men and spy movies like Mission Impossible. The heroes get to use the most advanced and futuristic technology to record and steal ‘the baddie’s’ data. And we are fascinated, mainly because such brilliant concepts take us to a FantasyLand of the impossible. Well,  it’s mission impossible no more for us, mere mortals. […]