The battle for the duvet could finally be over! High-tech bed cover with a built-in roller system ensures covers are always evenly distributed The ‘Duvet Diplomat’ features a looped ‘infinity duvet’ running through the bed No matter how much either partner tosses and turns, it keeps the covers even Surveys revealed blanket banditry causes strife … Read more
Russia will count waste incineration as a form of recycling in an effort to keep the country’s landfills from overflowing The Moscow city government has released a new waste management plan The plan will treat any trash incineration that generates energy as recycling The plan is part of the city’s efforts to keep its landfills … Read more
Tech the halls! Robots trim trees, play in an orchestra and sing karaoke in holiday window displays at Bloomingdale’s iconic New York store on 59th Street Three of the 12 windows at Bloomingdale’s in New York feature robots One has four robots decorating an autonomous Christmas tree Another has a robot orchestra that plays timeless … Read more
World’s first robot employment agency launches in Israel offering firms the chance to hire robots to do strenuous work normally endured by humans There are two robot workers on the books for the new ’employment agency’ They will allow companies to buy robot time by the hour rather than buy them The first two ‘workers’ … Read more
Binge-watching television has fallen out of fashion and streaming services are now leaning towards drip-feeding viewers one episode at a time, a study reports. According to the researcher, the more restrained your viewing habits are the more sophisticated you now seem as on-demand television has become commonplace. Streaming service marathons appear to have suffered the same … Read more
EE has switched on 5G in nine new locations across the UK, bringing its next-generation mobile service to a total of 50 towns and cities. The network provider said 5G is now available in Hull, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland, as well as Northampton, Stevenage and Wakefield. EE has also boosted 5G coverage in … Read more
Telsa has closely followed a ‘Master Plan’ written by CEO Elon Musk over the past 14 years and has unveiled all of the vehicles on the list, except for one. The second part of this secret document highlights a ‘high passenger-density urban transport’, electric bus-like vehicle. Musk suggests it could be used in the tunnels created … Read more
We’re all washing our dishes wrong: 60 per cent of Americans now ‘clean-as-they-go’ rather than allowing dirty plates to stack up and washing them all in one go A survey by dish soap brand Dawn found most Americans wash plates as they go Unlike the more traditional process of letting them pile up until the … Read more
According to the Environmental protection Agency, there are six major pollutants which can impact on human health and well-being. Particulate matter: Particulate matter is the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. These particles come in many sizes and shapes and can be made up of hundreds of different … Read more
WhatsApp bug allows hackers to crash your app with a single message – and you’ll have to delete it and reinstall it before you can use it again Hackers can manipulate a piece of code in the app to create a malicious payload It can be sent in a group chat and all users in the … Read more
Grave-dwelling ‘mutant’ cockroach with white eyes that pushes other insects around is making a comeback after 60 years The aggressive mutation of the American cockroach was last seen in the 1950s The latest discovery was found in the Addolorata Cemetery in Paola, Malta They have white eyes and longer antenna than other variations of cockroach Researchers … Read more
Around 829 AD the Welsh Monk Nennius appears to have compiled a series of historical documents into the Historia Brittonum – the History of Britain. Appended to the end of some copies of this History that survived are a series of ‘wonders’, in the vein of the Seven Wonders of the World. They are a … Read more
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to install a nuclear-powered observatory on its future moon base to held spot deadly Earth-threatening asteroids. Establishing a permanent presence near the lunar south pole has been a priority for Roscosmos ever since NASA announced plans to return to the moon earlier this year. The base’s telescopes will … Read more