Autonomous helicopter startup Skyryse shows off its self-flying chopper that uses ‘air taxi’ tech to turn the craft into a giant drone Skyryse has released a video demo of its self-flying helicopter technology The video shows its system navigating a copter while a safety pilots stands by Technology can be overlaid on manually operated helicopters … Read more
Precious 10th century Viking relics stolen from an English church in 2016 have been discovered by police – but a ‘historic’ fragment of Norse runic inscription is still missing Viking treasures were taken from a church at some point between 2015 and 2016 Police recovered two of the items near Darlington following a new lead … Read more
NASA’s incredible supersonic X-plane dubbed the ‘son of Concorde’ and shaped to muffle the sound of its sonic boom is cleared for final assembly ahead of testing in 2021 Dubbed the ‘Son of Concorde’ the X-59 is NASA’s first large X-plane in 30 years The craft’s shape should make a sonic boom that is barely audible … Read more
A New York design agency has created a ‘Cybunker’ specifically to house Tesla’s ultra-resilient pick-up truck. Taking inspiration from Elon Musk’s ‘no half-measures’ approach to design, the Cybunker includes enough space for two of Elon Musk’s 19.3-foot Cybertrucks, as well as a luxury 1,800 square-foot ‘man cave’ hideout at the back. The Cybunker is the … Read more
Say goodbye to comfort breaks! New downward-tilting toilets are designed to force users into a ‘squat-thrust’ so workers spend less time on the loo The ‘StandardToilet’ has an ‘inconveniently sloped’ seat at a 13 degree angle This will make it uncomfortable to spend more than five minutes on the toilet Developers say this provides some … Read more
‘One in five’ second-hand mobile phones bought from eBay still contain ‘highly sensitive’ information including national Insurance numbers, private pictures and social media accounts Researchers brought 100 secondhand phones to see how many had been wiped They found that 53 of the phones had been properly reset to factory settings Devices including modern smartphones as … Read more
From an electric car that will set you back £35,000 to a £12 reusable coffee cup made from recycled paper, Which? has revealed its top ten products of the year. The consumer rights champion whittled down a list of 3,500 nominated products to a shortlist of just 50, based on their performance, innovation and value. The … Read more
Jewelry made from HUMAN TEETH found in the ruins of 9000-year-old Turkish city Researchers discovered three preserved human teeth in an ancient Turkish ruin Two of the three teeth showed signs of modification consistent with jewelry The teeth are believed to be the earliest such documented case in the region By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com … Read more
Alexa, talk like Samuel L. Jackson! Amazon now allows Echo users to swap smart speaker’s voice for the actor’s – and you can even have him CURSE at you Echo users can now purchase the voice of Samuel L. Jackson for a dollar Jackson’s voice steps in for the company’s popular Alexa voice assistant The … Read more
We need to preserve what we have left of the natural world. If we are to do so, and preserve ourselves along the way, it seems to me that we must start by learning to enjoy it more. Conservation should always be an act of celebration; and a celebration that makes use of all our … Read more
TIME magazine has revealed its list of ten technologies that it deems ‘the decade’s most important and influential gadgets.’ Apple’s iPad, launched in 2010, took the number one spot, followed by Tesla Model S and Raspberry Pi – both released in 2012. Two of the Cupertino company’s other devices also took the seventh and eight … Read more
Shell records show climate change is causing California waters to acidify twice as fast as global average in stark warning for ocean health Oceans off the coast of California are acidifying twice as fast as global average Scientists say that carbon emissions and natural cycles are to blame The health of coral reefs and shellfish … Read more
Inside the world’s first all-solar powered village: Id Mjahdi in Morocco comes online with 32 panels that provide electricity to 20 homes The small village of Id Mjahdi is now completely powered by solar panels Residents used to use candles for light and burned wood for heat and cooking The electricity will be used to … Read more