After watching yourself talk in a homemade videotape or listening to your own voicemail messages, you must have all wondered if this is really how you sound like? Well, the fact that our voice sounds very different as compared to what comes out of our mouth must have something to do with the variety of…
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Top 10 Amazing Buildings According to Architects
Buildings are a work of art if done correctly. A well sculptured and constructed building is like a symphony to the eyes of the viewer and the design of the building also matters a lot. Some architects were asked about their opinion on particular buildings and we devised a top 10 based on their views….
Black Phosphorus Is The Next Big Thing In Transistors’ World
Scientists have been researching for a long time to increasing the number of transistors onto a chip and have been examining the potential of graphene for a number of years now. But graphene is not the only two-dimensional material capable enough. Another promising and capable candidate was revealed by the researchers at McGill University and…
Barsha Irrigation Pump Runs Without Any Fuel
An irrigation pump that runs without any fuel or any electricity has been invented by a Dutch startup company called aQysta. Barsha Irrigation Pump has won Europe’s best clean-technology innovation of 2014. This irrigation pump runs on capitalized energy of a water body like a river. This pump comprises of a single wheel that sits…
MistBox Is The AirConditioner Coolant
Air conditioners are a necessity in sweltering hot temperatures. They are more of a conundrum; we usually need the air conditioners in torrid weather conditions, and on the contrary air conditioners work inefficiently in hot days. A new technology is introduced which is called a mistbox. It is an add-on technology designed for the ordinary…
VetiGel Is A Miracle Worker That Stops Serious Bleeding
The solution to stop serious bleeding has been discovered, named as VetiGel, this plant-based gel was created by Joe Landolina, a 22 year old, who came up with the product at the mere age of 17. This product is believed to stop bleeding within 12 seconds only. CEO and Co-Founder of Suneris, a Brooklyn Biotech…
Epigenetic Robot Study Concludes That Posture Helps In Speeding Up Infant’s Learning
Humanoids aren’t only the center for research regarding their mechanical functionality; they are now in the limelight for psychological research as well. A team at the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, led by Professor Linda Smith, is using humanoid robots designed to mimic infant behaviour (epigenetic robots), to research how infants learn. Their research…
Real Life Star Wars Pod Races in Woods
Every star wars fan, is amazed by the high-stakes pod races, featured in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and will know how much can watching such a spectacle means. A group of drone pilots have performed the task marvelously. This event was first of its type and was held by Airgonay drone club. After its…
H.E.R.A.L.D. – Improved Rescue Robot
There was a time when robots were only a concept, but nowadays robots are becoming a part of our lives more and more by each day. What started as a concept is now incorporated in our life to such a level, that imagining life without them is quite difficult. Robots nowadays serve a number of…
GaussianFace – Algorithm Beats Humans at Recognizing Faces
Computers are nowadays so involved in our lives that we cannot imagine a life without them. Computers are actually excelling at the tasks of the humans. Nowadays computers are actually doing better at tasks that are uniquely human. Artificial Intelligence is just thriving nowadays. One of those many tasks is facial recognition, a task that…
Meta M1 – The SmartWatch
The age we live in is likely to be called the smart era. We are surrounded by smart tech, may it be our phones, televisions or even our furniture. These have become a necessity for us, as all of us need to be connected to the internet at all times, may it be business or…
Next Gen Body Armor to be made from Spider Silk
Called Monster Silk, this light and tough material is produced by genetically engineered silkworms. Scientists at the US-based Kraig Biocraft Laboratories are the ones behind this achievement. Spider silk is stronger and lighter than the fiber used in most fabrics For this reason, scientists have been exploring a wide range of application for it, including body…
Food For Thought – 9 Things That Will Blow Your Mind
These are wonderful times to be living in. You are already stepping into the future; what was not even thought of before, has been already developed, what was thought of before, is changing the world in ways never though possible. No 9. Your belly button’s own ecosystem 2,368 different species of bacteria live in your…
5 Things that Got us Excited in CES 2014
The Consumer Electronics Show (aka CES) held annually January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Usually previews new technology and gives us exciting new product announcements. This year was no exception from the Razer’s Modular Desktop PC to the Oculus Rift’s latest prototype, there was plenty to be excited about. Here…
Loneliness is Twice as Deadly as Obesity.
In a recent article in slate.com, author Jessica Olien states that “Loneliness is a serious health risk. Studies of elderly people and social isolation concluded that those without adequate social interaction were twice as likely to die prematurely.” “The increased mortality risk is comparable to that from smoking. And loneliness is about twice as dangerous…