An art professor from Syracuse University in the US, Van Aken grew up on a family farm before pursuing a career as an artist, and has combined his knowledge of the two to develop his incredible Tree of 40 Fruit. In 2008, Van Aken learned that an orchard at the New York State Agricultural Experiment... Continue Reading →

A new breakthrough in the way we fight sexually transmitted diseases could be a complete game changer, because within the next few months, condoms that can kill HIV, HPV and herpes could be hitting the market. An Australian biotech firm has developed a gel called VivaGel that actually fights STDs and has proven effective in... Continue Reading →

You might know eBay as the website where you can buy a rare NES game for a hundred grand, but the company also has its own barcode scanner, called RedLaser. It's been out on Android and iOS for a while, and now the company is bringing it to Google Glass, allowing you to quite literally... Continue Reading →

There is a new piece of technology being developed by scientists at MIT, they are working on an audio reading device that is worn on the finger of a person who is visually impaired, which gives them the ability to quickly read any text around them. The device is being called the FingerReader and a... Continue Reading →

In early 2014, Monsanto and Swiss rival Syngenta engaged in private talks about merging, in order for Monsanto to move its HQ to Switzerland and avoid paying US taxes. Syngenta is the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, whereas Monsanto is the largest maker of seeds. The talks have, apparently, been put on hold but... Continue Reading →

One of the joys of writing about reporting from the cutting-edge of a newly reborn technology like virtual reality is that you’re constantly being surprised as what people are finding to do with it. Almost weekly there’s some innovation taking VR in yet another direction I’d not yet considered. Well, here’s one more. Surgery of... Continue Reading →

By showing that lionfish can live in fresh water, 12 year-old Lauren Arrington has alerted ecologists to the potential for these fish to migrate upstream in rivers where they would pose a threat to the ecosystem. The invasive species, which can be found along the Florida coast, has only been studied in saline, ocean-like conditions.... Continue Reading →

German artist, Oliver Bienkowski made a point of criticizing the USA’s surveillance program by projecting the words ‘NSA in da House’ over the walls of the US Embassy in Berlin. The image featured the US President in a back to front baseball cup, as well as him holding up a sign for peace. The Friday... Continue Reading →

German artist, Oliver Bienkowski made a point of criticizing the USA’s surveillance program by projecting the words ‘NSA in da House’ over the walls of the US Embassy in Berlin. The image featured the US President in a back to front baseball cup, as well as him holding up a sign for peace. The Friday... Continue Reading →

There’s no cure for type 2 diabetes right now, and even with the best practices and therapies, healthy glucose levels are hard to achieve. Now researchers say they're onto a potential treatment that can restore normal insulin activity, normalizing blood sugar levels with just one injection. So far it works without adverse side effects, at... Continue Reading →