The European Union and Japan signed a landmark deal on Tuesday that will eliminate nearly all tariffs on products they trade. The ambitious pact signed in Tokyo runs counter to President Donald Trump’s moves to hike tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners. It covers a third of the global economy and markets of... Continue Reading →
This 18-Year-Old Built His Own Prosthetic Arm Using Lego
Like most young kids, David Aguilar loved playing with Lego pieces. He constantly found himself building bigger and better gadgets and toys. However, Aguilar's situation was different than other kids. He was born with a deformed arm. "Growing up it was quite annoying because I received a lot of comments like, 'Oh you don't have... Continue Reading →
Light Beam Lets the Deaf (Gerbil) Hear
Some half a million people worldwide with severe hearing loss use an electronic implant in the ears to be able to let them understand speech. Cochlear implants, as they are known, are one of the most successful technologies to have come out of neuroscience, but only provide partial correction for any hearing deficit. They are... Continue Reading →
Scientists develop the world’s first 3D color X-rays
A New Zealand company has generated the first 3D color X-Ray images of the human body by using an advanced medical scanner. The scanner utilizes CERN's Medipix3 technology and has been in development for a decade. It's able to produce high resolution images thanks to particle tracking technology. Medipix chips work like a camera --... Continue Reading →
17-year-old girl is preparing to be the first human on Mars
Alyssa Carson fell in love with space when she was only 3 years old and now is making it her life's work to be the first human to land on Mars. The 17-year-old is training to be on the first NASA trip to the Red Planet, where she says she’ll spend two to three years.... Continue Reading →
Chicago Police Fatally Shoot Man, and Then a Crowd Confronts Officers
A Chicago police officer fatally shot a man Saturday evening on the city’s South Side, angering nearby residents who gathered at the scene in large numbers and confronted officers for several hours. The shooting was the latest in recent years to expose deep-seated mistrust between the Chicago police and residents of predominantly black neighborhoods on... Continue Reading →
This Google Chrome extension will change every picture of Donald Trump to kittens
If you're tired of looking at pictures of Donald Trump, there's a Chrome extension for that. Make America Kittens Again is an extension you can add to your Google Chrome browser that automatically detects images of Trump on the web and changes them to photos of kittens. While the extension doesn't work on social media... Continue Reading →
Greenpeace Paragliding Protester Buzzes Trump At Turnberry
Donald Trump might have hoped for a bit of a break from protesters across the pond with a golfing weekend at his Turnberry resort in Scotland. But a Greenpeace protester managed to outsmart security by circling over Trump’s digs in a motorized paraglider with a cheeky message. “TRUMP: WELL BELOW PAR. #RESIST,” read the sign on... Continue Reading →
How Many Workers Must Live In Poverty For McDonald’s CEO To Make $21.8 Million?
Executive pay is a touchy topic. Companies want the freedom to offer whatever they think is necessary for someone like a CEO. Investors want to know where their money is going. Workers expect to understand why some people get not just a lot more but amounts that are breathtaking in their largesse. Pay ratios between... Continue Reading →
Artificial Intelligence And Prosthetics Join Forces To Create New Generation Bionic Hand
A team of scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Göttingen have teamed up to create a ‘next generation’ bionic hand. This bionic hand is special because it uses artificial intelligence to improve its functionality. The work carried out by the team and published in Science Robotics, shows that with the help of... Continue Reading →