Polar bears relying more on birds’ eggs because of melting ice
Melting Arctic ice means there are fewer hunting seals, the main food supply of polar bears, which have been forced to raid the nests...
Roll-up TV and computer screens developed by Tel Aviv University scientists
A roll-up TV and computer screen which emits a full range of colors in one pliable pixel layer will soon become a reality, say...
Glowing tampons help identify sewage pollution in rivers
Tampons that glow in the dark under ultra-violet light have been used by University of Sheffield engineers to help them identify where waste water...
Stephen Hawking name to become a trademark, Brian Cox too
Professor Stephen Hawking, the world-famous English theoretical physicist, has applied to trademark his name at the Intellectual Property Office. Physicist Brian Cox, professor of...
IBM pumping $3 billion into new Internet of Things (IoT) unit
IBM is pumping $3 billion over the next four years into a new Internet of Things (IoT) unit.
The Internet of Things is a network...
Sony launches Spotify-powered music streaming app
Sony has officially launched its new Playstation Music app. The Japanese tech giant teamed up with Spotify to make a music streaming service available on...
Mercury is dark because of carbon dusting from passing comets, study says
Mercury’s surface is dark and barely reflective because of a steady dusting of carbon from passing comets which covered the planet in a soot-like...
Tatooine-like planets with twin sunsets likely widespread
Tatooine, a fictional desert planet, Star Wars’ Luke Skywalker’s home, has twin sunsets because it exists in a binary star system (solar system with...
Robot ants could be super factory workers of the future
Bionic ants created by German scientists mimic the seamless teamwork of real insects by making individual decisions linked to a common group goal to get...
Graphene lightbulb, cheaper, durable and more energy-efficient coming to shops
A graphene lightbulb with a longer lifetime, cheaper manufacturing costs, and lower energy emissions has been launched by Graphene Lighting PLC, a spin-out based...