Unless you’re blind or know someone who is, you might not know that blind people use the same smartphones as…
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When you think of micro- or nanotechnology, you likely think of small electronics like your phone, a tiny robot or…
These days it’s kind of hard to say whether we as a species are evolving alongside technology or degenerating as…
Contact lenses are the result of an accidental discovery made during the Second World War. Ophthalmologist Harold Ridley noticed that…
Samsung — you guys know who Samsung are, we don’t have to explain them — and Standard Bank are teaming…
We’ve known for some time that people can control computers with their brains. The trick was doing it without wires,…
Everyone needs to know the time. Ever since the 17th century Dutch inventor Christiaan Huygens made the first pendulum clock,…
The impacts and burdens of COVID-19 are distributed in a highly uneven fashion. For many, COVID-19 has meant job losses,…
There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious. The US is currently reviewing of its supply of…
In the 1960s, when traditional cinder athletics tracks were replaced by spongy, synthetic surfaces, endurance running experienced a revolution. Long…