September 11, 2018 These robotic ‘trees’ can turn CO2 into concrete Climate change is killing our planet. The excess production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses are filling the atmosphere and warming the Earth…
September 11, 2018 We won’t find out if Mark Zuckerberg can fix Facebook by asking him Can Mark Zuckerberg fix Facebook before it breaks democracy? That’s the headline on Evan Osnos’ 14,000-word profile of the Facebook CEO, after two years’…
September 11, 2018 Watch NASA test Orion’s parachutes by dropping it from a plane NASA has been putting the Orion capsule's parachute system through rigorous testing for years — it has to work perfectly if it's meant to…
September 11, 2018 Sonos speakers now work with IFTTT so you can automate your music Sonos is opening up its speaker platform to more and more third parties, and IFTTT is one of the first to make use of…
September 11, 2018 AT&T’s LTE-M device can help doctors perfect prosthetic limbs AT&T has teamed up with prostheses provider Hanger Clinic to develop a standalone, network-connected device that can help doctors tweak prosthetic limbs for each…
September 11, 2018 A project to remove 50,000 tons of plastic from the Pacific has begun An ambitious project to clean up the 80,000 metric tons of plastic floating in the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has begun. On Sunday, the…
September 11, 2018 Nvidia releases remote app for Shield TV Nvidia has released a mobile app offering remote control for the Shield TV streaming box. It’s available for iOS and Android, letting you navigate…
September 11, 2018 Finally, an app for people who don’t know how to Google ‘salmon recipes’ Imagine: You're trying to make do with whatever's left in your fridge or you've just found a choice (or cheap) cut of meat at…
September 11, 2018 Instagram may soon let you tag your friends in videos Instagram is testing a feature that lets users tag their friends in videos. Unlike with photos, where an overlay on the image shows everyone…
September 11, 2018 Why Hurricane Florence is so intense for a storm this far north Hurricane Florence is whirling off the East Coast of the US with winds reaching 140 miles per hour. Already, mandatory evacuations are planned for…