One small step for man is one giant leap for a Lego man, and while no astronauts have stepped foot on the moon recently, one plastic figurine did just take a trip to the cosmos.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge’s Microscopy Bioscience Platform, a hub uniting advanced imaging facilities across seven departments, has unveiled work that’s helping revolutionize biological research. Through state-of-the-art microscope technologies, the team is unlocking insight into topics ranging from cancer to coral reefs.
From Braille displays to smart canes and AI apps, visually impaired people can turn to a variety of innovative devices to help them navigate everyday life. The technology available to blind dogs isn’t quite as advanced — but some future engineers at Houston’s Rice University are out to change that. When Grant Belton and AJ
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Biking has plenty of benefits — but the thought of riding next to drivers who aren’t always watching the road may prevent some bike owners from taking advantage of the pros. That was the driving force (no pun intended) behind a new system developed by University of Washington researchers that could help cyclists choose the
Whether you’re documenting your best friend’s wedding, the day you brought home your puppy, or your grandkid’s first steps, photos are priceless — and with today’s technology, you can freeze more of your special moments in time than ever before. Most of us stop at simply snapping the images (or perhaps sorting them into digital
Eager teens reaching driving age in the next few years may be able to take their inaugural spin in a car … in the sky. The world’s first mass-produced flying automobile prototype has been unveiled, and we’re ready for a ride.
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Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa. The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business
Type 1 diabetes care has made huge strides in recent decades. Not too long ago, testing your blood sugar required pricking a finger several times a day; now, small devices with sensors that are inserted under the skin can monitor glucose continuously. While at one point, insulin injections had to be administered multiple times a
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A decade after avant-garde Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid won an international competition to design a bridge over the mouth of Taiwan’s Tamsui River, her vision is coming to life. Set to open in early 2026, the futuristic Danjiang Bridge in Taipei will be the longest of its kind in the world. It was one of
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Like a maestro guiding an orchestra through the movements of a symphony, the traffic light ushers drivers through the motions of transit, from the decrescendo of yellow to the precipitato of green. You might not think twice about three-phase signals on your daily commute, but they’ve saved countless lives since their inception over a century
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