The New Year’s countdown at Times Square has its roots in English ship clock calibration, “BBC News” reported. First debuted in Portsmouth in 1829, the ball would be lowered from a high pole at precisely 1:00 p.m. Measuring time is an intriguing scientific activity. […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced concerns over Smart TVs for the first time, according to their website. The Portland, Oregon, office of the FBI recently issued a warning that internet-connected televisions may pose a cybersecurity risk. Here are the concerns. […]
The image of famed actor James Dean will be digitally recreated for a role in a new film, Reuters reported. Photos and old film footage will be used to create his image while an actor will provide his voice. Stand-in actors will fill in to film body movements. Issues of the controversy surrounding this endeavor include questions of usage rights. […]
The first online communication was sent 50 years ago last month, according to Network World. The message was sent from UCLA to the Stanford Research Institute on October 29, 1969. Here’s how it started—and what could be next. […]
This year, Google and IBM have reached milestones in quantum computing. Google built a computer that solved a math problem 1,000 times faster than other supercomputers while IBM made a computer that reversed time. These feats hint at bending the rules of time. […]
The Vatican has debuted a $110 wearable tech called the eRosary. The Click to Pray eRosary website describes it as a device that pairs with an app on smartphones to help people learn to pray the rosary. The invention offers one example of why religion stays with us in a changing world of technological innovations. […]
A paralyzed 28-year-old man has walked 475 feet by using a brain-controlled robot suit, CNN reported. The device resembles a set of external limb braces and moves in response to his thoughts. It shows potential for the field of neuroprosthetics. […]
Facebook has announced Portal TV, a camera that adds apps to your TV set, CNN reported. The device launches October 15 despite the company’s recent privacy issues. Is our relationship with tech moving too fast? […]
Scientists conducted a computer simulation of 8 million universes to understand dark matter, the University of Arizona (UA) website announced. The team of UA researchers were testing how each universe would form and what role dark matter would play in galaxy formation. Here’s what science knows about dark matter. […]
Scottish scientists have developed a tongue-like device to detect fake whiskey, “The Guardian” reported. The “robot tongue” could eventually be made portable and differentiate between different flavors of liquor. The tech raises questions about humanoid robots in our future. […]
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