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Scientists develop 3D conic device to increase solar-thermal conversion

Chinesescientistshavedevelopedanewdeviceof3Dhollow-conestructurethatcangreatlyincreasethesolar-thermalconversionefficiency.Thedevice,namedartificialtranspiratio

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Suicide machine draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral show

AcontroversialsuicidepodthatenablesitsoccupanttokillthemselvesatapressofabuttonwentondisplayatAmsterdamfuneralshowonSaturday.Calledthe"Sarco",shortforthesarcoph

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Octopus-inspired camouflage skin can evade infrared camera: study

ScientistsfromUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,havedevelopedanoctopus-stylecamouflageskinthatcanevadedetectionbyaninfraredcamera.Thestudy,publishedonThursdayinthej

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FDA approves America's first continuous blood sugar detector

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)gaveagreenlightonTuesdaytoanintegratedcontinuousglucosemonitoring(iCGM)systemfordeterminingbloodglucose(sugar)levelsinchild

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Pin-prick blood test detects deadly sepsis: study

ScientistsonMondayunveiledaquick,cheapwaytodetectsepsis,alife-threateningconditioninwhichthebodyisattackedbyitsownimmunesystem.InclinicaltrialsatMassachusettsGe

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Drone saves two Australian swimmers in world first

TwoteenageboyswererescuedbyabrandnewlifesavingdroneinAustraliawhilelifeguardswerestilltrainingtousethedevice.Theswimmers,aged15-17,hadgotintodifficultiesoffthec

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Samsung says they take reports of Note 8 battery issues “seriously”

Althoughit’snotasserious(ordangerous)astheGalaxyNote7batteryissues,Samsungseemstobefacinganotherminorcrisiswhenitcomestoitscritically-acclaimedGalaxyNote8device

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Xiaomi launches Mi service order status in India, allows to track repair

After-salesserviceisanimportantconsiderationwhenbuyinganewsmartphone.Itdifferentiateswell-knownbrandsfromno-namebrands,anditlaysthefoundationforbrandtrustandloy

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Apple reportedly developing EKG reader for future Apple Watch models

FutureversionsoftheAppleWatchmaycontainanadvancedformofheart-monitoringtechnologythatwoulduseelectricsignalstodetectheartabnormalities,defects,andotherpotential

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China starts construction of major national scientific infrastructure

ChinastartedbuildinganintegratedexperimentaldeviceforextremeconditionsinBeijingonThursday,accordingtolocalmediareports.Oncecompleted,itcangreatlyimprovethecount

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F1 team uses racing car technology to keep newborns safe in ambulances

AFormulaOneracingteamisemployingtechnologythathelpsracingdriverssurvivehighspeedcrashestocreateanewdevicethatkeepsnewbornbabiessafeduringemergencytransportation

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Apple 'working on non-iPhone Apple Watch'

AppleisworkingonanAppleWatchthatdoesnotneedtobepairedtoaniPhone,accordingtoareport.BloombergreportsthatthenewWatchwillconnectdirectlytoLTEmobilenetworks.Thecomp

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Facebook said to launch dedicated video chat hardware

Facebookisreportedlyworkingonadedicatedvideochatdevice,accordingtomultiplemediarecently,whichisconsideredasthefirstproductofFacebook'sBuilding8Labaswell.Itwillb

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Apple’s next iPhone: facial-recognition and all-screen design

ThenextversionofApple’siPhonewillhaveinfrared-basedfacialrecognitionunlocking–eliminatingneedforapasscodeorfingerprint–andwillhaveanalmostall-screendesignonthef

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Hearing implants can now stream sound right from an iPhone

PeoplewithhearingimplantswillsoonbeabletostreammusicandtakephonecallswirelesslyfromAppledevices.AppleisteamingupwithmedicaldevicemakerCochlearLimitedtodevelopth

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US Customs can search phones but not data stored in the cloud

Ifyou'reenteringorexitingtheUSanytimesoon,takenote:borderofficialscansearchyourdeviceswithorwithoutprobablecause,buttheycan'ttouchanythingstoredsolelyinthecloud

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Red surprises everyone with 'hologram' phone

Aholographic,virtual-augmentedandmixed-reality-readysmartphonehasbeenunveiledbyRed,thecompanybetterknownforultra-highqualityfilmcameras.NamedHydrogenOne,thedevi