Simply Wearing a Fitness Tracker Makes You Walk 40 Extra Minutes a Day - And Lose 2 Pounds
A large study showed wearing a fitness tracker encourages you to walk up to 40 minutes more daily, and shed 2.2 pounds.
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Smartphones 'Can Boost Memory Skills' by Freeing Up Our Brains to Remember Other Things
Scientists say that rather than making us lazy or forgetful, the digital devices provide a valuable service of storing information.
Undersea Robot Just Delivered 100,000 Heat-Resistant Baby Corals to the Great Barrier Reef
The briefcase-sized robot dispersed over 100,000 coral larvae across Australian reefs – and if it proves to be successful, it could just be the beginning.
New Dimension for Coral Restoration: 3-D Printed Reefs Recreate Natural Diversity
An innovation interface from Bar-Ilan tailors 3D-printed reefs to their marine environment and may curb reef devastation.
These Micro-robots Can Clean Teeth By Shapeshifting into Toothbrush or Floss Forms
By using magnetism and iron oxide, scientists have built a swarm of micro robots that can shapeshift into various forms for cleaning teeth
Samsung Cuts Energy Usage of Their Computer Chips by 50% In Big Market Innovation
Samsung managed to achieve this with an increase in computing speed by between 16-23%, heralding another big device revolution.
These Cheap Little Refrigerators Can Provide Cooling Without Needing Any Kind of Power
MIT researchers have filed for patents on their inexpensive little refrigerators that require no power.
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA's Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
NASA is launching the Lucy Mission which will travel to the Trojan Asteroids hoping to uncover the earliest histories of our solar system.
Dissolvable Implant Relieves Pain On Demand Without the Use of Drugs or Opioids
The first-of-its-kind implant could provide a much-needed alternative to opioids by supplying pain relief without drugs.
Artificial Photosynthesis Can Produce More Food in the Dark Than With Sunshine
Scientists are developing artificial photosynthesis to help make food production more energy-efficient here on Earth, and one day possibly on Mars.
Tunisians Make Generator That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air - 25 Liters Per Day - Watch
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapour in the air.
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Video Games Can Help Boost Children's Intelligence; TV and Social Media Had No Negative Effect Says New Study
Children who spent more time playing video games increased their intelligence more than 2.5 IQ points, say Karolinska Institute researchers.
Floating Drones Are Swallowing Tons of Plastic Waste Before it Reaches Ocean
The WasteShark, like the whale shark it's named for, gobbles up plastic trash in a silent, safe, easy, effective, and affordable way.
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London's Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
The mussels add a translucence to the tiles, which has never been achieved before using biological materials.
How Fog Nets Are Making Water Abundant in Arid Africa - And May Be Useful in California
Fog nets in southern morocco by the company Aquilonis are providing 18 liters of drinking water per day, for 1600 people.
Innovative Italian Invents River Cleaner That Grabs Trash Using Water's Current
Scalable to any river size, the River Cleanup buoys can filter oil or trash, and have no impact on river navigability or habitability.
3D-Printed Ear is Made and Transplanted From Patient's Living Cells
The ear is 100% alive, made from the patients' cells and collagen, and in most cases restores hearing as well as aesthetic form.
First of its Kind Brain Surgery on Baby Inside the Womb has Successfully Prevented Heart Failure
Brain surgery has been performed on a baby still inside the womb to fix deadly vessel malformation saving it from heart failure after birth.
Parrots Kept as Pets Were Taught to Video Call Each Other-and They Loved It
Not only did the birds initiate calls freely, which went well, they seemed to understand that a real fellow parrot was on the other end
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