Is This The End of Privacy?
A small U.S. start-up, Clearview AI, has devised a ground-breaking facial recognition app. You take a picture of a person, upload it and get to see public photos of that person, along with links … Read the rest
Brilliant New “Cats’ Eyes” Collect Vehicle Emissions
Vehicle pollution will be sucked out of the road under plans to install cat’s eye-style filters at the most toxic junctions.
Technology has been developed that uses low-energy fans between lanes to pull … Read the rest
Promising New Alzheimer’s Drug Fast-Tracked In China!
In a surprise to many researchers around the world, Chinese authorities recently approved a novel drug claimed to improve cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
The drug, derived from a marine algae, … Read the rest
Artificial Meat Will Soon Taste More Like Real Meat
Although lab-grown meat could be a more ethical, eco-friendly alternative to the “real” thing, its texture still leaves something to be desired. That may be about to change, though, thanks to … Read the rest
Scientists Reverse Human Ageing
Scientists might be able to reverse process of ageing, a new study suggests.
Volunteers who were given a cocktail of drugs for a year actually “aged backwards”, losing an average of 2.5 years from their biological … Read the rest
Check-Outs Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
U.S. retailers large and small are pressing ahead with testing the use of artificial intelligence to track what products shoppers pick up and to automatically bill their accounts when they walk … Read the rest
China Giving Away Location Trackers To Its Children
Over 17,000 students at 60 elementary schools in Guangzhou received free fancy new gadgets for their wrists last month.
Called “Safe Campus Smartwatches,” the wearables send the children’s locations in real time … Read the rest
The Puncture-Free Tyre Has Arrived
Michelin has teamed with General Motors to announce a 2024 production goal for airless tyres. The tyres, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tyres and will debut for testing on the Chevrolet … Read the rest
AI Starts To Manage Traffic On UK Roads
UK councils are using artificial intelligence to detect traffic accidents by monitoring CCTV camera footage. The aim is for the AI to alert traffic operators about incidents in real time, allowing them … Read the rest
The Race To Produce “Meat” From Plant Protein
Five years after the first plant-based “hamburger”r was shown in Belgium, start-ups around the world are racing to produce lab-grown meatthat tastes as good as the traditional kind and costs about as … Read the rest