Pigeon-inspired robot could change the game for drone flight
A team of researchers from Stanford University have developed a winged robot that mimics the way birds fly, hoping to inspire the next generation of flying drones.
Online privacy is still possible -UC Berkeley expert
Online privacy is a right and not a privilege in the digital age despite the onslaught of app developers trying to erode that privacy, says Shafi Goldwasser, director of UC Berkeley Simons Institute.
VR is helping kids with autism make sense of the real world
A specialist care facility in England is using virtual reality to help children with autism. Ash Rowe reports.
Dark-skinned prosthetics for a white industry
Michael Sunday is delighted, if not a little stunned, as he admires his new right hand: A silicone glove-like prosthetic meant to help him return to normal life after he lost three fingers in a car ac ...
Volocopter air taxi fleet ready by 2022 -CEO
Using drones large enough to fit two humans, Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter has plans to launch a fleet of electric-powered air taxis by the end of 2022. The World Economic Forum Young Global Leader sp ...
A backyard hydroponic farm beats Zimbabwe’s drought
Venensia Mukarati, a 50-year-old mother of two, is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of Harare's top restaurants, defying drought and an economic crisis that have left millions needing foo ...