culture, innovation, japan, kawaii, robots, technology

The Cute and Cuddly World of Robots: Bringing Joy and Innovation

When you think of robots, it conjures images of mechanical marvels that populate everyone’s lives in various forms. Recently, robot companions, designed with cuteness, have captured people’s hearts and revolutionized industries, households, and how you perceive technology.  From the adorable household helpers to the whimsical creations that often emanate from Japan, they have seamlessly merged ...

Viena Abdon

A robot waving.

The Race Toward Singularity: The Evolution of Boston Dynamics and AI Language Models

In the world of technology, both robotics and AI (Artificial Intelligence) language models have rapidly advanced, with robots becoming more human-like and AI learning to interact like people. Alongside this, the idea of singularity brings up important questions about ethics and the future of humanity. This is where AI and robots merge into a super-intelligent ...

Viena Abdon

A Boston Dynamics robot.

The Potential of Video Calls to Alleviate Pet Parrot Loneliness

In the continually evolving landscape of pet care, a recent breakthrough combines our growing dependency on technology with the innate need for companionship in pets. A collaborative research project conducted by scientists from the United States and Scotland has unlocked a surprising capability in pet parrots. They have successfully trained these intelligent birds to engage ...

Nathan Machoka

Parrot with colorful feathers in a zoo.

Navigating Technology for Mental Wellbeing

Our phones can be addictive, or at least for some of us. You may find yourself scrolling and scrolling on social media, but is it any good for you? While technology and social media can certainly have a lot of benefits for you and society, they might also take a toll mentally and socially. Social ...

Louis Summers

Three friends sitting on the beach with eyes glued to their smartphones.

5 Ways to Set Technology Boundaries in Your Family

The world is ever-evolving, and technology is used in nearly everyone’s daily life. Technology is not just electronic gadgets, but anything that has been developed to help ease daily tasks, including such things as cooking utensils and office supplies. How is technology separating families? The adverse effects of using technology too much can lead to ...

Viena Abdon

A young boy watching a smartphone screen.

The Largest Antenna Ever Tested in ESA’s Hertz Radio Frequency Test Chamber

The largest antenna ever tested in ESA’s Hertz radio frequency test chamber is this 5-m diameter transponder antenna. It will operate down on the ground to help calibrate the Biomass mission, which will chart all the forests on Earth. ESA antenna engineer Luis Rolo, who is overseeing the test campaign, explained: “This is a particularly challenging ...

Troy Oakes

Biomass mission technology.

Made in Germany: Technology With a Soul

Germany is a country with only 80 million people, but it has managed to create over 2,000 world-famous brands. How did they do it? One Taiwanese netizen was surprised to learn so many famous brands were all made in Germany, including Adidas (sporting goods), Nivea (skincare), Bosch (home appliances), and fashion brands Hugo Boss and Triumph, to name just a few. It’s ...

Armin Auctor

A modern Audi car in front of the Audi car factory in Ingolstadt, Germany.

A Laser Pointer Could Hack Your Voice-Controlled Virtual Assistant

From a distance of more than 300 feet and through a glass window, a laser pointer can trick a voice-controlled virtual assistant like Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant into behaving as if it registered an audio command, researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have demonstrated. The researchers discovered ...

Troy Oakes

A voice-controlled virtual assistant.

Life in Order: The 3 Types of Rest You Need to Take

People spend most of their day engaged in activities that drain them physically and mentally. Over time, this can lead to burnout where the person starts feeling tired all the time and may get depressed. Your body and mind need rest at appropriate intervals or you will end up inviting numerous kinds of trouble. 3 ...

Raven Montmorency

A man contemplating.

Supercomputer Simulates How Humans Will ‘Brake’ During Mars Landing

A NASA team uses supercomputing to evaluate a retropropulsion-powered descent to the Martian surface for a Mars landing.  The type of vehicle that will carry people to the Red Planet is shaping up to be “like a two-story house you’re trying to land on another planet. The heat shield on the front of the vehicle ...

Troy Oakes

Temperature distribution at mach 2.4.