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The best smoke detectors in 2023
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A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken
Behold, the Kraken. US Navy Pilots can experience forces while flying that punish their bodies, and they can also find themselves in disorienting situations. A military pilot in a fighter jet will endure...
Score a Dell desktop bundle and lifetime access to MS Office for under $400
Stack CommerceWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › It’s hard to imagine that remote working was balked at only a...
Score a Dell desktop bundle and lifetime access to MS Office for under $400
Stack CommerceWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › It’s hard to imagine that remote working was balked at only a...
‘Extended reality’ will help preserve some of Afghanistan’s most endangered historical sites
MIT digitally recreated four historical sites located in Afghanistan. Nikolaos Vlavianos/MIT A documentary project using cutting edge 3D imaging, drone photography, and virtual reality combined with painstakingly detailed hand drawings is digitally preserving some...
‘Extended reality’ will help preserve some of Afghanistan’s most endangered historical sites
MIT digitally recreated four historical sites located in Afghanistan. Nikolaos Vlavianos/MIT A documentary project using cutting edge 3D imaging, drone photography, and virtual reality combined with painstakingly detailed hand drawings is digitally preserving some...
The best digital notebooks in 2023
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The best food storage containers of 2023
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The best food storage containers of 2023
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The best electric guitars for beginners in 2023
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Canadian wildfire smoke reaches US
Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.
Committee of MPs, former judges to examine firing of 2 National Microbiology Lab scientists
Members from all official parties in the House of Commons and three former judges will sit on a new ad hoc committee to look into the controversial firing of two scientists from...
Drop in cancer diagnoses in 2020 possibly linked to COVID-19 disruptions: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says there was a notable decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, possibly due to pandemic-related disruptions in screening services.
National dental plan must address major access and equity issues, disability advocates say
As Canada prepares this year to unveil a national dental plan that will include oral health care for people with disabilities — as well as low-income earners, seniors and children...
Virtual Reality System Lets You Stop and Smell the Roses
A wireless device worn on the face or lip can produce fragrances such as lavender and green tea in a virtual world
Tweaking Vegetables' Genes Could Make Them Tastier--And You'll Get to Try Them Soon
Flavor is a tricky target, but technology and powerful genetic techniques are making it more feasible to improve the taste of vegetables
FCC greenlights tougher restrictions on robocalls
Federal regulators are stepping up the war on robocalls. The problem has exploded to five billion calls a month, amounting to about 14 calls per person. But now the FCC...
High school and college STEM students build electric cars for kids with disabilities for free
A group of STEM students from Connecticut have come together to build electric carts from scratch and then give them to kids who use wheelchairs – for free. And the...
Senior citizens "adopt" seniors in high school
Since high school seniors are missing out on milestones, senior citizens from a retirement home in Virginia are taking them under their wing and offering them advice via Zoom.
Campaigns turn to virtual events to find voters
On Tuesday, seven states and the District of Columbia will hold Democratic presidential primaries. Four of them were postponed from April and May due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that's not the...
"Countdown 1945": Building the first atomic bomb
Fox News' Chris Wallace discusses his book, "Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World," which chronicles the efforts of President...
Siri Shortcut lets you secretly record police
Users can record law enforcement encounters by speaking a command like, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over."
"Big Five" tech companies expand amid economic crisis
While many businesses are closing as a result of the coronavirus economic crisis, the country's five largest tech companies have continued to grow and invest in their future. New York...
Apple's Tim Cook on a "giant leap" in social progress
Tim Cook has been the CEO of Apple for nearly a decade now, and still carries on an Apple tradition: their Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts tomorrow (though in an...
Facebook to start labeling rule-breaking posts
Facebook will now implement strategies to crack down on potentially offensive or misleading content, including statements made by government officials. Carter Evans reports.
Facebook to start labeling rule-breaking posts
Facebook will now implement strategies to crack down on potentially offensive or misleading content, including statements made by government officials. Carter Evans reports.
How a volunteer group is using the latest tech to help senior citizens overcome loneliness
Social isolation has long been a problem for many of the country's senior citizens, and with many confined to their homes because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become an...
How a volunteer group is using the latest tech to help senior citizens overcome loneliness
Social isolation has long been a problem for many of the country's senior citizens, and with many confined to their homes because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become an...