Scientists put smartphone in blender to analyse contents.

Scientists have blended a mobile phone to dust to conduct a chemical analysis of what it contains.

Energizer Unveils Mobile With 'Most Powerful Battery In The World'

It is probably the archetypal first world problem your smartphone running out of battery after just a couple of hours is a truly awful experience, but those dark days could very well be behind us.

The 'Ecoegg' Laundry Egg Could Save You A Load Of Money.

If you are the sort of person who gets wildly excited by the prospect of saving money on their laundry who isn't? then pin your ears back for this. Allow me to introduce you to the Ecoegg Laundry Egg.'What on earth is that?' I hear you ask.

Air Taxis Are Finally Taking Off

Few emerging technologies capture that mid-1950s sci-fi vibe as much as air taxis. But while sceptics still remain, including noted 50s sci-fi enthusiast Elon Musk flying taxi concepts are taking off left and right.

Incredible Teen DIY'ed His Own Wearable Apple Watch for $20.

Shyam Ravi’s first foray into DIY electronics was when he was only 10 years old when he began trying to figure out how to hack R/C cars to make them faster. Five years later, his love for electrical circuits has translated into some serious skills: In the video above, Ravi demonstrates how his DIY’ed smartwatch not only boasts a handful of Apple Watch features ($229 for a Series 3), the equipment he used only cost him $20.

World's first robot hotel makes android staff redundant as they 'annoy guests.

The world's first robot hotel has ditched half its 243 android staff - as they do not work as well as humans.

Harley-Davidson unveils $30,000 'twist-and-go' electric motorcycle that hits 120 miles per hour, can go from 0 to 60mph in 3.5 seconds and comes with 'new signature Harley-Davidson sound'

Harley-Davidson showed off its first-ever electric motorcycle at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

The Brownie Camera Made Photography Accessible to Everyone.

The photography industry has only progressed so much in the past century because better equipment has become more accessible to working class people. From the Brownie camera to the iPhone, camera brands continue to keep their eye on amateur photographer trends. While the Brownie camera and the iPhone were created decades away from each other, they do have one thing in common: the first made everyone a photographer, the second made everyone a better photographer.

Women In Saudi Arabia Will Now Receive Divorce Confirmation Via Text.

Women in Saudi Arabia will now receive a text from the courts confirming their divorce. The new regulation is designed to prevent women from being divorced without their knowledge. It also means women will be better able to protect their alimony rights.

This Village Has A 3D Zebra Crossing- Future Road Safety For All.

This 3D zebra crossing is the future of road safety. It’s currently being tried out in Ísafjörður, Iceland, and looks amazing and cool. But it’s not just about the safety of the Pedestrians alone, the 3D effect also helps drivers to see the crossing easily, making it possible to slow down for people crossing.

Shelby Jacobs: The Little-known Engineer Who Designed NASA’s 1968 Apollo 6 Camera System.

Growing up as the son of a preacher in the tiny black community of Val Verde, north of Santa Clarita, Shelby Jacobs encountered a lot of social barriers like so many black people during that period. Despite the above challenges, he stood out in many ways during his days in high school as an athlete and senior class president. He subsequently earned a scholarship to the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) to study mechanical engineering after taking an aptitude test that showed a high proficiency for math and science.

How creating a podcast won parole for a California prisoner.

In California, prison inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counsellors or youth advocates. For Walter (Earlonne) Woods, the path to freedom was podcasting. Woods,47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery.

Young professionals fixated with mobiles are turning for help over 24-7 'on' culture.

Young professionals are increasingly presenting with mental health problems and underlying addictions to their mobile phones thanks to a "24-7 'on' culture".Dr Amy Watchorn, a senior clinical psychologist at St John of God hospital in Stillorgan, Dublin, said she has spotted a trend of people presenting with depression and anxiety but once she scratches beyond the surface, she sees unhealthy fixations with mobile smartphones.

WhatsApp warning: Messaging app blocked on these phones from today.

Owners of some phones will discover that they won't be able to use WhatsApp from today. The devices which run the Series 40 operating system will no longer be supported in 2019. Perhaps worrying is that some of the phones that ran the S40 OS were enormously expensive.

How to keep the kids safe online with those techy Christmas gifts.

CHILDREN across the country will unwrap a vast range of electronic gifts this Christmas raising a fresh wave of safety concerns for parents. Ghislaine Bambusa, head of the digital for Internet Matters, a non-profit organisation set up by the UK's leading internet service providers to improve children's safety online, has some tips to help them.

Gladys West the 87-year-old mathematician who helped design GPS technology.

Almost everyone knows what the Global Positioning System (GPS) is and how it has changed the way people navigate the world. Incorporated into several devices such as cars and cell phones, as well as, social media, this technological system allows accurate determination of geographical locations which makes navigation easier as compared to the past. Yet, not everyone knows about Gladys West and the pivotal role she played in birthing the GPS.

Australian town's genius way of stopping rubbish from polluting rivers and streams goes viral.

An Australian town's innovative rubbish filtering system is impressing people across the globe for its simple way of reducing river pollution. Two drainage nets were installed on a trial basis in Kwinana, 38km south of Perth, in an attempt to reduce waste seeping through the town's drainage system.

Chinese City to Launch Artificial Moon to Replace Streetlights.

The ambitious project was announced at a national mass innovation and entrepreneurship event held in Chengdu, a city of 14 million people in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan. Wu Chunfeng, the chairman of the private space contractor Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute Co (Casc) revealed plans to launch an illumination satellite referred to as an ‘artificial moon’ that would be eight times as bright as Earth’s natural satellite and capable of an area with a diameter of 10-80 kilometres.

Genetic Sleuthing Helped Kidnapped Girl Recover Her Identity.

A complex case involving an abandoned child and a serial killer inspired a new way of solving crimes through cousins’ DNA and family tree data. A similar technique was later used to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case and has led to arrests in more than 10 other murder and sexual assault cases in the past five months.

Boston Dynamics' reveals its robodog Spot dancing along to Uptown Funk

Spot the robo-dog has another trick up his sleeve in a new video where he can be seen twerking to Bruno Mars' dance-worthy hit 'Uptown Funk.' Boston Dynamics, the secretive firm behind the four-legged droid, released the video on Tuesday. If you thought humans were safe from the impending robot takeover on the dance floor, you might want to think again.