Home / Ethan Oakes

Ethan Oakes - page 4

articles | Jan 20, 2019 | Science & Education | 3

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) has announced a competition to create a model of the nervous system of a gadfly (a winged insect). The prize fund is $1...

A new virus attacks computers around the world

news | Jan 20, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

Information security experts have reported a new virus and there are no efficient methods today to combat the malware nicknamed Djvu. Djvu is spreading on the Internet like an avalanche, attacking many devices...

Gadgets for Four-Legged Users

news | Jan 20, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas (USA) showcased a number of amazing devices intended for our four-legged friends. Mousr, a mouse robot Although cats were domesticated thousands of years ago,...

Japanese Hotel “Fires” Robots

news | Jan 19, 2019 | Business & Startups | 3

For years on end, expert community has been arguing about how long it will take for certain professions to disappear due to the development of technologies. With the development of robotics, the lion’s share...

Scientists Have Created an Infinite Fuel Rocket

news | Jan 19, 2019 | Gadgets | 4

A group of scientists from the University of Central Florida (USA) and Honeybee Robotics specialists have developed a prototype of a rocket that is able to extract water from celestial bodies and turn it into...

Mobile Application to Detect Overdoses

news | Jan 19, 2019 | Med & Bio | 4

US scientists have developed an application dubbed «Second Chance» which is able to detect an opioid overdose. It measures a patient’s respiratory rate and compares the values obtained to those that occur...

Ancient Lizards Brought Back to Life as Robots

news | Jan 18, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

People have always had an inquisitive mind about the past, especially when it comes to those ancient times when Homo sapiens was still a long way from being the master of the Earth. Swiss and German scientists...

Robotic assistants conquering America

news | Jan 18, 2019 | Business & Startups | 3

Giant Food Stores has started purchasing Marty robots from Brain Corp to entertain customers and attract new ones. They will also help shoppers to find where each product they need is located. The company will...

Rototic bars soon to come to the Italian resorts

news | Jan 17, 2019 | Business & Startups | 4

Makr Shakr is a robotic company. Its plans to design a robotic bar that can mix almost all existing cocktails have been known for a long time, but nobody gave them much importance — but in vain, because just...

3D Printing Can Now Be Done 100 Times Faster

news | Jan 17, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Scientists from the University of Michigan have come up with a fundamentally new 3D printing method. Instead of the traditional way of making 3D objects layer by layer using plastic fibers, the researchers...

The Large Hadron Collider Will Get Even Bigger

news | Jan 17, 2019 | Science & Education | 3

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a 28-kilometer particle accelerator at the border of Switzerland and France. In 2012 it lead to the discovery of the Higgs boson, an elementary particle, and other successful...

A New Way To Fight Cancer

news | Jan 16, 2019 | Med & Bio | 3

Researchers from the University of Basel have come up with a new way to fight cancer. After carefully studying cancerous cells, these scientists made a discovery that could become the key to fighting this...

Nike Debuts Its New Smart Sneakers

news | Jan 16, 2019 | Gadgets | 3

Nike has recently debuted its latest model of self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers. They are equipped with a small motor and several sensors that track the position of your foot. Nike released its first model...

Project Alias To Protect You From Information Leaks

articles | Jan 16, 2019 | Tech & Security | 4

Virtual assistants today are incredibly popular. These compact devices make people’s lives easier by helping them find necessary information on the web, offering smart home solutions and completing other...

Scientist Develop a Vaccine against All Types of Ebola Virus

news | Jan 16, 2019 | Med & Bio | 3

A group of scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (USA) has developed a unique vaccine capable of protecting mankind from all Ebola strains. There are currently five knows varieties of the virus...

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

Prototypes of Technological Inventions: How Humanity Imagined the Future Long Before Technology

articles | Dec 30, 2025 | Gadgets

Each major technological invention is commonly explained as the result of a scientific breakthrough, a fortunate coincidence, or the genius of a particular individual. Television, the computer, radio, artificial intelligence—all of these usually appear as products of their time, shaped by its level of knowledge, materials, and manufacturing capabilities. But a closer look reveals something else: almost no technology ever emerges “from scratch.”

Saudi Fintech Startup Tamara Raises Up to $2.4 Billion — Funds to Be Used for Expanding Credit and Payment Products

news | Oct 06, 2025 | Business & Startups

Saudi payment startup Tamara has announced securing a financing package of up to $2.4 billion. The sponsors include U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, financial conglomerate Citi, and private equity funds of Apollo, managed by Apollo Global Management.