Bubble wrap might just seem like a fun toy an incredibly useful way to wrap things so they don’t get broken but it turns out, it has a scientific purpose, too. A new report by scientists in the journal Analytical Chemistry shows that it can actually be used to contain, protect and transport medical samples.…

Water and electronics might not seem like a natural or safe combination, but researchers in the U.S have discovered that H2O could be used to charge a mobile. Nenad Miljkovic and his team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that when water forms condensation on copper plates, it spontaneously jumps from one to the…

Microsoft is reportedly getting rid of its Android Nokia X line, which all comes in the wake of the corporate giant cutting 18,000 jobs in the next year. Stephen Elop of Microsoft has written an email to all employees detailing that they're focusing all energy on Nokia Windows Phone while still selling and supporting the existing Nokia X line.…

At a recent Wearables conference in San Francisco we were shown a glimpse into an array of new wearables coming in 2014 and beyond. We haven't heard much of the wearable scene hitting sport, but that's something i1 Biometrics want to change with the Vector Gum-shield. The gum-shield itself is aimed at Lacrosse, Ice-Hockey and American…

Researchers at Cedars Sinai Heart Institute in L.A. have developed a biological pacemaker that’s powered by nothing more than cells. Conventional pacemakers are implanted into the chest and use electrical impulses to regulate the heartbeat. But this new development uses gene therapy to turn heart cells into more specialist cells designed to keep the heart…

Wearables are becoming a daily part of peoples lives slowly but surely, from smart-watches, health monitors to Google Glass, and most all tend to be doing the same thing, from quick access to your notifications to reading your heart rate. Now, there is a new boy on the scene, called the Myo, brought to us…

We've all seen movies over the years with fingerprint sensors, retina scanners and facial recognition software, and we have witnessed these coming to fruition first-hand, with the likes of Touch ID etc. Well, prepare to be dazzled as Leicestershire police takes a step into the future with their own facial recognition software. The software itself…

Until recently Google Glass has been a bit of a rarity in the wild with it only being available to developers and anyone prepared to pay the high price of $1500. However, according to Cnet, the company is now offering demos of its flagship wearable. Yesterday emails were sent out inviting Google users to 'sit down with a Glass Guide'.…