Entries from 2020-07-01 to 1 month

Bike thief, beware; ‘uncuttable’ lock will soon be here!

(Summary) Scientists at Durham University invented uncuttable material called Proteus, being inspired by nature objects like the shell of abalone and grapefruit peel. Proteus is light but enough strong to prevent from being destroyed owing…

Google can now translate ancient Egyptian language

(Summary) Google has launch a new software called Fabricius, the first digital tool to understand hieroglyphs. It provides an interactive learning platform for your understanding the ancient symbols and translating your words into the hier…

Bitcoin heist on Twitter

(Summary) Last week, hackers succeeded in compromising influential accounts on Twitter in order to gather money from followers through Bitcoin. The hackers tweeted to ask followers to pay money in Bitcoin and they claimed that senders coul…

Kenya connects through Google’s "balloons"

(Summary) In Africa 78% of population didn't have access to the Internet in 2019 owing to several obstacles like tough landscapes, high cost of developing telecom infrastructure and limitations of thechnology. Google and Kenyan telecommuni…

Japan’s new "disaster-proof" bullet train

(Summary) Japan has frequently suffered from natural disasters through the years. The latest bullet train which was introduced this month has an innovative feature. The N700S has the inbuilt battery backup and can continue to roll when unf…