Innovation - Page 60

January 13, 2023

Meet the American who invented Band-Aids: cotton buyer and devoted husband Earle Dickson

Earle Dickson invented the Band-Aid in 1921. A cotton buyer for Johnson & Johnson, he was inspired to create the new product to treat's wife household wounds.

December 11, 2022

Future of the internet or a 'Ponzi scheme' — what exactly is Web3?

Cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens, stablecoins, decentralized finance and more are all incorporated into the next generation of the internet called Web3.

November 28, 2022

Global population hits 8 billion and we need to keep growing. Here's why

The world's population is still expanding but fertility rates in many of the world's advance nations are collapsing. That's a problem because economic growth is tied to population growth.

October 16, 2022

Your printer needs a cleanup - Follow this 3 step checklist

Outdated tech is the worst. A printer that breaks down or slows you isn't any good. Here are some ways to fix up a printer without having to buy a new one.

October 16, 2022

Tech tip: How to quickly find and search photos you’ve sent

Instead of scrolling forever, Android and Apple users can search photos that have been sent or received through various apps just as they would messages.

October 13, 2022

7 things you should never throw away (or you could be in legal trouble)

Everyone knows how to separate trash from recyclables, but there are special items like household batteries and smartphones that must be disposed of properly.

October 5, 2022

Tesla is all-eyes as it drops more sensors from semi-autonomous systems

Tesla has started to remove ultrasonic sensors from its new vehicles and will rely only on cameras for the operation of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.

October 4, 2022

Nobel Prize goes to 3 physicists for work on quantum science

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger were lauded with a Nobel for experiments proving the "totally crazy" field of quantum entanglements to be all too real.

July 28, 2022

NASA to launch two more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

NASA has designed two mini helicopters to ferry rocks from the Perseverance rover to the rocket that will be launched back to Earth in the 2030's.

July 24, 2022

Inbox a mess? Here’s the surefire way to keep your email in check

Gmail may overwhelm you in the sheer volume of emails you can receive. There are tricks however to make it more manageable. Here are some of them.