One of the many ways self-driving cars will impact the world is with organ shortages. It’s a morbid thought, but the most reliable sources for healthy organs and tissues are the more than 35,000 people killed each year on American…
Apple Patent Hints At Magnetic Ear Hooks To Keep Future AirPods In Your Ears
Patently Apple has recently uncovered a new Apple patent that may help AirPods stay in your ears. The patent details a magnetic mechanism that wraps around the user’s ear. Digital Trends reports: The magnets attract each other through the ear…
China Says It Will Shut Down Ivory Trade By End of 2017
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will…
How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar
Lasrick quotes a report from The New York Times (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate source): For more than three years, rather than rely on military officers working out of isolated bunkers, Russian government recruiters have scouted a wide range…
NASA Designs 'Ice Dome' For Astronauts On Mars
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: The “Mars Ice Home” is a large inflatable dome that is surrounded by a shell of water ice. NASA said the design is just one of many potential concepts for creating a…