Research from McMaster University in Canada shows that buying a new smartphone requires approximately the same amount of energy as using your old one for a decade. The research, published…
Research from McMaster University in Canada shows that buying a new smartphone requires approximately the same amount of energy as using your old one for a decade. The research, published…
Startup Living Packets has launched The Box, a smart shipping box reusable more than 1,000 times with a 5kg capacity. The Box features a user interface allowing customers to pay for,…
Global Fishing Watch, a website open to anyone with an internet connection, is being used to track movements of fishing fleets on the high seas. Google launched the website in…
A British agtech startup has developed a “smart” cattle nose-ring which converts exhaled methane to carbon dioxide, thereby reducing harmful bovine methane gas emissions. Born from London’s Royal Academy Arts…
Sidewalk Labs, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has confirmed plans to build a ‘smart’, digital city on Toronto’s Quayside. The development will start at 12 acres of land and…
FridgeCam spies on your fridge and tells you what to cook Your fridge is old and boring. Maybe it came with your apartment, or maybe you inherited it from a…
Over 2 million conversations between children and parents that were recorded by Bluetooth-enabled stuffed animals sold by CloudPets have leaked, alongside details including email addresses and passwords. The data had…
The future of wind power will be ‘digital windfarms’ that harness big data to learn and adapt in real time, optimising their power output and lifetime efficiency. So says General…