Parrots are highly social creatures. They need the
companionship of other birds for their well-being.
This is easy enough in the wild, where they live in
large flocks. However, the parrots that live in
captivity as pets are often bored and isolated. But a
new study has found that modern technology may
help alleviate the birds' loneliness....
Read news articleElectric vehicle (EV) sales have seen a significant
increase in the last three years. But their global
market share is still very low. It varies from 16
percent in China to about 4.5 percent in the US. One
of the biggest obstacles to the widespread adoption
of EVs is the shortage of public charging stations.
California-based Aptera Motors hopes to alleviate t......
Read news articleChatGPT has become a viral sensation since it
opened to the public on November 30, 2022. The
AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in
just five days! This is the fastest any platform has
grown. Its ability to provide in-depth answers to user
queries has even drawn the attention of prominent
technology companies....
Read news articleResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) recently unveiled a paper-thin solar
cell that could turn any surface into a power source.
The device is thinner than a single strand of human
hair. It weighs about 100 times less than standard
solar cells....
Read news articleIf Chinese automobile company Xpeng AeroHT has
its way, we may soon be commuting on flying cars.
The electric car manufacturer recently unveiled two
radical flying vehicle models....
Read news articleElectric cars are a great way to reduce our carbon
footprint. But French car maker Citroën believes
more can be done to make vehicles sustainable. On
September 29, 2022, the company unveiled Oli, a
concept electric car that can be "reused or recycled
throughout ownership."...
Read news articleThe metaverse is rapidly being portrayed as the
next frontier in the tech, business, and finance
world. The concept gained popularity in July 2021,
after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebranded the
company to Meta to reflect its growing focus on the
metaverse. Today, everyone, from major
corporations like Microsoft and Disney to innovativ......
Read news articleThere have been numerous attempts to create an
all-plastic bike. However, most have never made it
past the prototype stage. Igus, a Germany-based
manufacturer of high-performance plastics, and
Dutch start-up MTRL aim to change that with the
igus:bike — the world's first urban bike crafted
almost entirely from recycled polymer....
Read news articleThe beautiful island country of Madagascar has a
dire school shortage. About a third of Malagasy
children have no access to education because the
schools are too far away or severely overcrowded.
Thinking Huts, a non-profit dedicated to increasing
global access to education, believes that 22,000
new schools are needed to fulfill the demand. The ......
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