Technology

World’s First Solar-Powered Ambulance Could Bring Healthcare to Remote Africa

Millions of people across Africa live hours away from basic medical care, while many health facilities also lack reliable electricity. Access to healthcare and medical technology across Africa has long been a major challenge. The world's first solar-powered ambulance...

The Babylon Battery: Ancient Technology or Modern Myth?

Most people today couldn't imagine a world without electricity. It powers everything from our lights to our smartphones, making life as we know it possible. But what if this essential technology had roots stretching over 2,000 years? The ancient "Babylon...

Startup Launches New “Twitter,” Says Musk Abandoned Name for X

A Virginia startup launched a new Twitter-branded social network Monday, advancing its claim that Elon Musk abandoned the trademark when the former platform became X. Operation Bluebird’s "Twitter.now" has drawn hundreds of users during its early rollout, according to Ars...

Apple Maps Pays People Up to $31 an Hour to Walk and Collect Data

Job listings show that Apple Maps now pays people as much as $31 an hour to walk assigned routes on foot while operating camera equipment for the company's mapping division, according to postings on the employment site ZipRecruiter and...

Scientists Turn Plastic Bottles Into Edible Protein-Rich Cookies

Scientists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have turned discarded plastic bottles into protein-rich cookies, a discovery they say could help fight both plastic pollution and hunger. The treats are made largely from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, the plastic used...

Humanoid Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter World Record

Two humanoid robots have beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter (328 feet) world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, organizers said Saturday. Tiangong Ultra, built by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won a preliminary heat in 9.39...

More Than 2,000 Robots Set to Compete in 2026 Robot Olympics

More than 2,000 robots will compete this week in what many are calling a robot Olympics, as the second World Humanoid Robot Games open Saturday in the Chinese capital. A total of 2,056 robots from 666 teams will take...

CERN Scientists Create ‘Mini Big Bang’ to Recreate Early Universe Matter

Scientists have created what researchers describe as a “Mini Big Bang” at the Large Hadron Collider, producing signs of the extreme state of matter believed to have filled the universe during its first millionths of a second. The experiments show...

Greece Records EU’s Lowest Exposure to Online Misinformation

Greece recorded the lowest rate of exposure to misinformation online in the European Union (EU) in 2025, according to Eurostat data, even as more than half of people across the bloc reported encountering such content. Greece's rate stood at 32.4%,...

Greece Set to Become Europe’s Second-Fastest Growing Fiber Market

Greece is set to become one of Europe’s fastest-growing fiber-optic markets, with a new forecast projecting the country will rank second among thirty-one European markets for growth in active fiber subscriptions through 2030. The analysis by telecommunications research firm Point...

World’s Fastest Hydrogen Vehicle Hits Record-Breaking 406 MPH

A hydrogen-powered streamliner has become the world's fastest hydrogen vehicle, reaching an average speed of 406.32 mph (653km/h) over two runs on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The JCB Hydromax's run was verified by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, motorsport's international...

AI Engineer Claims to Have Deciphered Linear A, Identifies Minoan Language as Semitic

AI engineer Tom di Mino says his new study of Linear A shows that the ancient Minoan language was Semitic, expanding his earlier decipherment claim into a wider theory about the language spoken on Bronze Age Crete. His research offers...

MySpace Is Planning a Comeback More Than Two Decades After Its Rise

MySpace, the social network that helped define the early internet for millions of users before Facebook’s success, could be preparing for another comeback as its owners seek to capitalize on nostalgia and growing frustration with today’s algorithm-driven social media. The...

Greek Ingenuity Rethinks the Cracked iPhone Screen

A cracked iPhone screen is one of the most familiar and frustrating accidents of modern life. The phone slips from a hand or pocket, lands face down and emerges with a web of cracks across its glass. Yet the damage...

World’s Oldest Holy Land Map to Be Brought to Life in Virtual Reality

A 1,500-year-old Madaba map of the Holy Land will reach a new generation through virtual reality (VR), interactive displays and traveling exhibitions under a new project at the University of Göttingen in Germany. Researchers hope the project will make one...