research
-
A New Hearing Aid Promises To Tune Out Distracting Voices By Reading The Wearer’s Brain Waves
You don’t notice it happening, but in a crowded, noisy room, your brain has the remarkable ability to effectively tune out all but the people you’re talking to. Trying to replicate this behaviour in gadgets like hearing aids has proven to be very difficult, but researchers might have finally found a solution by listening to…
-
Experimental Plane Shows Supersonic Blasts Of Air Could Simplify The Way We Pilot Aircraft
The more moving parts a machine has, the more likely it is to eventually fail. It’s an especially problematic rule of thumb for aircraft given the fact that a mechanical failure during a flight can be catastrophic. To help remedy this, a British aerospace company recently tested a unique plane that replaces its wing’s adjustable…
-
Colour-Changing LEDs Pave The Way To Impossibly High Screen Resolutions
An international collaboration between several universities around the world has led to an innovation in LEDs that could potentially result in a giant leap forward when it comes to increasing the resolution on TV screens and mobile devices. For the first time ever, a single LED can now change colour all by itself.
-
Skip The Gym, Plastic Surgeons Can Now Sculpt Belly Fat Into A Weird Chiselled Six-Pack
Actually getting your butt to the gym can often be harder than the workout itself, but there might now be a shortcut for getting a defined set of six-pack abs. Researchers at the University of Miami’s Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine have developed a new plastic surgery technique called abdominal etching that can reshape…