Image: Left/Canva/Right/National Inventors Hall of Fame It all began in 1908 when a Swiss engineer and inventor, Jacques E. Brandenberger, saw a drink spill on a linen tablecloth in a restaurant. This inspired him to look for ways of making a waterproof material for coating fabrics. While he never succeeded in his quest for stain-proof…
Ho Chi Minh (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel simple when they are first read and then slowly become larger the more time a person spends thinking about them. This quote, often associated with Ho Chi Minh, belongs in that category. At first glance, it appears to be talking about two things that…
Researchers are studying the skeleton to understand the predator’s strength and hunting abilities. This find reveals a hidden world beneath the desert surface. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The experience of being on the Nullarbor Plain of southern Australia is one of stepping into another world. The area is known for its stark topography, with hardly…
A hidden cave in France’s Dordogne region, Cussac Cave, revealed thousands of years of history when explorer Marc Delluc discovered detailed Upper Palaeolithic art. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Underneath the beautiful, rolling hills of the Dordogne area in south-western France, there lay a large-scale secret of history in total darkness for thousands of years. On…
Workers discovered a fossilized skeleton initially thought to be a Triceratops. Further examination revealed it was a much rarer Torosaurus. Image Credits: Torosaurus is not Triceratops: ontogeny in chasmosaurine ceratopsids as a case study in dinosaur taxonomy Fig 1 Imagine working with heavy machinery in an ongoing city construction project, when all of a sudden…
Amazon’s UK chief has said young people should not be blamed for rising unemployment levels, arguing the education system is failing to prepare them for work.John Boumphrey, Amazon’s UK country manager, said businesses across the country were struggling to recruit workers with the skills they need despite nearly a million young people in Britain being…
A new anti-Hindu hate monitoring system launched in UK/Image: AI representative image A new online platform for reporting anti-Hindu hate incidents has been launched in the UK following concerns over a rise in religion-based offences and underreporting within Hindu communities.The reporting system, called the Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor, has been introduced by the International Centre for…
Britain formally adopts new transgender guidance on single-sex spaces under Equality Act Rules / Image: File From public toilets and hospital wards to gyms, schools and women-only refuges, Britain is preparing for one of the biggest changes to its equality guidance in years after the government formally unveiled new transgender access rules.The updated guidance outlines…
A world record-breaking floating offshore wind turbine with a capacity of 16 megawatts has been installed in China, creating an outstanding record in clean energy and offshore wind turbine technology. The wind turbine, nicknamed the “Three Gorges Pilot,” is expected to produce enough electricity to supply power to some 4,200 homes each year. Designed specifically…
The most technologically developed countries in the world are ranked based on their degree of digitalisation, access to the internet, mobile phone usage, investment in research and development, and the overall technological competitiveness of the state. Among the top countries to be considered for the year 2026 are those with higher degrees of incorporation of…
