Yearly Archives: 2023

Recycled fishing nets form Tiffany’s 3D-printed coral-inspired facade

MVRDV has completed work on a retail store for jeweler Tiffany's in Singapore's Changi Airport. It aims to catch the eyes of weary travelers with a 3D-printed coral-inspired facade made using recycled plastic partly sourced from fishing nets.

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Sporty two-seat electric will zip you around the city in retro style

Slovakia's Patak Motors has opened the order books for an electric roadster billed as the "reinvention of the gentleman's car." The stylish microcar has a top speed of 130 km/h and a per-charge range of up to 250 km.

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Read more about the article At 99%, Nigeria’s telecoms hardware imports means ‘billions of dollars in capital flights,’ CCMON President tells Technology Times

At 99%, Nigeria’s telecoms hardware imports means ‘billions of dollars in capital flights,’ CCMON President tells Technology Times

Nigeria’s growing telecoms imports is an adverse trend that President Bola Tinubu’s administration needs to reverse, among other local tech content issues, Mrs Adenike Abudu, President, Certified Computer Manufacturers of Nigeria (CCMON), says in an exclusive interview with Technology Times.

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Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours

The extraordinary Hadrian X bricklaying robot rocks up to a building site looking like a regular truck, then extends a 32-m (105-ft) boom arm and starts precisely laying up to 300 large masonry blocks an hour. It's pretty remarkable to watch.

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Thousands of Fanzor DNA cutters that may outperform CRISPR identified

Following on from the discovery of programmable DNA-cutting enzymes Fanzors, scientists have identified more than 3,600 Fanzors in a broad set of species. It presents a massive opportunity in the development of new medicines, gene therapy and biotech.

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Under-the-tongue immunotherapy a treatment for childhood peanut allergy

Researchers have found that administering under-the-tongue immunotherapy given to young peanut-allergic children is a safe and effective way of desensitizing them to the food. It may provide another method of curbing this potentially deadly allergy.

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World’s first type-certified eVTOL aircraft is ready for service

Way back at CES 2016, eHang stunned the world with a little autonomous passenger-carrying octacopter concept. Seven years later, that concept has evolved into the world's first fully certified eVTOL air taxi, cleared for commercial air taxi work.

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Mild long-term lack of sleep can increase women’s heart disease risk

A new study has found that healthy women risk future cardiovascular disease by reducing their sleep time by as little as one-and-a-half hours a night over the long term. The finding reinforces an important message: make sure you get enough sleep.

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Calorie restriction stimulates muscle health & healthy aging genes

A new study has investigated the biological mechanisms brought about by calorie restriction and found that a moderate reduction in calorie intake can improve muscle health and activate biological pathways important for good health.

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Read more about the article Evernote Review (2023): Features, Pricing, Pros and Cons

Evernote Review (2023): Features, Pricing, Pros and Cons

FAST FACTSPricing: Starts at $10.83 per monthKey features:Note creation and organizationsCustomizable dashboard with widgetsDocument scannersOptical character recognition search Evernote is one of the most popular note-taking apps on the market,…

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