Two medics from Boston Ara Nazarian and Ken Rodriguez invented new ski and snowboard Verispellis, made of Nitinol sheets, used in medicine, the newspaper Asbarez reported. This alloy is unique because of its properties that allows it to respond dramatically to changes in temperature. Nitinol is a shape-memory alloy, one that remembers its original shape and …

Among other notable trends, Deloitte correctly identified what they saw as a trend towards increased streaming in their 2015 paper, Digital Media: Rise Of On-Demand Content. They pointed out an increased consumer demand for both audio and visual content, along with an upswing of content consumption on mobile devices. Early last year, Global Web Index …

Why drive home when you could fly there? Uber announced Thursday it’s adding Los Angeles to the list of cities it hopes to pilot its flying car service by 2020. Uber wants to launch its new aerial taxi project, called Elevate, in L.A., Dallas-Fort Worth, and Dubai, the company’s head of product, Jeff Holden, said …

Scientist Stephen Hawking has paid tribute to the teacher who inspired his early steps into scholarship. He says Dikran Tahta at St Albans School opened his eyes to maths, which he describes as the “blueprint of the universe”. “My handwriting was bad, and I could be lazy. Many teachers were boring. Not Mr Tahta,” said …

Twitter announced on Tuesday it will double the limit for tweets to 280 characters, a bid to draw in more users and boost engagement at the social network. Giving users twice the space to voice their thoughts ushers in a new era for the online platform, whose hallmark 140-character cap had encouraged users to craft …