If you’re one of the millions of Americans who use escalators each year, you are probably deeply familiar with the vertical grooves that cover each stair. Few of us have stopped to consider why they exist in the first place, though. In fact, it’s one of the everyday things we take for granted, like why …

Five privately funded lunar launches failed, with the organisers judging that no groups would be ready to launch. None of the five teams involved in Google’s 10-year competition to land a craft on the Moon will be successful by March’s deadline, organisers say. It had been hoped that the Google Lunar X Prize, where reward …

Samsung has finally confirmed the date for its highly-anticipated new gadget Samsung is continuing its tradition of unveiling a new flagship phone in the days ahead of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. The South Korean company has sent out a special invitation teasing the release of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 – which …

Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money that is designed to be secure and, in many cases, anonymous. It is a currency associated with the internet that uses cryptography, the process of converting legible information into an almost uncrackable code, to track purchases and transfers. Cryptography was born out of the need for secure communication …

The automated shop in Seattle works by tracking users everywhere they go and automatically charging them for any items they take. Amazon has opened a supermarket in Seattle with one key difference to high street competitors – it has no check outs. Instead of bringing goods to a human or self-service cashier, the Amazon Go …