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UK parents are now actively homeschooling thanks to COVID (no, really)

The pandemic turned many parents into home-educators. An increasing number want to make the shift permanent.

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Abel the humanoid robot is being designed to tell how you’re feeling

This humanoid robot will be able to read human emotions and hopefully serve as a companion for people with Alzheimer’s and autism.

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Can virtual reality tours improve nursing home residents’ health?

Can virtual reality improve the lives of seniors? Transporting elderly people to Paris, Egypt or outer space using virtual reality could be the key to improving their emotional well-being.

Mobility

The 'flying boat' that might keep Venice afloat

A new all-electric hydrofoil 'flying boat' is making waves in Italy and hoping to define the future of boating.

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This futuristic jetsuit is allowing humans to take flight

Like something out of a sci-fi thriller, the jetsuit made by Gravity Industries is already being trialled in rescue missions and military exercises.

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These robots will build your future home

With the construction industry anticipating a skills shortage in the next ten years, the sector is turning to robots, automation and 3D printing to deliver the homes and offices of the future.

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Robot or Rembrandt? 'Ai-Da' the AI portrait artist debuts her work

Can a machine create art? Ai-Da is an AI powered robot artist coded to be creative who has just opened a show of self-portraits at London’s Design Museum.

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The space telescope that might unlock the secrets of the universe

NASA’s new telescope will probe the history of our cosmos and whether there is life out there in the universe when it's launched in October.

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Swiss health workers are using videogames to fight COVID-19

Researchers at Geneva University Hospitals have developed a game to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among health workers.

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Hungary is set to cut taxes on cryptocurrencies by half from 2022

Hungary is cutting tax on cryptocurrency earnings by half as interest in the crypto market drives it to all-time highs.

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Working from home is here to stay for these companies

The end of commuting, more office space and a better work-life balance. Meet the companies embracing remote working and making it permanent.

Mobility

Are hydrogen-powered cars steering Australia to a greener future?

Hydrogen cars get a boost in Australia as the first publicly available hydrogen refuelling station gets its ‘green’ stamp of approval from the Smart Energy Council.

Mobility

Company producing oxygen from Moon soil is making Mars missions easier

Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are determined to get human beings to the Moon and Mars. This company, which has found a way to produce oxygen from soil on the Moon, may help them to get us there.

Tech News

Dogecoin is surging to new highs after being added to trading apps

Developed to poke fun at Bitcoin alternatives, Dogecoin is having its day in the sun thanks to popular trading apps eToro and Gemini.

Mobility

AI, Captain! First unmanned vessel prepares to cross the Atlantic

The world's first intelligent ship will monitor sea levels and record audio to track whale populations as it makes its first unmanned voyage.

Mobility

Watch SpaceX launch the first manned mission on a reused rocket

SpaceX has made history after launching four astronauts into space using a reused rocket and capsule for the first time.

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The COVID trend taking Japan by storm thanks to remote working

Make-up has long been a key element of female beauty routines. But in Japan, more and more men are embracing it to transform the way they look.

Mobility

Get behind the wheel of the newest electric cars at Shanghai auto show

The latest electric cars and intelligent driving solutions are taking centre stage at this year's Shanghai Motor Show, the industry's biggest event of the year.

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These innovators hope to revolutionise housing with 3D printed homes

A new generation of entrepreneurs and start-ups are shaking up the construction industry by deploying 3D printing technology to build houses.

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Watch NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter take its first flight on Mars

NASA made history today in pulling off the first controlled, powered flight of an aircraft on another planet. The Ingenuity helicopter travelled to the Red Planet attached to the underside of the Perseverance Rover which landed on Mars in February of this year.

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