Traditionally, when a patient undergoes surgery to have a tumor removed from their throat, doctors will go in through the head to remove it. Then, the patient will have to wait…
Now this is why I got into tech writing. Don’t get me wrong. I love computers and gadgets and any electronic gizmo under the sun, but if you asked me why I like to write about tech, I will…
Even though a lot of things have gone to rechargeable lithium ion batteries, there are still quite a large number of gadgets that require the normal AA battery. So then you…
Two of my least favourite things about buying fruit at the grocery store are the sticker labels they put on them and the fact that you never know who has touched…
The current generation may be more familiar with the Tom Cruise vehicle of the same name than the original science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. Maybe they know about the radio series performed by Orson Welles in the 1930s.…
An age old mathematical probability theory called the Infinite Monkeys Theorem hypothesized that with enough time, typewriters and monkeys, all the great literary works of the world can be recreated. Recently, US programmer Jesse Anderson set out to test…
That’s right. We’ve already wrapped up another awesome week of awesome content, so let’s take a look at a few posts on MEGATechNews that may have flown under your radar.
First, resident gadget guru Beth Snyder lets us know…
Enrique Barrera, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Rice University, has recently proven the viability of substituting carbon nanotubes for metals used in electrical cables. The carbon nanotube cable can conduct the same amount of electricity as…
Let me guess…you spend at least 30 minutes per day wiping your sleeve or shirttail over the screen of your devices in an effort to remove fingerprints, right? I’m also going to guess that sometimes your hands weren’t necessarily…
Meet Rob Spence, Canadian filmmaker and visionary. Due to a shotgun accident that occurred when Rob was 12, he eventually lost his right eye. Two years ago, he struck upon the idea to alter his eyeball prosthesis into a…
Depending on what kind of job or life you have, this may not be an issue. But for those who have to spend a fair amount of time measuring objects that aren’t necessarily a straight line, this handy little…
Soon we will be computing at the speed of light, if these engineers have anything to say about it. Just as optical fiber is replacing copper wires and the resultant data is made up of a photonic as opposed…
