Scientists create the world’s smallest origami BIRD that is 20 times smaller than a grain of sand The tiny self-folding robot birds were made by experts from the United States Each is 60 microns wide and made from a sheet of material only 30 atoms thick The sheet is a ‘shape memory actuator’ which folds … Read more
Schools have been unable to avoid an ‘epidemic of demotivated children’ in lockdown, England’s chief schools inspector said today. Amanda Spielman told the conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) that young children have lost skills as basic as ‘using a pencil’ during months of home learning. She added that some parents have simply … Read more
Lou Ottens, Dutch inventor who created the first cassette tape in 1963, dies aged 94 Mr Ottens created the first cassette tape for Philips back in 1963 Since then, an estimated 100 billion have been sold around the world The engineer died in his hometown of Duizel last weekend, his family announced By Shivali Best … Read more
Match made in heaven! WAG Rebecca Judd shows off her incredible figure in her latest JAGGAD activewear collection created with former Miss Universe Australia Jennifer Hawkins By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:15 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 3 March 2021 She is her own best advertisement when it comes … Read more
China created more than 200 billionaires last year as a booming stock market and a slew of new company listings offset the damage caused by the Covid pandemic. The Hurun Global Rich List showed that 259 Chinese broke into the billion-dollar club in 2020, more than the rest of the world combined and taking the … Read more
Edmund Wood had no idea what kind of a business he wanted to create – he just knew that he wanted to leave his managerial role at a noodle factory and launch a start-up. It was during a trip to Bordeaux, when he tried a vanilla infused rum, that he was inspired to make his … Read more
Artificial ‘brain in a dish’ is created that matures ‘just like a human brain’ and could shed light on conditions such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia Organoids are simplified, miniature versions of real organs grown in the lab They are made from stem cells with the potential to form different cell types Brain organoids have already … Read more
Frank Shankwitz is a founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The former Arizona Highway Patrol officer has died at age 77 Frank Shankwitz, the co-founder of the Make-A-Wish charity and a former Arizona state trooper, has died. The Make-A-Wish organization confirmed Shankwitz died at his home in Prescott of esophageal cancer. He was 77. Make-A-Wish is … Read more
Ioan Gruffudd has told how he developed a close bond with his co-star Ella Newton while out filming their new television series in Australia. The actor, 47, has recently been accused of ‘mentally torturing’ his wife Alice Evans as she revealed the couple were breaking up in a shock Twitter statement this week. The decision came … Read more
Caitlyn Jenner split from Kris Jenner in 2016. And now the former Olympian has talked to The Skinny Confidential Him & Her with Lauryn Evarts and Michael Bosstick about how the athlete and the Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer fell in love in 1990. ‘For me, she was very different. She was very classy, … Read more