Supercharge your post-lockdown gym workouts with these high-tech trainers

Gyms are re-opening on Monday which means many of us will be dusting off our trainers – or looking for a new pair to kickstart a new fitness regime.  But could a pair of high tech sports shoes be the key to supercharging your workouts?   International brands including ADIDAS, On Running and Columbia Sportswear have … Read more

Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’

The hand of God: Hero vicar gets high-tech bionic arm… and immediately gives his son, 7, his first ‘proper hug’ Dan Cant, 42, saved a man’s life on a boat holiday despite only having one arm His son Aaron searched online and found a company that makes bionic arms Vicar, who lost right forearm in 2005, … Read more

High-tech GP pioneer Babylon Partners suffers £261m loss 

High-tech GP pioneer backed by Matt Hancock to ‘revolutionise’ the NHS suffers £261m loss By Adam Luck For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 8 February 2021 A pioneering high tech health company controversially backed by Matt Hancock to ‘revolutionise’ the NHS has lost £261million since it was … Read more

Priti Patel sets up high-tech command centre in war on people smugglers

A new command centre aimed at catching people smugglers ferrying migrants across the English Channel has been set up by Priti Patel.   The high-tech centre, which will be situated at a secret location in Dover, Kent, will see the British authorities collaborate with law enforcement in Calais to carry out increased air, land and sea … Read more

High-tech new toothbrushes designed to make you smile 

Looking to add ‘better-looking teeth’ to your New Year resolutions? The latest electric toothbrushes claim to be capable of treatments once available only in the dentist’s chair, from tooth whitening to scaling and polishing.  But are they worth splashing out on? ANGELA EPSTEIN tried a selection for a week, while dentist Krystyna Wilczynski assessed them. … Read more

Rome’s Colosseum to get a high-tech retractable floor

Rome’s Colosseum to get a high-tech retractable floor so visitors can stand in the centre of the arena and feel like gladiators €10million project will start next year and be completed in 2022 or 2023 Innovative potential projects must be submitted to Italian officials by February 1 The Colosseum will then host concerts and plays … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Chemring soars as focus on high-tech work pays off

MARKET REPORT: Chemring’s shares soar as focus on high-tech work and space projects sends profits rocketing By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:26 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 22:50 GMT, 15 December 2020 Explosive growth fuelled a surge in military flare-maker Chemring’s shares. Boss Michael Ord’s strategy to steer the company towards … Read more

Scientist trains magpies to exchange bottle caps for food using high-tech bird feeder 

An expert in robotics and artificial intelligence has trained wild magpies to trade-in discarded bottles caps in exchange for food. Hans Forsberg constructed a DIY ‘birdbox’ consisting of a dispenser that releases food pellets and another compartment fitted with sensors to detect when a cap is dropped into a hole. A YouTube video shows a bird, … Read more

Army Commandos and Royal Marines form new high-tech ‘strike company’

Army Commandos and Royal Marines form new high-tech ‘strike company’ given the choice of new gadgets and weapons to target terrorists and enemy countries anywhere on earth The navy is forming an elite 150-strong Commando Vanguard Strike Company The elite troops will be handed the latest tactics technology and weapons Royal Marines and army commandos … Read more

The high-tech specs that claim to beat dry eyes and insomnia

As a lifelong insomniac, it’s been drummed into me that ‘blue light’ — the type emitted by smartphones and laptop screens — is the enemy.  This short-wavelength, high-energy light is also a natural part of sunlight, and helps to regulate our body clocks in the morning by suppressing the release of the sleep hormone melatonin, … Read more