Scientists develop an AI system that can measure your heart using smart SPEAKERS 

Amazon’s Echo and other smart speakers like the Google Home could be used to monitor the rhythm of a person’s heart.  Academics created an AI-powered device which monitors regular, and irregular, heartbeats using the same tools found in smart speakers.  The prototype, which was built in a lab but could be incorporated into speakers in … Read more

Will exams be scrapped AGAIN this summer? Boris Johnson refuses to rule out drastic measure

Will exams be scrapped AGAIN this summer? Boris Johnson refuses to rule out drastic measure after headteachers call for A-level and GCSE tests to be scrapped Boris Johnson declines to rule out scrapping this summer’s GCSEs and A-Levels Secondary schools have been ordered to close for the first two weeks of term  Education Secretary Gavin … Read more

These popular smart scales measure ELEVEN body metrics to help improve fitness

Planning to get fit in 2021? These popular smart scales measure ELEVEN body metrics to help improve your health By Zoe Griffin For Mailonline Published: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 29 December 2020 If you’re serious about improving your fitness in 2021 then you need to keep track of your progress. … Read more

Health: Earwax test to measure glucose levels could allow earlier identification of type 2 diabetes

Earwax test to measure glucose levels could allow earlier identification of type 2 diabetes, scientists claim The cotton swab-esque probe has been developed by researchers from the UK Cheap to undertake, it is 60 percent more reliable than the current standard It can also be used at home, without clinical supervision like with blood tests Previous studies showed that … Read more

World’s largest wind turbines that measure 856ft tall will be built near Martha’s Vineyard by 2023

The first large-scale offshore wind farm is coming to the US and it could be the most powerful in the world. Vineyard Wind recently announced it will be placing more than 60 of General Electric’s 856-foot Haliade-X turbines some 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a popular island destination in Massachusetts. When activated … Read more

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellite which will measure sea level rise over the next 30 years

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA satellite into orbit to measure sea levels for the next 30 years and then returns to California in a stunning landing SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite blasted off from California on Saturday   It took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17am and arced southward … Read more

Scientists precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe for the first time

More than two thirds of the known universe is made up of ‘dark energy’ with just 31 per cent made up of matter – and most of that is made of ‘dark matter’, experts find.  Cosmologists from the University of California, Riverside, used a range of tools and a new ‘galactic orbit’ technique to calculate … Read more

Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure

Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure in referendum Number of MPs will be cut from 630 to 400 and senators will also be reduced  Almost 63 per cent voted for reduction, also supported by Government Coalition Vote confirmed a constitutional amendment already pushed through Parliament  … Read more

The new Mr Price? Flirty Katie gets her tape measure out for James Lock at dating app launch

The new Mr Price? Flirty Katie gets her tape measure out for James Lock at dating app launch after admitting she fancies him By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:32 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 29 June 2020 She has previously said she thinks TOWIE star James Lock is ‘fit.’ And Katie … Read more

NBA will use smart rings that measure temperature and heart rate to monitor players for COVID-19

The NBA will ask players to wear smart rings whenever they’re off court to monitor their heartbeat and body temperature as part of COVID-19 health precautions ahead of re-opening the league The NBA issued a new 100-page memo outlining its plans for reopening Players will be asked to wear Oura Rings to monitor heart rate, … Read more