Breaking news
New AI ‘smart’ cycling shorts equipped with sensors and wires that emit electrical currents into rider’s muscles to improve performance are unveiled by UK start-up The shorts come from PHD student Devon Lewis and his British start up Impulse Using electrical impulses, the shorts stimulate cyclists’ muscles while moving Mr Lewis had the inspiration for shorts … Read more
Imagine if every time you turned away for a few seconds, your child picked up a stone and swallowed it. That’s the reality for families caring for youngsters with pica – an eating disorder that causes a compulsion to eat non-food items. Speaking to FEMAIL, three families from around the UK, have revealed how they … Read more
Overloaded plug sockets, extension lead ‘daisy chains’ and devices charged on beds: How people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic are putting themselves at risk with unsafe electrical setups During coronavirus lockdown millions of people are now working from home Safety experts have warned people not to overload electrical sockets Urge people not to … Read more
How to create electricity out of thin air: Scientists generate electrical current from moisture in the air and say it could soon be used to power smart watches ‘Air Gen’ device consists of a thin film of conductive nanowires made of protein Fine pores between the nanowires generate a current between two electrodes Air Gen … Read more
Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 13, by the time she reached 25, schoolteacher Kelly Owens had given up all hope of living a normal life. The debilitating inflammatory bowel disease affects about 300,000 people in the UK, causing diarrhoea, extreme tiredness, stomach aches and weight loss. There is no cure, but drugs such as steroids … Read more