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December is almost here, which means Spotify is about to remind you just how embarrassing your listening habits are. The steaming giant’s annual Wrapped feature will reveal the songs you’ve played the most over the year – regardless of whether they’re cool or cringey. Wrapped also showcases your most played albums, artists and podcasts of … Read more
Paving over front garden for cars to park on can turn homes into flood-risk, experts warn National Infrastructure Commission warned 325,000 homes are at risk of floods Watertight or paved-over surfaces with poor drainage can make flooding worse A further 65,000 properties could be in the high-risk category by 2055 By Colin Fernandez Environment Editor … Read more
People without hearing can LISTEN to music with new technology that converts tunes into vibrations Scientists designed an algorithm that converts monophonic music into tangible stimuli transmitted as vibrations The vibrations are then sent to a device worn around the wrist, allowing the wearer to feel the music An advanced portable version is in the … Read more
European Space Agency’s new astronauts REVEALED: Class of 17 includes 8 women and a British ‘parastronaut’ with a physical disability The European Space Agency has revealed its new class of astronauts They are the first cohort in almost 15 years and include the first ‘parastronaut’ People with physical disabilities have previously been excluded from spaceflight … Read more
History will be made today as the European Space Agency announces its first ever ‘parastronaut’ for a potential future moon mission. A new class of between four to six astronauts are set to be named this afternoon following a gruelling selection process to whittle down a whopping 22,523 applicants. They could include one of 166 Britons … Read more
When it comes to futuristic travel, this new ultra-luxury submarine has got to be up there for a way to explore the deep. Capable of carrying three passengers at any one time, the ‘Super Sub’ vessel can dive 984ft (300m) underwater at speeds of up to 10 knots (11mph). That is 3-4 knots faster than … Read more
Sight and sound: Smart specs costing £400 can rewind conversations in front of your eyes Xrai Glass, costing £400, can rewind what was just said in real-life conversation They are designed for the hard-of-hearing and users get recap with ‘Hey Xrai’ The experience is compared to 205in IMAX screen is ‘Alexa… but for your eyes’ First … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the ‘once-hidden’ beginnings of a very young star during its exploration to find the first galaxies. The image of this never-before-seen protostar shows an ‘hourglass’ shape that looks like it is on fire in the middle of the blackness of space, which is only visible in infrared … Read more
NASA’s Orion capsule captured a stunning ‘blue marble’ image of the Earth nine hours into its epic journey to the moon – marking the first time a human-rated craft has seen this view since the last moon mission nearly 50 years ago during the 1972 Apollo mission. The image shows the round planet we call home … Read more
Amazon’s new Prime Air drone offers 30-minute deliveries, flies 50 mph and drops packages from TWELVE feet in the air – nearly a decade after Jeff Bezos first announced drone delivery Amazon’s newest Prime Air drone will begin air-dropping packages in two U.S. cities in Texas and California by the end of this year Dubbed … Read more