By Simona Kitanovska Karens of the world unite – and calm down – for you now have an action figure. The name has become a meme to reflect those who use their privilege to demand their own way. Depictions include demanding to “speak to the manager,” being racist, or wearing a particular bob-cut hairstyle. Pennsylvania
By Simona Kitanovska A TikToker gave a homeless man a complete makeover by shaving his beard, getting him access to a shower, and donating food and shelter. Activist Mahmoud Itani, 35, met Mounir when filming a video in which he was giving out donations made by his followers. Itani, who is based in Beirut, Lebanon,
By Simona Kitanovska A devoted brother climbed a mountain blindfolded during a three-day challenge to find out what his incredible blind sister faces every day. Brave Ed Smith, 21, said it was “pretty special” to walk in the footsteps of his blind-from-birth sibling, Harriet Smith, 31, while admitting the hair-raising feat was terrifying at times.
By Simona Kitanovska A desperate mother-of-two has pulled her own teeth out three times – after failing to get a dentist appointment from Britain’s National Health Service. Layla Waters, 52, contacted every National Health Service dentist within 70 miles of her house in England but couldn’t get a face-to-face appointment in over two years. After
By Simona Kitanovska New technologies to reduce the effects of burning fossil fuels include an innovative approach developed by an international team of scientists, who have developed a railcar to capture carbon dioxide by a train as it moves down railways. The process is known as “direct air capture,” which means filtering out CO2 –
By Simona Kitanovska An astounding technological innovation could revolutionize construction by assembling objects by levitation, without touching them. LeviPrint is a system allowing contact-free manipulation of building materials by using acoustic levitation. A prototype composed of a robot arm and a levitator was used to test different fabrication processes. A red ball is seen floating
By Simona Kitanovska A disabled university graduate was able to collect the keys to his first home – after generous donors raised more than $61,000 so he could move out of his parents’ house. Calum Grevers, 29, got his keys on August 4 but hopes to move into his new apartment in September. He started
By Simona Kitanovska A wedding expert has shared things couples shouldn’t do on their big day – including not having too many bridesmaids to avoid drama and not tying the knot too late in the day. Kat Williams, 38, founder and editor of Rock N Roll Bride magazine, divided opinions after posting a video with
By Martin M Barillas A tailor-made structure may make microwave WiFi signals more transmittable through walls without reflection, according to new research. This works in much the same way as an anti-reflective coating works on a pair of eyeglasses, which also has implications for future 6G mobile communications. Annoying reflections disrupt the transmission of waves,
By Christos Andreas Makridis Crypto might be tanking, but metaverse spending is bounding to new heights. Investments in the metaverse surged to $12 billion in 2021 from $5.9 billion in 2020 to more than$5.9 billion in 2020 to more than. The metaverse could grow to $13 trillion – more than half the size of the
