Dubai to be the world’s first city to feature drones in the form of Personal Flying Vehicles

Personal Flying Vehicles are drones wherein the passenger taps-in the destination and straps himself in while the autonomous drone figures out the path to take to reach the destination using a 4G network. The one seat human sized quadcopter that whipped CES 2016 into a frenzy could soon be used to ferry passengers this summer. The head…

Trump Administration weighs decision to lower standards of vehicle fuel efficiency

Trump’s EPA nominee Scott Pruitt, has made it clear that the Obama-era standards will remain. Not wanting to meet stringent fuel efficiency standards set in the U.S., car manufacturing companies in the country have shot off a letter to President Donald Trump in the hope that he loosens things up. Car manufacturers in the U.S.,…

Liquid batteries could significantly cut the cost of solar and wind energy installations

Developed by Harvard researchers, this is one technology waiting to be adopted and has a ready market for it. One of the issues facing battery technology is not just their capacity to retain their charge but also, more importantly, their lifespan. Even a lithium-ion pack can become useless after a couple of years of heavy…

Why Happiness Might Very Well Be Genetic Has Been Discovered By A Scientist

Scientists say that while it’s nearly impossible to modify genes to boost your contentment, according to a researcher who carried out groundbreaking work in the area, a human’s level of happiness is linked to their genetic makeup. Meike Bartels described herself as a “scientist on a mission” in an interview with a TV channel at…

Privacy Groups Allege Children’s Secrets May Spread by Talking Dolls

Posing a privacy risk to consumers are Internet-connected toys, including several children’s dolls, allege advocacy groups. The advocacy groups for children and consumers say that the parents often aren’t aware for this. Collection and use of personal information from children in violation of rules prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices is being done by two talking…