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Scientists Have Found a Way to Translate Brainwaves into Speech ‘With Unprecedented Clarity’
The researchers have called the system a “game-changer” for anyone who has lost their ability to speak, whether from disease or disability.
‘It’s Not Quite the Ant-Man Suit’ But Researchers Discover How to Shrink Objects to 1000th Their Original Size
Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
It’s not quite the Ant-Man suit, but the system produces 3D structures one thousandth the size...
These Cheap Little Refrigerators Can Provide Cooling Without Needing Any Kind of Power
MIT researchers have filed for patents on their inexpensive little refrigerators that require no power. The passive system, which is primarily being hailed as a way to preserve food and medications in hot off-grid locations, is essentially a high-tech version of a parasol.
Check Out the Crappy First Jobs for Elon Musk, Taylor Swift and Madonna
Did you know that before Elon Musk was worth $21 billion, he was a jumpsuit-wearing janitor? Or that Taylor Swift's former job was keeping Christmas trees free of insects?
Bill Gates Announces $1Bil Fund for New Technology Geared Toward Climate Change
The legendary tech billionaire do-gooder – along with several other CEOs – have created a groundbreaking new fund to help combat climate change.
Tech CEOs, Billionaires Throw Money at Climate Change As Eiffel Tower Shines Green
As the Eiffel Tower, a marvel of 19th century engineering, is flooded with green light to salute the opening of the Paris climate change...
How To Be The Architect Of Your Own Fortune and Learn to Be Lucky
The word fortune is derived from the goddess of luck and fate, Fortuna, in Roman mythology. She's often portrayed as being blindfolded, meaning she...
Lives Changed as Charities Give Away More than 400,000 Hearing Aids
A woman cries, children smile, and old men hug everyone around them as they experience the joy of hearing once again – some, for...
More Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half Their Wealth
Nine more wealthy families and individuals have pledged to give at least half of their fortunes to charity as part of a giving campaign...
Coast Guard Rescues 14 At Sea After Ship Sinks
The Coast Guard rescued 14 people adrift in life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles off the coast of Hatteras, N.C. on...
Virgin Develops Jet Fuel With Half the Carbon Footprint of Others
Virgin Atlantic Airways and LanzaTech are developing an aviation fuel that will cut in half the carbon footprint of conventional flights.
Instead of using plant stock...
Chilean Miners Appear With Celebrities On CNN Hero Awards Show
Anderson Cooper Heroes Award GalaWalking the red carpet at this year's CNN Hero awards tribute show, to be televised on Thanksgiving night, will be...
‘Yes, We Can’ Attitude Spreading Across Africa
Sir Richard Branson visits Africa often, and recently declared, "It is apparent that a “yes, we can” attitude is spreading across the continent" --...
Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2010 Announced
A Scotsman providing free daily meals to 400,000 children, a former child soldier clearing land mines in Cambodia and a Texas builder giving injured...
Stars Walk the Green Carpet for Eco Awards
Stars like Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart and Daryl Hannah, along with business moguls like Richard Branson, walk a green carpet before being...
The Elders Announce Visit to Middle East
A delegation of six Elders, from the independent group of eminent global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, will visit Israel, the West Bank...
Virgin Galactic Spaceships Look to Be Powered by Algae
Proof of Sir Richard Branson's dedication to low carbon emissions will be displayed next year when Virgin Galactic's two spacecrafts, Mothership Eve and SpaceShipTwo,...
Stars Gather to Honor Britain’s Citizen Heroes
The annual Pride of Britain Awards were held last night to pay tribute to hero members of the public whose selfless, courageous...
Virgin Atlantic 747 to Test Biofuel in Early 2008
Richard Branson said his Virgin Group hopes to produce clean biofuels for cars and buses by the start of the next decade, and...
The Elders – Veteran Diplomats Unite to Save the World
Imagine a group of famous retired diplomats forming an alliance to solve the world's most intractable problems. Meet The Elders: Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan,...