When you think of a vending machine, things like snacks, sodas, or even pharmaceutical supplies may come to mind. But you ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Yet what truly sets this apart as one of the year's best inventions is the decision by Google DeepMind to make the software open-source. This means that researchers all around the world will be ...

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Photographs by Jo Whaley for TIME; Inventions from left: On Cloudboom Strike LightSpray, Medical Microinstruments Symani Surgical System, Agility Robotics Digit holding Light Bio Firefly Petunias ...

The post 15 Inventions That Have Caused More Harm Than Good appeared first on Housely. Inventions often promise to make life easier and better. However, some have backfired spectacularly, causing ...

(Editor’s Note: This is a section from Popular Science’s 37th annual Best of What’s New awards. Be sure to read the full list ...