Meet Solar Impulse 2, an aircraft that can fly for up to five days straight and will reportedly be able to fly around the world. The plane is an impressive feat of engineering, with wings as wide as a 747, but weighing only a little more than the average car. Tests of the aircraft will begin in a few weeks, with the round-the-world attempt planned for next March.

In a 12-week trial, a new drug for hepatitis C has reportedly cured 191 out of 208 patients.

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I found this wonderful article online that seems to have been abandoned for some time now (source below), it's called:

Timing of Entry from PDAs to Smart Phones: The Evolution of an Industry

Despite having innovative and sophisticated product designs, most of the early PDA companies failed. This was mainly because the success of PDAs was dependent on several aspects of enabling technology that had not been fully developed at the time a flurry of companies ventured into this sector. The success of PDAs was dependent on the invention of enabling technologies such as handwriting recognition software, modems, and power and memory miniaturization.


Several enabling technologies had no capacity to support PDA manufacture. Handwriting recognition was ...

Behold, the fantastically creepy caterpillar of the pink underwing moth (Phyllodes imperials). When it's threatened, this Australian native rears its upper body segments up and curls its head down towards its 'chest', to create the illusion of a much larger, much toothier, head.

A team of scientist are working to create an edible water-bottle. Rodrigo González and his team first took a frozen ball of water and dipped it into a calcium chloride solution, which formed a gelatinous layer. Then, the ball soaked in another solution made from brown algae extract, which encapsulated the ice in a second squishy membrane to reinforce the structure. Keeping the water in the algae solution for long periods of time allows the mold to become thicker and stronger.

This bright blue fish, named the blue parrotfish, can be found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and spends 80% of its time searching for food.

NASA's 'Space Needle' (from the 1950s), or X-15, is the fastest and highest-flying manned aircraft. Decades after its record-breaking flights, this speed machine is inspiring a new generation of space planes.

Believe it or not, a bird made this. Vogelkop gardener bowerbirds from New Guinea go to extraordinary lengths to build a love nest from interwoven sticks and decorative objects to appear more attractive to a female.