Earbuds That Offer Superhuman Hearing

A hotly anticipated set of wireless earbuds called Here won’t even play your favorite songs. The soon-to-be-released tech gadget from SF-based Doppler Labs is instead meant to be a type of super-human volume control and sound equalizer for your everyday life. Users will be able to turn up the volume if they’re sitting in the nosebleeds at a concert or tune out specific sounds like …

Solar Impulse Sets Off On a Groundbreaking Flight

For the first time, an airplane powered purely by solar energy is making a five-day, five-night journey across the Pacific Ocean. The success of the flight will depend heavily upon the weather as sunshine is crucial to the airplane’s functionality and without it, the only option will be to ditch the aircraft in the Pacific. Two pilots, Andre Borschberg and Betrand Piccard, are taking turns …

Why Dogs Can’t Recognize You on FaceTime

Every dog owner has experienced it: that empty feeling that sets in when your beloved pooch won’t acknowledge you on FaceTime. But don’t fret, they aren’t mad at you for abandoning them. National Geographic reveals that a phone’s small screen makes it difficult for dogs to recreate a human image in their minds and, without your scent, an image alone may not be enough to …