Fewer Brits are using social media, according to study
Not feeling too fussed to check your Facebook news feed, or tweet that picture from last night? You're alone, as social media use in Britain has actually fallen over the last year.
Artificial skin can give artificial limbs the sense of touch
There have been some amazing advancements in prosthetic limbs, from mind control to 3D printing. But none have been able to feel a sense of touch. That is until now, as a team of American and Korean researchers have developed an artificial material that stretches and senses just like real skin.
#NRMPresents 'Halitron.' Kickstarter Project Defeats Gravitational Force With Magnets
Magnetic levitation is fascinating to see and a team from Oxford are bringing this experience to us all with their Kickstarter project called 'Halitron.'
5 Hilarious 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailer Spoofs
Knowing the audience of this site, chances are you've already seen the new 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' trailer, but you may have not seen these awesome parodies.
Bristol University Tech Uses Ultrasound To Create 3D Shapes You Can See And Touch
A lot of people are inventing many ways they see humans controlling computers in the future. A team at Bristol University have had a go at answering this question by using focused ultrasound to create 3D haptic shapes out of air that you can see and touch.
Police To Publicly Name And Shame Drink-Drivers On Twitter This Christmas
To combat the rising number of drink-drivers around Christmas, Sussex and Surrey police will share the names of people convicted on Twitter.
#NRMPlays GAME OF THE YEAR: 420BLAZEIT. Nothing Comes Close To This Insanity
Copious amounts of offensive internet memes, comic sans text, Doritos and Mountain Dew sum up the rather insane experience that is GAME OF THE YEAR: 420BLAZEIT, a 360 no-scope to the face of modern FPS culture.
Return Of Kings: For Masculine Bigots
It's sad to see websites publish content that devolves humanity in some vain attempt to capture more of an audience and appear closer to the top of Google.
'Do You Want To Build A Meth Lab?' Watch Walter White Break 'Frozen' With This 'Breaking Bad' Parody
Ever wondered what Breaking Bad would be like if it took a few cues from Frozen? Neither have we, but the result is this rather hilarious musical parody, courtesy of animeme.
Anti-Sex Trafficking Campaign Matches Tinder Users To Abused Victims
I never thought Tinder would be a place for a disruptive campaign, creating awareness around sex trafficking in Ireland. But that's exactly what has happened, as advertising agency EightyTwenty has worked on behalf of the Immigration Council of Ireland by creating several fake profiles of actresses portraying women forced into sex work.
3 Situations Where Indiana Jones Would've Died In Real Life
I know that Indiana Jones kicking the bucket is a situation no-one likes to imagine, but let's be honest: Harrison Ford, for all intents and purposes, is indestructible.
Tesco Cash Machine Offers 'Free Erections' To Welsh Speaking Users
Tesco made some adjustments to their Express branch in Aberystwyth, mounting a sign in the regional Welsh language that says "Codiad am Ddim." While the sentiment is there to be accessible for all, the sign promises more than the store can deliver as it actually translates to 'Free Erection.'
3D Printing Helps Restore Lost Visual Memories Of The Blind
Touchable Memories, a campaign set up by Pirate3D has shown how technology can be used to better lives, through recreating the memories of five visually impaired people by 3D printing some photographs from their past.
Gamecity 9: Day One.
A rather chilly Saturday morning kicked off GameCity 9, introducing Nottingham to a rather different festival than what has been considered the norm over the previous eight years.
Watch This Guy Play Three Classic N64 Games At The Same Time, And Beat Them In Less Than An Hour
Speedrunning mastermind Karl Jobst has played Goldeneye, Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time at the same time, and has completed them all in under an hour. This is actually insane.
Microsoft's 'RoomAlive' Turns Your Living Room Into A Video Game Level
Remember last year's Kinect concept 'IllumiRoom'? Microsoft Research are back with their next iteration of this technology named 'RoomAlive,' which turns the whole room into an augmented-reality game through the power of multiple Kinect systems and projectors.
#NRMPresents GameLoading: Rise Of The Indies
Independent games are quickly becoming iconic in popular culture, as the community across the globe is now welcoming the brand new experiences they bring to the table. GameLoading: Rise of the Indies looks to explore this ever expanding world in a feature-length documentary, which is gaining popularity on Kickstarter.
Robotic Hand Attachment Lets You Touch Things In Virtual Reality
Dextra Robotics posted on Reddit's Oculus page to introduce a new device that they claim will bring a sense of touch to virtual reality, allowing you to feel the animated objects around you.
Liam Neeson Returns In 'Tak3n'
Liam Neeson is back with his particular set of skills, which now includes l33t speak as Taken 3 (known as 'Tak3n') has been announced. Way to take the h1gh-ground of integrity there, Qui-Gon Jinn.
University Of Lincoln Students Create 'Honeybee' Robots To Replicate Swarm Behaviour
Computer scientists at the University of Lincoln have created an autonomous robot, which can replicate the behaviour of swarming honeybees in large numbers. Called Colias - named after a type of butterfly - they can be used for insight into how swarms act amongst each other.