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Do you often lose your keys? Here's hope for you!Researchers have developed an "invisible key" technology which allows users to unlock doors by means of hand gestures.

For the first time since its invention in 1948, the rules of scrabble has been changed, which will allow the inclusion of acronyms such as lol (laugh out loud)!

The new generation of poets is finding inspiration in modern technology, rather than literary history. Today's young poets are, in fact, far more likely to cite the likes of Benjamin Zephaniah.

Scientists have developed a new method called steganography by printed arrays of microbes (SPAM) that allows secret messages to be hidden in genetically engineered bacteria.

Scientists have built a two-legged robot called MABEL that can run like a human and reach a record speed of 6.8mph. The makers of the robot predict...

Boosting WiFi signals with a parabolic antenna made from a beer can and slipping it over the wireless router’s own antenna has become the latest DIY cellphone hack.

Abbreviations, which are usually very popular among youngsters while text messaging, are now being used by 50 percent of people who are over 55-years of age.

Recently, around one million users joined Pottermore.com, the new website developed by the author J K Rowling. Fans can now retrace Harry’s steps and participate in the wizarding world by opening an account at Gringotts...

Our unconscious mind can be a great motivator when it comes to pursuing our goals. A study explores how the unconscious mind responds to objects in relation to an individual’s goals—and how it continues to influence feelings...

Kids, as young as two years, can comprehend complex grammar even though they are unable to speak in full sentences, a new study has found. In fact, they even use it to make sense of what they hear...