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Even the most expensive bike locks can be compromised in just a few minutes, and mostly serve as deterrents so your…

If you’ve ever had to fly during the cold winter months you’ve probably already experienced the hassle of a delayed…

In many parts of the country pulling over and making room for an approaching emergency vehicle with its lights and…

I’ve warned my family that if I ever go missing, it’s probably because I was committed after obsessively trying to…

MP3, the digital audio coding format, changed the way we listen to music and drove the adoption of countless new…

The most immersive virtual reality experience is still going to feel fake with your body plopped motionless in a…

A lot of products, including toothbrushes, rely on the physical testing of prototype after prototype to help perfect…

When subway, train stations, and airports get crammed full of people, it’s impossible to hear loudspeaker…

Key fobs have all but eliminated the difficulties in finding the key hole on a car door at night, but what if…

Since all of the electronics in an electric car are reliant on the same battery as its motor, driving around in the…

A well-maintained smoke detector is a must for every home, but often, smoke isn’t the first byproduct of a…

If it were just slightly more convenient to perfectly adjust a chair, we’d all embrace ergonomics with open arms. So…

Believe it or not, that modern-looking tin can in the sky you’re flying—with its touchscreen TVs at every seat—most…

A daily run can be great for your health and fitness, but it can actually be harmful too if not done properly. Of…

In a disaster situation, triage and rescue workers typically tag patients with a colored paper bracelet that…

The next time you find yourself buried in rubble, your savior might not be a keen-nosed rescue dog but rather this…

Back in 2009, we told you about the skin factory concept at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering…

According to a Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information press release, the eagerly expected iPhone 2.2 operating…

The Fraunhofer Institute-the guys who invented MP3 and screwed the music labels as a result, which is why we like…

Those freaky scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute are always thinking up cool stuff, and now they've figured out…