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Sep 19, 2024
Even though we head into nature to get away from it all, we usually haul along our mobile gadgetry. Phones, laptops and handheld consoles all need power of course, which might not be easy to find in the middle of nowhere. That's where the Shine 2.0 comes in.
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Outdoors,
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Sep 19, 2024
One of the challenges of downsizing to a tiny house is the lack of separation and storage space. The Kootenay Inventory, by Truform Tiny Homes, addresses these concerns with a well-designed space-saving layout that squeezes a ton of storage, plus some nice features, into a length of 33 ft (10 m).
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Sep 19, 2024
Folks looking for an alternative to the room-dominating big-screen TV for their audiovisual entertainment are just the kind of people Epson is aiming for with its latest EpiqVision smart mini projectors.
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Home Entertainment,
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Sep 19, 2024
Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al Hackel.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Custom Bikes, Choppers,
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Sep 19, 2024
A pair of Princeton engineers have developed a new kind of concrete that promises more than 5 times the damage resistance of the usual stuff, by poking holes in its structure.
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Sep 19, 2024
Astronomers have spotted an absolutely colossal cosmic chimney that stretches as far as 140 Milky Ways lined up side by side. These jumbo jets are being blasted from a supermassive black hole.
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Space, Science
Black hole,
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Sep 19, 2024
Treating life-threatening bloodstream infections in combat situations is challenging, especially when the pathogen responsible is unknown. So, DARPA has called on Harvard's Wyss Institute to use its groundbreaking biotech to fight this deadly threat.
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Science
Infections, Biotechnology,
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Sep 19, 2024
At the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in Washington, DC, the US Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have released the first video of its B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight, along with an update on the B-21 program.
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Military, Technology
Aircraft, US Air Force,
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Sep 19, 2024
Inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, researchers have developed a flexible screen capable of storing and displaying encrypted images without using electronics - just tiny magnetic particles.
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Technology
Biomimetic, Magnetic field, Screen,
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Sep 19, 2024
Scientists have demonstrated a new potential treatment for bone cancer. A bioactive glass laced with a toxic metal was able to kill up to 99% of the cancer without harming healthy cells, and could even help regrow healthy bone after.
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Medical, Science
Bones, Cancer, Aston University,
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Sep 18, 2024
Consuming foods and drinks particularly high in flavonoids - such as berries, tea, dark chocolate and, yes, red wine - could potentially safeguard your brain in older age, with researchers linking these plant-based antioxidants with lowering the risk of developing dementia.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Sep 18, 2024
In case you haven't heard, the methane in cow burps is a major source of greenhouse gases. There may be a new way of addressing that problem, however, as a recent study shows that feeding cows clay reduces their methane emissions by over 30%.
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Environment, Science
Methane,
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Sep 18, 2024
Reimo's Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Camp is often among the top highlights of the tiny camper van segment at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, but this year's variant was doubly so. Not only does Reimo's mini-camper handily surpass Volkswagen's own Caddy California in terms of overall van life accommodations, it's also the first Caddy camper conversion with available plug-in hybrid power. Volkswagen's new second-generation plug-in eHybrid system offers an impressive combination of electric and petrol driving for a truly capable camping vehicle that shows the cleanest, quietest respect for its campground neighbors.
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Sep 18, 2024
Reimo's Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Camp is often among the top highlights of the tiny camper van segment at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, but this year's variant was doubly so. Not only does Reimo's mini-camper handily surpass Volkswagen's own Caddy California in terms of overall van life accommodations, it's also the first Caddy camper conversion with available plug-in hybrid power. Volkswagen's new second-generation plug-in eHybrid system offers an impressive combination of electric and petrol driving for a truly capable camping vehicle that shows the cleanest, quietest respect for its campground neighbors.
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Sep 18, 2024
Reimo's Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Camp is often among the top highlights of the tiny camper van segment at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, but this year's variant was doubly so. Not only does Reimo's mini-camper handily surpass Volkswagen's own Caddy California in terms of overall van life accommodations, it's also the first Caddy camper conversion with available plug-in hybrid power. Volkswagen's new second-generation plug-in eHybrid system offers an impressive combination of electric and petrol driving for a truly capable camping vehicle that shows the cleanest, quietest respect for its campground neighbors.
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Sep 18, 2024
Located at the top of a steep hill in Muskoka, Ontario, Bunkie on the Hill is a contemporary interpretation of the classic forest cabin. Designed by Toronto-based Dubbeldam Architecture Design, the striking cabin is the smallest in a collection of structures spread across four family properties. Despite its modest size, the dwelling exemplifies how design can be both functional and reflective of its surroundings.
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Arc
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Sep 18, 2024
For several years now, French company SeaBubbles has been turning heads with its fully-enclosed Bubble battery-electric hydrofoil water taxi. Well, that li'l boat now has a significantly bigger and faster brother, in the form of the Smart Bubble.
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Marine, Transport
Seabubbles,
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Sep 18, 2024
Back in January, Yashica launched a pair of 4K color night-vision binoculars designed to bring color and clarity to otherwise darkened views. Now the company is following up with the Explorer - which not only feature two eyepieces but also a pop-up screen.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Night Vision, Goggles,
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Sep 18, 2024
Plans have been revealed for an eye-catching building that will become the new world's tallest residential skyscraper. Named Senna Tower, it will be located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to pay homage to the legendary racing driver Ayrton Senna.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Sep 18, 2024
Gold medal trick cyclist Dawid Godziek is no stranger to flying to twisty, hold-your-breath heights on his bike. But his latest ride, carried out atop a moving train, might be his most impressive accomplishment yet. And you can watch.
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Sports, Lifestyle
BMX,
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Sep 18, 2024
Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It "embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles," and its design encapsulates "three core principles - Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA)."
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Sep 18, 2024
Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It "embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles," and its design encapsulates "three core principles - Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA)."
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Sep 18, 2024
Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It "embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles," and its design encapsulates "three core principles - Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA)."
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Sep 18, 2024
An innovative start-up is out to change how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is managed, bypassing the traditional route of medication to instead use non-invasive light electrical brain stimulation delivered by a headband worn for just 20 minutes a day.
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ADHD & Autism, Science
Brain, ADHD,
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Sep 18, 2024
In response to the return to large-scale peer-to-peer warfare, Anduril has unveiled its new Barracuda family of autonomous cruise missiles, which can be built to "hyper-scale" for intelligent swarm attacks against hardened targets.
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Military, Technology
Missile Defense, Weapons
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Sep 18, 2024
In response to the return to large-scale peer-to-peer warfare, Anduril has unveiled its new Barracuda family of autonomous cruise missiles, which can be built to "hyper-scale" for intelligent swarm attacks against hardened targets.
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Military, Technology
Missile Defense, Weapons
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Sep 18, 2024
A new study has challenged the long-held assumption that autistic people are emotionally stunted, finding that, in fact, people with autism experience complex emotions. It's hoped these findings will lead to better therapy strategies for neurodivergent people.
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ADHD & Autism, Science
Autism,
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Sep 17, 2024
A bit inside the box, a bit outside the box, the Maxvan Access camper is like no other camper we've seen. In fact, we're not sure whether to call it a camper van, B motorhome or something else entirely. Most RV makers build inside the factory van or create their own module atop the chassis, but Maxvan does a little of both, pushing out the driver-side wall to increase livable space. The result is something of a split-bodied camper van with an open floor plan further enhanced by the likes of a Murphy bed and deconstructed hideaway bathroom.
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Sep 17, 2024
We've seen 3D-printed titanium handlebars, stems and frame components, but the Reactor Aero takes the concept a whole lot further. Made by the No. 22 Bicycle Company in upstate New York, it's being billed as the world's first 3D-printed titanium road bike.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Sep 17, 2024
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or GPGP for short, isn't exactly what you might have heard. It's not a floating garbage land-mass twice the size of Texas that you can settle, even though it kind of already has its own currency (called Debris), a flag, and passports made of recycled plastic ... and citizens?
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Environment, Science
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Sep 17, 2024
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, or GPGP for short, isn't exactly what you might have heard. It's not a floating garbage land-mass twice the size of Texas that you can settle, even though it kind of already has its own currency (called Debris), a flag, and passports made of recycled plastic ... and citizens?
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Environment, Science
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Sep 17, 2024
Ford redesigned the Ranger pickup truck for the 2024 model year, pushing it into its fifth generation. I drove both the XLT and the Raptor, comprising two of the four models of Ranger available now.
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Automotive, Transport
Ford, Polaris Ranger
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Sep 17, 2024
There could soon be a powerful new aid for people who are unable to speak. British scientists have developed a choker that detects its wearer's silently mouthed words, and converts them into audible synthetic speech.
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Wearables, Technology
University of Cambridge,
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Sep 17, 2024
Earlier this year, Chinese smart projector maker JMGO launched the N1S series with a 1080p entertainment hub and a flagship 4K model. Now the company has added two more variants to the tri-laser range that boast "high brightness, contrast and color accuracy."
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Home Entertainment, Technology
4K UHD,
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Sep 17, 2024
Portland-based ebike maker Vvolt has unveiled what's claimed to be the first model in North America to sport mechanical automatic 3-speed internal rear hub transmission. The mid-drive Class 3 ride also features UL-certified batteries and carbon belt drive.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Pedal-assisted
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Sep 17, 2024
Portland-based ebike maker Vvolt has unveiled what's claimed to be the first model in North America to sport mechanical automatic 3-speed internal rear hub transmission. The mid-drive Class 3 ride also features UL-certified batteries and carbon belt drive.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Pedal-assisted
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Sep 17, 2024
Described as probably the most exclusive tiny house in the world, the Golden House certainly stands out with its mirrored gold glass finish and luxurious interior. It also has a price tag to match and is up for sale for US$250,000.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Constru
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Sep 17, 2024
Neurotech company Synchron has been making massive strides over the past couple of years. It's just announced that a trial participant has used its brain-computer interface (BCI) to turn on the lights in his home, see who is at the door, and choose what to watch on the TV - hands-free and without even a voice command.
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Sep 17, 2024
Back in August 2021, LA-based Portl launched a 7-ft-tall hologram projection box for life-like remote communications. Now renamed Proto, the company has revealed that its Epic technology is allowing cancer patients to consult life-size virtual specialists.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Sep 17, 2024
Taking a leaf out of the book of plants, scientists have used a photosynthesis blueprint to harness the power of sunlight and turn two of the most destructive greenhouse gases into useful, prized chemicals that can be then used for the production of fuels and play a vital role in manufacturing.
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Energy, Science
McGill University,
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Sep 17, 2024
Researchers have discovered a fascinating new link between the gut and the brain: swallowing nutritious food causes the release of the feel-good chemical serotonin. The findings open the door to developing new treatments for eating disorders.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Food,
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Sep 16, 2024
Sensors such as electrocardiogram (EEG) electrodes can help save a person's life, but the adhesive patches used to attach them may also harm that person's skin. An experimental new medical patch addresses that issue by utilizing octopus-inspired suckers.
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Medical, Science
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Sep 16, 2024
OK, the Volkswagen Transporter (aka Microbus, aka Bulli, aka Type 2, aka Kombi ...) didn't actually go anywhere, but the T6.1 has felt like a lame duck for a while now, especially following the big split-off of the new Multivan. All that changes today at IAA Transportation 2024 in Hanover, Germany. By far the most notable debut of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' hometown multi-product offensive, the new 7th-gen Transporter looks a little softer than its predecessor but packs more cargo space, more payload and more towing capacity, readying it for jobs of all sizes.
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Automotive,
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Sep 16, 2024
While there are now a few different companies that build self-balancing one-wheeled electric skateboards, Future Motion was one of the very first. The California-based firm has just announced the latest addition to its lineup, the small but mighty Pint S.
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Urban Transport, Transport
Self Balancing Unicycle,
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Sep 16, 2024
The Mondo is the latest model created in-house by online marketplace Tiny House Listings. Featuring a spacious and open interior that includes a downstairs bedroom and lots of storage, the tiny house would be a good fit for a couple wanting to downsize but still live in comfort.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction, Micro-House
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Sep 16, 2024
Sony has launched a pair of pricey 4K home theater projectors packing a modified flavor of the XR video processing technology found in its Bravia TVs for the promise of "professional-grade visual experiences inside the home."
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Home Entertainment, Technology
Sony, Projectors,
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Sep 16, 2024
You don't need to have caught sight of these four stunning mountains that line the Pacific Northwest (PNW) to know what a unique set of cups this is - but if you have, you'll appreciate what a well-crafted tribute they are to one of the most beautiful corners of the US.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Kickstarter, Mountain,
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Sep 16, 2024
We're starting off the week with a mechanical marvel: a homemade dragster with dual Rolls-Royce jet engines that's been 17 years in the making - and could potentially hit 400 mph.
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Automotive, Transport
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Sep 16, 2024
We're starting off the week with a mechanical marvel: a homemade dragster with dual Rolls-Royce jet engines that's been 17 years in the making - and could potentially hit 400 mph.
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Automotive, Transport
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Sep 16, 2024
Saturn's rings are iconic, but new evidence suggests Earth might once have sported one of its own. This ring would have caused chaos on the surface.
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Space, Science
Earth, Saturn, Planet, Asteroid,
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Sep 16, 2024
From 350,757 coin flips to prove probability to assessing the swimming abilities of dead trout, the winners of the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize have been recognized for their work in absurd scientific research. And somewhat fitting for the recipients, they all walked away with a coveted $100-trillion Zimbabwean banknote, worth around US$0.40.
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Science
Ig Nobel Prize,
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Sep 16, 2024
Most of us don't eat as much fruit and veggies as we know we should, but that goal might now be a bit more achievable. Scientists in Spain have engineered a new "Golden Lettuce" with 30 times more nutrients than the regular green stuff.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Genetic engineering,
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Sep 16, 2024
The Black Lives Matter protests that spread across the US in 2020 caused a rapid drop in racial bias, but by the end of the year, it had risen again, according to new research. While the protests shone a light on institutional racism, this study highlights the need for using other measures to ensure long-lasting change.
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Research Watch, Science
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Sep 16, 2024
After almost five decades sailing through space, NASA is trying to squeeze a few more years out of the venerable Voyager 1 deep space probe by swapping a wonky thruster system for a disused secondary one to ensure the craft can keep its radio antenna pointing at the Earth.
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Space, Science
Voyager, NASA,
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Sep 16, 2024
The CT-2 is a shape-shifting four-wheeled urban getabout, a tandem two-seater that can park in motorcycle spaces and filter through traffic - but that spreads its wheels wider for stability at higher speeds. It's slated for production in 2026.
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Automotive, Transport
Shape-shifting, Transformable,
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Sep 16, 2024
The CT-2 is a shape-shifting four-wheeled urban getabout, a tandem two-seater that can park in motorcycle spaces and filter through traffic - but that spreads its wheels wider for stability at higher speeds. It's slated for production in 2026.
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Automotive, Transport
Shape-shifting, Transformable,
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Sep 16, 2024
After five days in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission, which conducted the world's first commercial spacewalk, has returned safely to Earth. At 3:36 am EDT, the Dragon capsule Resilience splashed down off the coast of the Dry Tortugas, Florida.
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Space, Science
Spacewalk, Space Tourism, Spac
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Sep 15, 2024
If you're not really into salt-water tanks or don't spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there's still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last year it passed the "mirror test", showing that it can recognize its own face in a mirror. Now researchers have found there's much more to it than we thought.
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Biology
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Sep 15, 2024
If you're not really into salt-water tanks or don't spend a lot of time in coral reefs, there's still a high probability you may have heard of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse fish. Likely because last year it passed the "mirror test", showing that it can recognize its own face in a mirror. Now researchers have found there's much more to it than we thought.
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Biology
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Sep 15, 2024
China leads the world in terms of renewable energy resources like solar power. And not just by a small margin either, making over twice as much solar power as the next highest country, the USA. Where do you store any excess solar energy for use when the sun isn't shining? Answer: in ridiculously big batteries.
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Energy, Science
Battery,
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Sep 15, 2024
The Pioneer 25 marks a momentous step in the world of motorsports as it passed the mandatory FIA crash tests. Developed solely for Extreme H, the world's first hydrogen-powered motorsport, the car has a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
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Automotive, Transport
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Sep 14, 2024
Old SJ-series Jeep models are some of the most iconic American things there are. At Vigilante 4x4 in Texas, however, adding rubber-burning muscle and a whole lot of engineering makes them even more.
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Automotive, Transport
Jeep, restomod, Texas
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Sep 13, 2024
Westfalia may be back in North America, but it's still doing its best work over in Europe. The world-famous pop-up camper builder joined the likes of Volkswagen and Ford in updating one of van life's icons at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. It introduced a simpler, more streamlined version of the James Cook camper van it revived in 2019 as an innovative Mercedes-Benz Sprinter slide-expander for on- and off-road RVing. The new 600D floor plan does away with the added bulk of the expansion module, going for faster four-sleeper setup without losing any of the James Cook's other attributes.
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Sep 13, 2024
Some bike headlights are designed to get you seen by motorists, while others are made to help you see the road. The Light Rail is claimed to excel at both, with a unique rectangular design that emphasizes light spread and movement over intensity.
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Bicycles, Transport
bike light
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Sep 13, 2024
Few photography subjects offer the breadth of beauty as astronomy, and the Royal Observatory Greenwich's annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards celebrate that fact. The winners for 2024 have now been crowned, including some breathtaking shots of aurora, nebulae, our Sun and Moon, and everything in between.
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Photogra
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Sep 13, 2024
Thanks to its raging success on Kickstarter, the Zera Max handheld fan could soon be a staple in many a camper's gear box. It produces a mighty flow of wind from a compact form factor, making it a tool with tons of uses in the woods and at home.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Vacuum cleaner, Camping, Ki
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Sep 13, 2024
What's the most amount of time you've ever spent putting together a Lego model? A team of 23 lunatics from the Lego group and McLaren Automotive spent over 8,000 hours putting together a full-size working P1 replica - and it actually clocked 40 mph (64 km/h) on a racetrack.
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Sep 13, 2024
A poll of Americans aged 50 and over on their use of cannabis has provided some interesting insights into how often they use the drug, how and why they use it, and the behaviors they engage in while under the influence.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Cannabis, Seniors,
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Sep 13, 2024
OpenAI's latest game-changing AI release has dropped. The new o1 model, now available in ChatGPT, now 'thinks' before it responds - and it's starting to crush both previous models and Ph.D-holding humans at solving expert-level problems.
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Technology
LLM (Large Language Model),
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Sep 13, 2024
Whether we've watched athletes do it or had the misfortune to experience it ourselves, 'choking' at an important moment when the pressure is on comes down to more than mental fortitude. For the first time, scientists have uncovered a set of neurons that misfire when the stakes are at their highest, sending poorer signals to the body that affects our actions in high-stakes situations.
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Biology, Science
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Sep 13, 2024
At the National Tactical Officers Association annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Bounce Imaging has unveiled what it claims is the world's first 360° panoramic thermal-imaging tactical throwable camera for the military and law enforcement.
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Technology
Camera, Thermal Imaging
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Sep 13, 2024
The Sun is the biggest fish in our small pond of a solar system, but it's a mere minnow compared to the whales that dwell out in the cosmos. New telescope images show a gigantic star casually blowing bubbles 75 times bigger than our Sun.
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Space, Science
Sun, Stars,
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Sep 12, 2024
Injecting regulatory T cells or Tregs, which control the body's immune responses, directly into damaged bone, muscle and skin significantly boosts healing, according to new research. The door is now open to developing a universal cell-based method of enhancing healing after an injury.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Sep 12, 2024
Ola's super-cheap electric roadsters caused a global stir at launch, but issues are now becoming apparent, from the subpar base variant lacking basic safety equipment, to an embarrassing case of outright plagiarism of Zero Motorcycles' press photos.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Electric Motorcycles,
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Sep 12, 2024
It was just this July that we heard about the ES-30, a hybrid-electric airliner being developed by Swedish firm Heart Aerospace. Well, the company has now unveiled a full-scale demonstrator version of the plane, which should fly next year.
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Aircraft, Transport
Electric Aircraft, Hybrid
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Sep 12, 2024
The world's first private spacewalk has been completed. On September 12, 2024 at 7:58 am EDT, two of the four-person crew of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Resilience returned after a 106-minute tethered EVA 732 km (455 miles) above the Earth.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Space Suit, Spacewalk,
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Sep 12, 2024
While a number of groups are developing thought-controlled prosthetic hands, most of the devices require electrodes or other relatively fiddly electronics to be implanted in the amputee's body. Such is not the case with a new system, however, which works with tiny inert implanted magnets.
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Medical, Science
Prosthesis, Thought-
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Sep 12, 2024
It's always difficult for designers to work with the limited room available in a tiny house, but French firms have it even tougher due to the country's strict towing laws requiring very small and light homes. With its recent Cosmos model, Plume approached this challenge with a space-saving interior layout that adds a useful netted upstairs area.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Sep 12, 2024
Marlboro & Kane from London has a thing for shrinking tools down to the smallest size possible while still making them functional. The company's latest mini marvel lets you have a pen - and a bit more functionality - always at hand.
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Lifestyle
Multitools, Writing, E
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Sep 12, 2024
Implanting a pouch of stem-cell-derived pancreas cells under the skin of type 1 diabetics has enabled them to live without insulin injections for years and maintain non-diabetic blood sugar levels, according to the results of a clinical trial. It's a big step towards a functional cure for the disease.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Sep 12, 2024
This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.
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Sep 12, 2024
This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.
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Sep 12, 2024
Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Such an encounter - the closest pass we know of - would have shaken up objects on the outskirts and might even mean there's no Planet Nine after all.
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Space, Science
Astronomy, Stars, Planet,
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Sep 12, 2024
It's a competitive field when it comes to robot mowers, but this one may be a cut above most, with a pleasing price point, supreme weather detection, lawn mapping and a host of other features that mean you won't have to keep watch over it as it goes about its work.
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Around The Home, Life
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Sep 11, 2024
MIT scientists have coaxed atoms into an exotic "edge state" for the first time, allowing them to flow completely friction-free. The breakthrough could lead to better superconductor materials.
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Physics, Science
Particle physics, Electron Microscopes
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Sep 11, 2024
MIT scientists have coaxed atoms into an exotic "edge state" for the first time, allowing them to flow completely friction-free. The breakthrough could lead to better superconductor materials.
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Physics, Science
Particle physics, Electron Microscopes
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Sep 11, 2024
Having completed its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is preparing to make the first private spacewalk in history. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at 2:23 am EDT and here's how to watch.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Space Tourism,
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Sep 11, 2024
If you live on an acreage, there's a constant risk that your home may be consumed by a brush fire. That's where the Blaze Barrier comes in, as it forms a flame-activated fire-retardant boundary line around the user's house.
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Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Fire Extinguishers, Kickstarter,
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Sep 11, 2024
Operating a tandem pedal boat with a friend can be a lot of fun, although it can also be a lot of work. That's where the Otter Bike boat comes in, as it uses two 500-watt motors and a pedal-by-wire system to make things a whole lot quicker and easier.
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Sep 11, 2024
Your smartphone may shoot great photos and videos, but it's still much more awkward to use than an actual camera. The Snappy is one of the latest gadgets to address that problem, as it brings camera-like functionality (including a shot-stabilizing gimbal) to your phone.
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Photography, Technology
smartphones, Kickstarter
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Sep 11, 2024
The first statistically significant results are in: not only can Large Language Model (LLM) AIs generate new expert-level scientific research ideas, but their ideas are more original and exciting than the best of ours - as judged by human experts.
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Technology
LLM (Large Language Model),
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Sep 11, 2024
Though the flexibility of a tiny house appeals to a lot of people, not everyone is cut out for extreme downsizing. However, this latest model by Mint Tiny House Company offers life on wheels with a surprisingly spacious apartment-like layout that sleeps up to six people.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Sep 11, 2024
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.
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Motorcycles, Transport
CFMoto, Motorcycle,
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Sep 11, 2024
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.
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Motorcycles, Transport
CFMoto, Motorcycle,
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Sep 11, 2024
Researchers say they've built and tested a 'structural battery' that packs a device or EV's chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.
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Tec
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Sep 11, 2024
Piasecki Aircraft's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.
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Military, Technology
Tiltrotor,
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Sep 11, 2024
Piasecki Aircraft's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.
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Military, Technology
Tiltrotor,
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Sep 11, 2024
Clinical trials of a new, once-a-week insulin have shown that it controls blood sugar as well as daily injections of an existing long-acting insulin in type 1 and type 2 diabetics. This means that some diabetics may soon not need to inject themselves as often.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Diabetes, Diabetic,
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Sep 11, 2024
In the first study of its kind, excess abdominal fat has been associated with chronic pain, but the good news is that losing weight that can reduce waistlines could help relieve widespread musculoskeletal conditions.
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Medical, Science
Monash University,
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Sep 11, 2024
Some of the most important landmarks in world history sold at Christie's New York auction of the Paul G Allen Collection today, many of them smashing auction records, while some lots inexplicably sold well below existing market value.
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Collectibles, Lifestyle
Memorabilia, History,
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