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Dec 09, 2022
This year saw the introduction of some of the most compact, lightweight camping trailers we've seen in our decades of covering new RV launches - a veritable forest of vehicle-based fast and light backpacking options. In fact, we set out to put together a list of the smallest, most innovative RVs in general, both motorized and towable, and quickly found it filled with smart, tiny trailers. The majority of these trailers weigh under 1,000 lb (454 kg), good for towing with small crossovers and cars as well as electric vehicles, and the smallest of the bunch weigh in around 500 lb (227 kg), light enough for some motorcycles and three-wheelers.
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Dec 08, 2022
An international team of scientists eyeing next-generation energy storage solutions have demonstrated an eco-friendly and low-cost battery with some exciting potential. The group's novel sodium-sulfur battery design offers a fourfold increase on energy capacity compared to a typical lithium-ion battery, and shapes as a promising technology for future grid-scale energy storage.
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Energy, Science
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Dec 08, 2022
Scott's Addict eRide launched as one of the sleekest, lightest ebikes in the road market earlier this year, and the all-new Lumen eRide follows suit in the eMTB market. One of the lightest full-suspension electric mountain bikes out there, the Lumen barely looks like an ebike thanks to a compact mid-motor, frame-integrated battery pack and internal rear shock. It'll definitely perform like an electric on the trail, though, firing out up to 50 Nm (36.9 lb-ft) to help the rider breeze through monstrous climbs and throw a little extra oomph into each pedal stroke.
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Dec 08, 2022
Toyota is keeping its bases covered moving into the zero-emissions era, and alongside battery EVs, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell electrics, it's now announced a road-going hydrogen combustion concept for folk that want to go green without losing the sound and feel of a piston engine.
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Automotive, Transport
Toyota, Hydrogen,
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Dec 08, 2022
A simple alloy has claimed the crown for toughest material ever recorded. In a new study, a team led by researchers at Berkeley Lab ran the alloy through a series of tests and discovered not only its incredible toughness, but high strength and ductility that actually improve in colder temperatures, unlike most known materials.
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Materials, Science
Alloy,
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Dec 08, 2022
A genetic predisposition to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease in old age, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh. The findings are the first to associate ADHD genetic risk with age-related cognitive impairment.
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Health & Wellbeing,
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Dec 08, 2022
An era of aviation history has come to an end after 54 years. On Tuesday, the last 747 Jumbo Jet rolled off the production line at Boeing's Everett, Washington, facility. Built for Atlas Air, the 747-8 freighter is the last of 1,574 of the aircraft that earned the nickname "Queen of the Skies."
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Aircraft, Transport
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Dec 08, 2022
A preliminary human study has shown promising results from an experimental nasal spray developed to treat sleep apnea. The treatment is still years away from clinical use, but the early findings suggest a quick nasal spray before sleep could effectively keep a person's airways open throughout the night.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 08, 2022
You've probably heard it before - if you don't put the lid down on the toilet, droplets of filth will fly out when you flush it. Scientists have now visualized that process for the first time, in hopes of reducing it with better toilet designs.
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Science
University of Colorado, Toilet,
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Dec 08, 2022
There are many orally administered drugs which are very helpful in the right dosage, but quite harmful in larger amounts. A new microneedle patch is designed to help in that regard, by showing exactly how much medication is currently present in a patient's bloodstream.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 08, 2022
Back in 2015, developer Kevin Bates launched a credit-card-sized open-source 8-bit gaming system on Kickstarter called the Arduboy for folks with keen eyesight to play, create and share free games. Now an even smaller version has landed.
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Games, Technology
Kickstarter,
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Dec 08, 2022
High-profile UK firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been commissioned to create a new science center in Singapore. The building will take the form of five interlocking rectangular volumes and will reduce its grid-based power use with solar panels and a focus on natural ventilation and optimum use of daylight.
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Architecture,
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Dec 08, 2022
We've known for decades that billions of dollars' worth of battery-relevant metals like copper, manganese, cobalt and nickel are literally sitting around on the seafloor out in the deep ocean, in giant fields of "polymetallic nodules" that look just like rocks, no bigger than potatoes. These nodules are believed to be formed by a number of the slowest geological processes known to science, including the precipitation of metals out of seawater in the presence of high oxygen levels. Researchers estimate it takes several million years for a nodule to grow by a single centimeter.
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Dec 08, 2022
Israeli cultured meat outfit Believer Meats, known formerly as Future Meat, is looking to play a pivotal role in the availability of lab-grown meat products, and a new facility under construction in the US should help these efforts along. The company says it has broken ground on a new factory in North Carolina that will become the largest of its kind in the world, where the company's proprietary technology will be used to pump out cultivated meat by the metric ton.
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Scienc
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Dec 08, 2022
Engineers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new system that can move objects without making physical contact. The technique involves ultrasound waves acting on specialized surfaces to push or even pull objects in different directions, which could help in manufacturing and robotics.
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Science
Ultrasound,
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Dec 07, 2022
A first-of-its-kind meta-analysis comprising more than 100,000 participants has found a significant association between the use of hearing aids and a reduced risk of dementia. The findings raise the curious suggestion that using hearing restoration devices could somehow slow the progression of cognitive decline.
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Health & Wellbeing,
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Dec 07, 2022
Researchers are working to improve battery technology in all kinds of ways, and among the most important is addressing the issue of flammability. Scientists have cooked up a new electrolyte recipe that tackles this in a highly promising way, leaning on extra salt content to circumvent problematic chemical reactions.
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Energy, Science
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Dec 07, 2022
Scientists have discovered a completely new branch on the tree of life. This "supergroup" contains an incredibly diverse range of predatory microbes that are extremely different genetically from any other form of life on Earth.
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Biology, Science
Life, Microbes, Mic
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Dec 07, 2022
Kit helicopter manufacturer RotorX has stepped into the personal eVTOL fray with its own take on the manned multicopter. The Dragon promises to zip you around at up to 63 mph (101 km/h), with joystick control, auto-landing, and a ballistic parachute.
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Aircraft, Transport
eVTOL, Personal Flight,
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Dec 07, 2022
Two new studies published in Nature Communications offer some of the strongest evidence to date for a relationship between depression and gut bacteria. The research does not claim bacteria in the gut directly causes depression, but does suggest a strong correlation that could inform novel diagnostic biomarkers for the mood disorder.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Dec 07, 2022
Last year, Samaya impressed mountaineers, ski tourers and backpackers the world over with the ultralight Assaut 2 tent, grabbing itself an ISPO Gold Award. Not two full years later, it's back in the award show seats for the new Radical 1, an even lighter, smaller tent that barely breaks half a kilogram while delivering near natural-disaster-proof levels of Dyneema and Cordura protection through the worst weather the high alpine can heave at it. It's a serious tent built for serious explorers ... willing to pay a serious price.
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Dec 07, 2022
The winner of the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year competition has been announced. David Kohn Architects got the nod for the Red House, which was praised by the judges for its lighthearted design and practical approach to future-proofing for the owners' old age.
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Architecture, Lifestyl
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Dec 07, 2022
It's ironic that while violins are popular instruments for children to learn to play, they can also be very pricey. The Montreal-based AVIVA Young Artists Program has set out to change that, by developing an inexpensive yet nice-sounding 3D-printed violin.
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Music, Technology
3D Printing, Violin,
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Dec 07, 2022
Although there already are experimental "telehaptic" systems that allow people to send and receive tactile sensations, they tend to be rather bulky and awkward. A new one is much slimmer and thus more practical, thanks to the use of piezoelectric materials.
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Virtual Reality, Technology
ETRI, Tactile,
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Dec 07, 2022
Looking to expand on its range of climate-friendly mobility options, Rad Power Bikes has launched an electric tricycle that's designed to sit somewhere between an ebike and light EV. The company reckons that the RadTrike has been its most-requested build, and could serve as a car replacement on some trips.
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Dec 07, 2022
The record for world's oldest surviving DNA has been shattered. An international team of scientists has discovered DNA that dates back 2 million years, preserved in Ice Age sediment that captures an entire ecosystem of known - and unknown - lifeforms.
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Science
Life,
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Dec 07, 2022
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has received an ambitious new extension, courtesy of Pritzker Prize-winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA. The project features significant sustainable design and incorporates a World War II-era fuel bunker as a unique exhibition space.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Dec 07, 2022
With its Starlink satellite-based internet now up and running in many corners of the globe, SpaceX is introducing a dedicated arm for national security applications. Called Starshield, the service is intended for use by governments, which will be able to tap into the company's know-how in the area to bolster their military operations.
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Space, Science
SpaceX,
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Dec 07, 2022
Ever since taking off on its historic first flight last year, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has been single-handedly raising the bar for the Red Planet's aviation scene, and has now soared to its greatest heights yet. The latest outing for the Mars helicopter has resulted in a new altitude record, rising 46 ft (14 m) above the Martian surface.
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Space, Science
Mars,
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Dec 06, 2022
Conceived to be the "boat of the future," the all-new Navier 30 adds a little length over the Navier 27 concept that preceded it while remaining true to the vessel's ambitious high-tech approach. It will deliver nearly double the all-electric range of a Candela P-8 Voyager e-hydrofoil while offering such features as a semi-autonomous autopilot system meant to evolve into full autonomy and an aerospace-derived active foil system that lets it breeze over 4-foot (1.2-m) waves. The N30 is now more than just computer renders, too, having officially debuted in Miami.
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Dec 06, 2022
Conceived to be the "boat of the future," the all-new Navier 30 adds a little length over the Navier 27 concept that preceded it while remaining true to the vessel's ambitious high-tech approach. It will deliver nearly double the all-electric range of a Candela P-8 Voyager e-hydrofoil while offering such features as a semi-autonomous autopilot system meant to evolve into full autonomy and an aerospace-derived active foil system that lets it breeze over 4-foot (1.2-m) waves. The N30 is now more than just computer renders, too, having officially debuted in Miami.
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Dec 06, 2022
We'd all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen has the ultimate proof: it turns out he's been stuffing about with his buddies in the Arizona desert at a Baja 1000-winning pace.
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Automotive, Transport
Polaris,
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Dec 06, 2022
After years of testing and deliberation, the US Army has made the US$1.3-billion decision to select the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor craft to replace the Army's 2,000 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters and 1,200 AH-64 Apache assault helicopters.
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Military, Technology
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Dec 06, 2022
Mars is usually considered a geologically dead planet, but a new study challenges that idea. Multiple lines of evidence reveals a giant plume of magma is forcing its way up through the Red Planet's mantle and producing seismic activity in one particular region of the surface.
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Space, Science
Mars, InSight,
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Dec 06, 2022
Lightning strikes are thought to occur almost 50 times a second around the world, but there is still much for us to learn about these incredibly energetic flashes of light. One particularly longstanding mystery is why lightning takes on a zigzag shape as it flashes across the sky, and scientists in Australia have now come up with an explanation, pinning it on collisions between electrons and molecules that create successions of so-called "steps."
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Environment,
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Dec 06, 2022
An impressive new study published in Nature is pointing to a new kind of treatment to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19. The research revealed an old drug derived from bear bile and used for liver disease can block a crucial pathway used by SARS-CoV-2 to enter human cells.
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Health & Wellbeing,
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Dec 06, 2022
Our health is guided not only by our genetic blueprint but also by our lifestyle choices and environmental exposures. The study of epigenetics involves looking at what particular markers regulate gene expression.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Exercise,
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Dec 06, 2022
Los Angeles-based camping trailer builder Polydrops made an immediate name for itself by reimagining the teardrop trailer as a polyhedron. Now, in an effort to offer a lighter, more aerodynamic drop-sized camper tailored to electric vehicles, it's planed and sanded away some of the "poly" to create the smooth, sleek P19 Shorty. The new trailer weighs a mere 640 lb, houses two people and their dog in a simple but cozy cabin, and comes in at a fraction the price of previous Polydrops. Its hybrid poly/teardrop shape looks just as striking as the original and is helped along by some aerodynamic tri
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Dec 06, 2022
When it comes to communicable diseases, it's important to identify the source of an outbreak as soon as possible. In the case of cholera, a new toilet sensor could help, by detecting how many people in a given area are experiencing one of the main symptoms - diarrhea.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Dec 06, 2022
While most of us have a pretty good sense of when we're getting too stressed, people with certain mental health issues may benefit from being made aware of the situation, so they can take the appropriate action. A new palm-worn electronic tattoo could help in that regard.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Dec 06, 2022
The installation of a cochlear implant is a tricky procedure, in which certain nerves may be damaged if the surgeon isn't sufficiently careful. A new "smart" surgical drill is designed to help, by automatically shutting off if it gets too close to those nerves.
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Medical, Science
Empa,
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Dec 06, 2022
Once the war with Russia is over, Ukraine will need to rebuild. As a small part of this effort, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans to host a global trade fair in the country's port city Odesa. Assuming it goes ahead, the event will be centered around demountable pavilions that are powered by sustainable tech that can feed excess power back to the grid.
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Dec 06, 2022
Many mobile devices either rock a poor quality audio jack or don't have one at all, so if you want to plug in your favorite legacy ear candy you'll need a USB DAC to bridge the gap. Luxury audio brand Astell&Kern's cable DAC has just entered its third generation.
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Music, Technology
Audio, Audiophile,
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Dec 06, 2022
Famous video of a thylacine in captivity may not depict the last individual of the species after all, according to new research. Australian scientists have rediscovered the preserved remains of a later thylacine in the collection of a museum in Tasmania.
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Science
Animals, Animal science,
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Dec 06, 2022
Famous video of a thylacine in captivity may not depict the last individual of the species after all, according to new research. Australian scientists have rediscovered the preserved remains of a later thylacine in the collection of a museum in Tasmania.
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Science
Animals, Animal science,
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Dec 06, 2022
It looks like the world won't be able to produce enough lithium to feed the accelerating EV revolution. Not by a long way. And while we see all manner of alternative battery technologies in our line of work, it's not clear that within the next 5-10 years there'll be a high-density, high-powered, safe, cheap, long-life, stable, environmentally responsible, road-homologated, wide-temperature-range, lithium-free battery alternative that makes it out of the lab and into automotive-grade, giga-scale production. Lithium is proving tough to dislodge.
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Dec 06, 2022
Scientists investigating the potential of a non-invasive laser therapy to improve cognitive function have produced some promising early results. There are important questions still to answer, but the team demonstrated an ability to boost short-term memory in human subjects by targeting specific regions of the brain through the skull with particular wavelengths of laser light.
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Medical, Scie
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Dec 05, 2022
Aura Aerospace has proposed a crazy new take on advanced air mobility. The five-seat Ranger looks like Darth Vader's shuttle when it's folded up, but it promises to fly further than any normal airliner, with roof-to-roof vertical takeoff and landing.
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Aircraft, Transport
eVTOL, Hybrid eVTOLs,
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Dec 05, 2022
While many Earth-based experiments have been run to try to detect dark matter, the mysterious substance remains elusive. Now physicists have proposed a new experiment that would try to find signals by sending atomic clocks to where dark matter should be at its most dense - right near the Sun.
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Physics, Science
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Dec 05, 2022
Scottish automotive startup Munro Vehicles today revealed its rugged all-electric 4x4. Cut from the same cloth as the Bollinger B1, the Munro Mark 1 is a bold, boxy off-roader specced to deliver decades of all-terrain productivity, exploration and just plain fun. Munro has stripped out the fancy electronics and computer logic, and taken things old school with a mechanical 4x4 with locking differentials. The solid-axled electric rig promises up to 280 kW of power and nearly 200 miles (322 km) of range per charge.
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Dec 05, 2022
NASA's Artemis 1 mission is on track for its December 11 splashdown after the uncrewed Orion spacecraft completed a second powered flyby of the Moon today that brought it within 79 miles (127 km) of the lunar surface at 11:42 am EST.
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Space, Science
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Dec 05, 2022
A study looking at post-mortem brain tissue samples has found severe COVID-19 is associated with molecular signs of brain aging. The study identified gene expression changes in the brains of deceased COVID patients that resemble what is seen in old age, and the researchers warn potential long-term neurological problems could emerge in the years following the pandemic.
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Health & Wellbeing,
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Dec 05, 2022
DHL Group is making some interesting moves in its efforts to decarbonize its operations, deploying mail-carrying robots in Germany, flying delivery drones in Tanzania and lining up all-electric cargo planes for the US. Its latest steps mightn't be its most adventurous but aren't any less significant, with the logistics giant placing an order for 2,000 electric Transit vans with Ford.
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Automotive, Tra
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Dec 05, 2022
In order for a soft-bodied robot to be practical, it has to be simple, light and energy-efficient, yet still reasonably quick. A newly developed mechanism fits the bill, and it's inspired by the humble hair clip.
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Robotics, Technology
Columbia University,
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Dec 05, 2022
Most bike lights shine primarily forward or backward, with some side visibility thrown in as a bonus. The Orb MKII, on the other hand, is specifically designed to make cyclists more visible from the sides … and it takes the form of a usable water bottle.
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Bicycles, Transport
bike lights, Cycling,
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Dec 05, 2022
While it would be great if there were a simple method of eradicating all the harmful bacteria present on food, dousing that food in antibiotics certainly wouldn't be the way to go. A new spray, however, uses food-safe viruses that kill such bacteria.
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Science
Antibacterial, Virus, Food technology
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Dec 05, 2022
Pedal-assist bikes are proving a popular choice for folks looking to get to work, do the weekly shop or just go for a leisurely ride. But most offer a fairly limited motor-assisted range and long wait times when charging up the batteries. France's Pragma Mobility sees things differently, tapping into hydrogen fuel-cell technology for the Alpha Neo commuter.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Dec 05, 2022
Alongside the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the three-day World Festival of Interiors has also taken place in Lisbon, Portugal. The event crowned the Pingtan Children Library, by Condition_Lab, as winner of the World Interior of the Year for its low-cost wooden design that creates an attractive and light-filled space for children to read, learn and play.
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Dec 05, 2022
The winner of the World Building of the Year has been announced during the final day of the annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Lisbon, Portugal. Quay Quarter Tower, by 3XN Architects, was hailed as the world's finest new building for its eye-catching design and clever repurposing of an existing tower on the site.
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Architecture,
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Dec 05, 2022
Airbus says it's on track to have a fully operational megawatt-class electric powertrain, fueled by cryogenic liquid hydrogen, tested in flight by 2026, ahead of a full-scale zero-emissions passenger airliner it plans to put into service by 2035.
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Aircraft, Transport
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Dec 05, 2022
Japanese scientists have engineered the smallest lifeform that can move on its own. The team introduced bacterial proteins that enable movement into a simple synthetic bacterium that normally cannot move, causing it to change shape and become mobile.
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Science
Life, Bacteria,
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Dec 05, 2022
A highly sensitive, next-generation radio observatory has started to come to life, with construction now officially underway on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in Australia and South Africa. The dual-site science facility is set to become one of the largest on Earth, and will offers astronomers a new means to explore some of the most fundamental questions about the cosmos when operations begin later this decade.
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Space, Science
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Dec 05, 2022
Floating wind turbines are crucial to the future of offshore wind, and to bring energy costs down to a competitive level, they require radically different thinking. French company Eolink is starting to build a full-scale demonstrator of its innovative pyramid-shaped floating wind turbine, which reduces materials and weight by more than 30%, and promises a big saving in energy costs.
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Energy, Science
Floating,
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Dec 04, 2022
Electric vehicle out outfit Canoo has made versatility a key part of its DNA since revealing its mobility pod and underlying skateboard chassis a couple of years back, and a freshly delivered truck for the US Army continues to drive the point home. Built for extreme environments and stealthy operations, the multi-tasking Light Tactical Vehicle can be loaded up with everything from plywood to military gear, or anything else to support operations in the field.
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Military, Technology
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Dec 04, 2022
Autoimmune diseases are a common health problem, and while system-wide immune suppression can help relieve symptoms, this can cause other complications. In a new study, scientists at Scripps Research developed nanoparticles that can selectively target problematic immune cells, to significantly delay and even prevent arthritis in mice.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 04, 2022
Tesla's long-awaited Semi truck is now being rolled out to its first customers, with the first production models landing in the hands of food and beverage giant PepsiCo. The automaker revealed the news at a launch event on Friday, while sharing some impressive details on the electric big rig's range and performance.
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Automotive, Transport
Tesla, Tesla Semi,
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Dec 04, 2022
Newly published results from a clinical trial testing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) oil on symptoms of pain and distress in cancer patients suggest the popular product may be no more effective than a placebo. The findings add to an inconclusive body of research on the effects of medicinal cannabis for pain.
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Health & Wellbeing,
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Dec 04, 2022
New research from a team of scientists in Italy has reported successful early tests for an electronic nose system designed to sniff out prostate cancer biomarkers in urine. The technology follows on from earlier research that found trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect prostate cancer.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 03, 2022
In a presentation long on stagecraft and short on hard facts, Northrop Grumman has revealed the US Air Force's long-anticipated B-21 Raider stealth nuclear strategic bomber, which will replace all other heavy bombers in the American inventory.
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Dec 03, 2022
Mercedes-Benz is now working to expand its electric vehicle family into its Marco Polo camper van line. It opened 2022 with an upfitted EQV camper van, and it closes out the year with the all-new Concept EQT Marco Polo. The pop-up concept mini-camper seats and sleeps four people, offers a full indoor dining lounge, prepares meals on a double-stove indoor/outdoor galley space, and switches back to an everyday MPV in minutes. It's a unique, capable van that will soon give eco-conscious adventurers a way to gallivant on pure electric power and enjoy a cozy mountain micro-home on each stop along the way.
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Dec 02, 2022
Carbon nanotubes have found use in everything from heart-rate-monitoring shirts to smart bandages to more efficient solar cells. Now, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have used them in a helmet lining foam that offers better impact protection than conventional foams.
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Dec 02, 2022
Intestinal glucose levels are a major indicator of overall gastrointestinal health, and the current method of measuring them involves putting a catheter down the patient's throat. Soon, however, a swallowable "smart pill" could do the job much less intrusively.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 02, 2022
Tokyo-based high-end audio brand Rotel has launched an integrated hi-fi amplifier that allows direct access to popular streaming services from the unit itself, in addition to offering wireless playback and analog connection to other hi-fi components. Just add speakers.
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Home Entertainment, Technology
Hi-fi
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Dec 02, 2022
After two years of development, California startup Monarch Tractor has launched the AI-packing, all-electric MK-V Founder Series, and announced deliveries to its first customer - wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands.
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Automotive, Transport
NVIDIA, Electric Vehicles,
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Dec 02, 2022
Neuralink has given a rare update on its brain-computer interface, including some new telepathic typing from monkeys, a new surgical robot, and early progress toward restoring sight in the blind and returning movement and sensation to paraplegics.
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Computers, Technology
Neuralin
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Dec 02, 2022
Astronomers have spotted an incredibly bright flash of light beaming halfway across the universe. The strange light was estimated to throw off more light than one quadrillion Suns, and in an ironic twist came from one of the darkest objects possible.
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Space, Science
Astronomy,
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Dec 02, 2022
Scientists working with the Breakthrough Listen initiative have a powerful new tool at their disposal. A new instrument integrated into the Southern Hemisphere's largest radio telescope has given it the capabilities to detect technosignatures of extraterrestrial intelligence, significantly widening the net in the search for alien life.
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Space, Science
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Dec 02, 2022
If you're a farmer with a herd of hundreds of cows, keeping tabs on their whereabouts and wellbeing can be challenging work, but we've seen how sensor tags might one day ease the burden. New research has taken this concept in an interesting, self-sustaining direction, demonstrating how smartwatch-style sensors strapped to cow ankles and necks can power themselves through the animals' movements.
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Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Farming,
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Dec 02, 2022
The name "McLaren" is synonymous with vehicles of the "super" and "hyper" variety, and soon its reputation might also extend to the "micro" end of the spectrum. This week, McLaren Applied, the electrification and technologies business formed and later sold by McLaren Group, spun off the new micro-mobility brand Lavoie. The company is looking to inject some serious F1 talent and know-how into creating personal mobility solutions. Its Series 1 e-scooter showcases a patented Flowfold mechanism that seamlessly collapses the sizable scooter down to an easy-carry package in one swift motion.
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Dec 01, 2022
The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4-million (US$18.9-million) contract to MSubs to build a cutting-edge robotic submarine, called Cetus, that will be the largest in Europe and will be capable of diving deeper than conventional submarines.
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Military, Technology
Royal Navy, Autonomous Vehicles,
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Dec 01, 2022
A small satellite developed by MIT engineers has set a new record for data transmission between a satellite and Earth. The TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) system used a laser to beam huge amounts of data at up to 100 gigabits per second (Gbps).
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Telecommunications, Technology
Satellite,
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Dec 01, 2022
The fat cells of an elite athlete can appear quite different to those in an obese subject, and technologies that make one function more like the other could unlock powerful new therapies for the condition. Scientists are reporting an exciting advance in this field, demonstrating how positively-charged nanomaterials can be injected into unhealthy fat to return it to a healthy state, laying the foundation for treatments that selectively target fat depots anywhere in the body.
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Dec 01, 2022
There are very few full-size aircraft capable of transitioning between vertical takeoff and landing and wing-borne horizontal cruise flight, so it's a big deal when a company manages the feat, as Archer has now claimed. But the video is a shocker.
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Aircraft, Transport
Electric A
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Dec 01, 2022
NASA's Artemis 1 Moon mission has left lunar orbit and is returning to Earth. On Dec. 1 at 4:53 pm EST, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for one minute and 45 seconds, placing it on a trajectory that will set it to pass close to the lunar surface in a slingshot maneuver to propel it home.
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Space, Science
artemis,
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Dec 01, 2022
We hear a lot about artificial hips and knees, but finger joints? They do exist, but their fit and functionality is limited. Germany's Fraunhofer research group aims to change that, with artificial finger joints that are custom 3D-printed for each patient.
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Medical, Science
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Dec 01, 2022
If you're in the habit of grabbing fast food while out and about, there's a good chance that you use the restaurants' disposable plastic cutlery. Uphold offers a more eco-friendly alternative, as it's a reusable modular cutlery set that packs away into a slim case.
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Good Thinking,
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Dec 01, 2022
Back in 2020, Cleveland CycleWerks revealed a retro-modern electric motorcycle called the Falcon. The company co-founder splintered the project into a new startup in August of that year, and now the Falcon has taken flight as the District.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Electric Motorcycles, City, Off-road,
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Dec 01, 2022
While some assistance is available to individuals who lack the power of speech, verbally communicating with other people can still be challenging. A new face-worn strain sensor could help, as it's able to "read" the wearer's silently mouthed words.
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Wearables, Technology
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Dec 01, 2022
Foster Partners continues its growing interest in using modern engineered timber with an ambitious new project in London, England. The mixed-use development will feature significant sustainable design and, according to the high-profile UK firm, will be one of the city's largest timber buildings.
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Dec 01, 2022
Scientists at Yale University have uncovered an overlooked mechanism that may be behind the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The team points the finger at small swellings on axons near plaques that build up in the brain, and identified a protein that could be a biomarker for early detection of the disease as well as a target for future treatments.
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Medical, Science
Alzheimer's Dise
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Dec 01, 2022
The Valo Hyperfoil aims to kick off a new class of "ultra-performance" electric personal watercraft, a two-seat jetski that can rise out of choppy water on extendable hydrofoils, and go faster than any other electric or hydrofoiling craft you can buy.
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Marine, Transport
Hydrofoil, Electric Boats
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Dec 01, 2022
Advances in chemistry continue to bring new materials into the realm of recyclability, and new work from a team at the University of Michigan has taken aim at one of the most problematic to reuse. The scientists have developed a method of converting waste PVC (polyvinyl chloride) into usable products, opening up some interesting new possibilities when it comes to this traditionally unrecyclable material.
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Science
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Dec 01, 2022
Grayl launched into mountains and forests back in 2013 with a filter bottle built to collect water in the wild and make it safe to drink in seconds. In the nine years since, the company's line of backcountry products has grown to include a variety of titanium cooking and serving gear. With the new UltraPress Ti, Grayl injects that titanium know-how into its original filter bottle design, creating what it introduces as the world's first titanium water filter bottle. It
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Nov 30, 2022
Wormholes are a staple of sci-fi, and there's a possibility that they exist in the real universe. But how would they work? Physicists have now used a quantum processor to simulate a traversable wormhole, teleporting information between two quantum systems.
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Physics, Science
Astrophysics, Albert Einstein,
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Nov 30, 2022
The VW Group really has a thing for off-road sports cars. Nearly a decade after playing around with the Audi Nanuk Quattro concept, it's getting into actual road legal off-road sports car production via not one, but two brands. The Porsche 911 Dakar is now joined by the all-new Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, a Lambo rally rager with a lift, bulged-out fender flares, off-road-specific drive settings, and a 602-hp V10 powertrain. This Raging Bull is ready to break out of the pen and power toward open range.
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Automotive, Tr
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Nov 30, 2022
In addition to rising air temperatures and warming waters, Arctic sea ice also has hostile weather conditions to contend with, and new analysis of an extreme event earlier this year suggests it may be more vulnerable to these than we thought. Scientists studying the effects of the strongest Arctic cyclone on record have found it caused a huge and rapid loss of sea ice, which was "pummeled" by heaving waves.
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Environment, Science
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Nov 30, 2022
You'll have to pilot this next-gen aircraft yourself - although that'll be easier than you'd think. Lift Aircraft says it'll take you less than an hour to learn to fly its Hexa eVTOL, and then you're off on a unique and spectacular sightseeing trip.
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Aircraft, Transp
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Nov 30, 2022
The latest chapter of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, the most consistently spectacular photo contest in the world, has delivered an awe-inspiring collection of images spanning everything from fantasy-styled mountain vistas to foreboding volcanic eruptions.
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Photography, Technology
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Nov 30, 2022
Alzheimer's is a slow-moving neurodegenerative disease. Decades can pass before clinical symptoms appear, and even when they do it's challenging to identify the disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Alzheimer's Disease,
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Nov 30, 2022
Although scuba divers may appear to be "as free as a fish," they're actually loaded down with quite a bit of gear. The Avelo System is designed to help in that regard, as it moves the functionality of their buoyancy compensator into their air tank, making the former unnecessary.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
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