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Mar 19, 2024
Games are onslaughts of sight and sound, and with rumbling controllers, even touch. But have you ever wondered what all 1,000 Pokémon smell like? Because we have. With the news of a weird device called GameScent, we've rounded up a list of which game worlds we're most curious to get a whiff of - for better or worse.
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Games, Technology
Video Games, Game,
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Mar 19, 2024
Engaging in activities that are designed to blow off steam when you're angry - like jogging or hitting a punching bag - probably isn't going to be effective at reducing your anger, researchers have found. It's better, they say, to try activities that decrease your physical arousal.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Ohio State Univ
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Mar 19, 2024
A common, usually harmless bacteria have a significant role in causing stomach cancer, a new study has found. It joins the better-known, at least in medical circles, H. pylori bacteria as a known cancer risk. Researchers identified the bacteria's mechanism of action, opening the door to developing therapeutics to reduce the risk.
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Medical, Science
Cancer,
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Mar 18, 2024
We humans like to think we're so clever, but in many cases nature has beaten us to the punch with a better version. The newest example comes from a humble insect that's probably in your own backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators - inspiring better UV protection, sunscreens and maybe even cloaking tech.
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Materials, Science
Insect,
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Mar 18, 2024
We humans like to think we're so clever, but in many cases nature has beaten us to the punch with a better version. The newest example comes from a humble insect that's probably in your own backyard, which makes nanoscale soccer balls that hide it from predators - inspiring better UV protection, sunscreens and maybe even cloaking tech.
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Materials, Science
Insect,
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Mar 18, 2024
Incorporating a phase-change material into concrete, researchers have created a self-heating material that can melt snow and ice for up to 10 hours without using salt or shovels. The novel material could reduce the need for plowing and salting and help preserve the integrity of road surfaces.
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Materials, Science
Concrete,
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Mar 18, 2024
Ski-doo is best known for personal watercraft. But it's also well known for snowmobiles. Yellowstone National Park is known for its geysers, wildlife, and herds of tourists in the summer. Combining Ski-doo and Yellowstone makes for a bucket-list trip.
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Automotive, Transport
Ski-Doo, Snowmobiles,
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Mar 18, 2024
A new wireless EV charging pad can fill a car's battery as efficiently as a wired plug, at groundbreaking 100 kW power levels - unlocking the possibility of fast, efficient and super-convenient charging simply by parking in a designated spot.
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Automotive, Transport
Electric Vehicles,
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Mar 18, 2024
A new wireless EV charging pad can fill a car's battery as efficiently as a wired plug, at groundbreaking 100 kW power levels - unlocking the possibility of fast, efficient and super-convenient charging simply by parking in a designated spot.
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Automotive, Transport
Electric Vehicles,
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Mar 18, 2024
People living in part of Sweden will soon be receiving food deliveries by aerial drone. The service, which utilizes multicopters that look rather like old-timey milk transportation cans, may subsequently be introduced throughout the country and beyond.
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Drones, Technology
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Mar 18, 2024
The Toaster is claimed to be the world's most portable bike rack and from the looks of things, that may very well be the case. It folds flat when not in use, and can accommodate up to five bikes of almost any wheel size.
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Bicycles, Transport
Bike Racks,
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Mar 18, 2024
Back in 2022, Canadian bike maker Biktrix launched a powerful hardtail off-road ebike that featured two drivetrains - pedal power to the right and high-power motor to the left. Now the Juggernaut XD has gone full squish for 2024.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Pedal-assisted,
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Mar 18, 2024
Back in 2022, Canadian bike maker Biktrix launched a powerful hardtail off-road ebike that featured two drivetrains - pedal power to the right and high-power motor to the left. Now the Juggernaut XD has gone full squish for 2024.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Pedal-assisted,
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Mar 18, 2024
India's Toy Storey, by Wallmakers, showcases an unorthodox approach to recycling, with the residence incorporating approximately 6,200 unwanted toys into its exterior. It also has an attractive overall form that maximizes ventilation and shade to provide a comfortable interior temperature.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Mar 18, 2024
The booming alternative assets market space added yet another heavyweight genre this week as the world record for a business card was smashed twice today by both Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, and the auction still has four days to run.
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Collectibles,
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Mar 18, 2024
Humanoid robots are entering the workforce. Following in the footsteps of Figure 01 at BMW and Digit in Amazon's R&D facility, Apptronik's Apollo bot is helping skilled human workers build cars for Mercedes-Benz.
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Robotics, Technology
Humanoid, A
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Mar 18, 2024
Humanoid robots are entering the workforce. Following in the footsteps of Figure 01 at BMW and Digit in Amazon's R&D facility, Apptronik's Apollo bot is helping skilled human workers build cars for Mercedes-Benz.
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Robotics, Technology
Humanoid, A
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Mar 18, 2024
A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% - by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or potentially triple their payload capacity.
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Aircraft, Transport
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Mar 18, 2024
A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% - by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or potentially triple their payload capacity.
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Aircraft, Transport
gliders,
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Mar 18, 2024
Aware of the link between eating red and processed meat and the incidence of colorectal cancer but not the biological basis for it, researchers have now identified two genetic markers that may explain it. Understanding the disease process and the genes underlying it can help develop better prevention strategies.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Mar 18, 2024
Whether you see AI as an incredible tool with massive benefits or a societal ill that only benefits massive tools, a powerful new chip can train them faster than ever. Cerebras Systems has unveiled the world's fastest AI chip - the Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer with a peak performance of 125 petaFLOPS. And it's scalable to an insane degree.
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Computers, Technology
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Mar 18, 2024
Whether you see AI as an incredible tool with massive benefits or a societal ill that only benefits massive tools, a powerful new chip can train them faster than ever. Cerebras Systems has unveiled the world's fastest AI chip - the Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer with a peak performance of 125 petaFLOPS. And it's scalable to an insane degree.
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Computers, Technology
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Mar 18, 2024
The 108-m (356-ft) long Radia Windrunner is designed to transport cargo too big for the road, to short, semi-prepared airstrips on rough terrain. It would dwarf the majestic 84-m (275-ft) long Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is sadly no longer with us.
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Aircraft, Transport
World's Largest,
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Mar 18, 2024
The 108-m (356-ft) long Radia Windrunner is designed to transport cargo too big for the road, to short, semi-prepared airstrips on rough terrain. It would dwarf the majestic 84-m (275-ft) long Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is sadly no longer with us.
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Aircraft, Transport
World's Largest,
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Mar 18, 2024
NASA's Voyager 1 deep space probe may get a new lease on life thanks to an unexpected download from one of its onboard computers. After months of sending back gibberish instead of collected data, the craft may have provided a clue to its salvation.
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Space, Science
NASA, Voyager, Computer
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Mar 17, 2024
Sleep apnea can negatively impact health and well-being, but treatment is limited to poorly tolerated positive pressure masks (CPAP) and, in the worst cases, surgery. However, in a recent trial, a nasal spray showed promise as a treatment for the most common sleep-related breathing disorder.
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Medical, Science
Sleep,
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Mar 17, 2024
Sleep apnea can negatively impact health and well-being, but treatment is limited to poorly tolerated positive pressure masks (CPAP) and, in the worst cases, surgery. However, in a recent trial, a nasal spray showed promise as a treatment for the most common sleep-related breathing disorder.
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Medical, Science
Sleep,
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Mar 16, 2024
The last we looked, the world's lightest traditional rooftop tent came from California shop Inspired Overland (IO). With its all-new Go, British tentmaker Tentbox undercuts IO by several pounds, grabbing the market's top spot for ultralight design. The skeletal softshell Tentbox Go isn't the sleekest, fanciest car-top abode out there, but it sets up in under two minutes, sleeps two people, provides stormproof weather protection with plenty of ventilation, and is light enough to ride atop small cars. And it barely breaks the four-figure mark, offering one of the market's more affordable roo
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Mar 15, 2024
Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of "just in time" manufacturing methodology, it's understandable that with personnel issues affecting all manufacturing during the pandemic, and the resultant cascading supply chain issues, it would take some time for things to return to normal.
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Automotive,
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Mar 15, 2024
Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of "just in time" manufacturing methodology, it's understandable that with personnel issues affecting all manufacturing during the pandemic, and the resultant cascading supply chain issues, it would take some time for things to return to normal.
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Automotive,
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Mar 15, 2024
Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of "just in time" manu
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Mar 15, 2024
A new Swedish-designed front end for transport trucks could help reduce driver deaths in collisions with passenger cars. The structure is designed to both spread and absorb the force of impact between the two vehicles.
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Automotive, Transport
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Mar 15, 2024
A new Swedish-designed front end for transport trucks could help reduce driver deaths in collisions with passenger cars. The structure is designed to both spread and absorb the force of impact between the two vehicles.
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Automotive, Transport
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Mar 15, 2024
A new Swedish-designed front end for transport trucks could help reduce driver deaths in collisions with passenger cars. The structure is designed to both spread and absorb the force of impact between the two vehicles.
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Automotive,
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Mar 15, 2024
Scientists have converted a children's "drinking bird" toy into a tool that generates usable amounts of electricity. The generator could one day be utilized to power a wide variety of small electronic devices, both indoors and outside.
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Energy, Science
Toys,
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Mar 15, 2024
Scientists have converted a children's "drinking bird" toy into a tool that generates usable amounts of electricity. The generator could one day be utilized to power a wide variety of small electronic devices, both indoors and outside.
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Energy, Science
Toys,
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Mar 15, 2024
The multi-award-winning Sharrow Propeller family is growing. The new Sharrow CX incorporates the company's toroidal design into a contra-rotating propeller set. The sculptural new prop doubles up on looped blades with the promise of bringing Sharrow's efficiency-boosting, noise-cutting benefits to the already efficient world of contra-rotating outboards and sterndrives from top names like Volvo and Mercury.
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Marine,
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Mar 15, 2024
The multi-award-winning Sharrow Propeller family is growing. The new Sharrow CX incorporates the company's looped design into a contra-rotating propeller set. The sculptural new prop doubles up on blades with the promise of bringing Sharrow's efficiency-boosting, noise-cutting benefits to the already efficient world of contra-rotating outboards and sterndrives from top names like Volvo and Mercury.
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Marine,
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Mar 15, 2024
The multi-award-winning Sharrow Propeller family is growing. The new Sharrow CX incorporates the company's toroidal design into a contra-rotating propeller set. The sculptural new prop doubles up on looped blades with the promise of bringing Sharrow's efficiency-boosting, noise-cutting benefits to the already efficient world of contra-rotating outboards and sterndrives from top names like Volvo and Mercury.
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Marine,
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Mar 15, 2024
Described as "buildings within a building" by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the recently completed Epiq takes the form of a series of stacked blocks. The tower's unusual design is well-suited to the local climate and maximizes outdoor space and views next to a large park in Quito, Ecuador.
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Mar 15, 2024
Lenovo probably isn't the first brand that springs to mind if you're on the lookout for a robot dog to patrol your warehouse, but its Shanghai innovations lab has been building bots for a few years now. The latest hasn't been officially announced, but we can get a taste for what's coming courtesy of an iF Design Award.
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Robotics, Technology
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Mar 15, 2024
Pianos can become the heart of a home, and some become intergenerational heirlooms loaded with memories. Letting them go once they're unplayable can be very hard, but an Australian sculptor has found a way to resurrect them, to jaw-dropping effect.
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Music, Technology
Piano,
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Mar 15, 2024
Using an AI-based approach, researchers found a better way to create the drug galantamine, commonly prescribed to people suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The fermentation-based technique could boost the drug's availability.
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Medical, Science
Alzheimer's Disease, Demen
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Mar 15, 2024
Eating small amounts of licorice, in keeping with the World Health Organization's suggested daily intake, may still cause high blood pressure in otherwise healthy young people, a new study has found. The findings highlight the need for caution when consuming the sweet black treat.
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Medical, Science
Blood Pressure,
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Mar 15, 2024
Farming snakes as a high-protein, low-fat food source may be a more sustainable way of taking the pressure off conventional livestock farming which has been ravaged by climate change and diminishing natural resources, new research suggests.
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Science
Snakes, Food security,
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Mar 14, 2024
Taylor Swift fans have been linked to some well-reported seismic activity during her current worldwide 'Eras' concert tour. With none other than the Seismological Society of America, which has been researching earthquakes since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, publishing a new study analyzing the degree of tremor a T-Swift concert generates, we thought we'd investigate how other musical artists' fans stacked up in terms of their stadium-shaking abilities.
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Mar 14, 2024
Taylor Swift fans have been linked to some well-reported seismic activity during her current worldwide 'Eras' concert tour. With none other than the Seismological Society of America, which has been researching earthquakes since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, publishing a new study analyzing the degree of tremor a T-Swift concert generates, we thought we'd investigate how other musical artists' fans stacked up in terms of their stadium-shaking abilities.
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Mar 14, 2024
Taylor Swift fans have been linked to some well-reported seismic activity during her current worldwide 'Eras' concert tour. With none other than the Seismological Society of America, which has been researching earthquakes since the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, publishing a new study analyzing the degree of tremor a T-Swift concert generates, we thought we'd investigate how other musical artists' fans stacked up in terms of their stadium-shaking abilities.
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Mar 14, 2024
A dramatic image of a soccer ball covered in invasive goose barnacles has taken out the top prize in this year's prestigious British Wildlife Photography Awards, beating out more than 14,000 entries capturing the world around us.
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Photography, Technology
Photo,
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Mar 14, 2024
Scientists have discovered that audio recordings of healthy coral reefs may help attract free-swimming coral larvae to damaged ones. The finding could be a major step toward preserving the world's coral reefs, an estimated 25% of which have died out in the last 30 years.
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Environment, Science
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Mar 14, 2024
Camper van specialist Remote Vans is growing its footprint with a brand-new production facility and three-model lineup of Mercedes Sprinter 144 AWD campers. The builder steps beyond the ordinary, innovating much of its own hardware to reflect its founders' overlanding, digitally nomadic roots.
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Automotive, Transport
Campervan
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Mar 14, 2024
Third time's the charm! SpaceX's Starship roared into orbit today from the company's Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Larger and more powerful than the venerable Saturn V, the giant rocket lifted off into the history books at 8:25 am CDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Starship,
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Mar 14, 2024
It was third time's a charm today as SpaceX's Starship roared into orbit from the company's Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Larger and more powerful than the venerable Saturn V, the giant rocket lifted off into the history books at 8:25 am CDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Starship,
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Mar 14, 2024
Imagine if a hard metal implant could be bonded to soft biological tissue without using any adhesive, then easily removed when no longer needed. That and other nifty things could soon be possible, thanks to a new understanding of electroadhesion.
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Materials, Science
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Mar 14, 2024
Imagine if a hard metal implant could be bonded to soft biological tissue without using any adhesive, then easily removed when no longer needed. That and other nifty things could soon be possible, thanks to a new understanding of electroadhesion.
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Materials, Science
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Mar 14, 2024
Until now, if you wanted an ebike with a Pinion gearbox and electronic shifting combined with a Gates Carbon belt, you could be looking at parting with more than $10k. Phoenix-based Lectric has ripped that to shreds with the launch of the One commuter ebike.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes,
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Mar 14, 2024
Until now, if you wanted an ebike with a Pinion gearbox and electronic shifting combined with a Gates Carbon belt, you could be looking at parting with more than $10k. Phoenix-based Lectric has ripped that to shreds with the launch of the One commuter ebike.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Mar 14, 2024
Until now, if you wanted an ebike with a Pinion gearbox and electronic shifting combined with a Gates Carbon belt, you could be looking at parting with more than $10k. Phoenix-based Lectric has ripped that to shreds with the launch of the One commuter ebike.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Mar 14, 2024
Over the years, tiny houses have evolved beyond their humble DIY roots, with some designers pushing the practical limits of the small living movement to create huge towable homes that are more like luxury apartments on wheels. With this in mind, let's take a closer look at five of the largest and most impressive recent examples.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Mar 14, 2024
Over the years, tiny houses have evolved beyond their humble DIY roots, with some designers pushing the practical limits of the small living movement to create huge towable homes that are more like luxury apartments on wheels. With this in mind, let's take a closer look at five of the largest and most impressive recent examples.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Cons
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Mar 14, 2024
Maglev transport systems present an attractive option for the mobility mix. They're quick and quiet, and are low maintenance. But setup can be costly and complex. Italy's IronLev is looking to change that with a passive system that runs on regular rail tracks.
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Transport
Maglev
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Mar 14, 2024
Maglev transport systems present an attractive option for the mobility mix. They're quick and quiet, and are low maintenance. But setup can be costly and complex. Italy's IronLev is looking to change that with a passive system that runs on regular rail tracks.
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Transport
Maglev
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Mar 14, 2024
A massive volcano has been hiding in plain sight on Mars, says new research. Not only is its sheer size noteworthy, but the team believes it might also harbor glacial ice that could be critical for further exploration and Martian settlements.
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Space, Science
Mars, Martian soil,
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Mar 14, 2024
Google DeepMind says it's created a "multi-world" AI agent that can follow your natural-language instructions to perform a range of tasks for you in a variety of 3D virtual environments. That is, it'll do the grindy bits of video games for you.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence,
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Mar 14, 2024
Google DeepMind says it's created a "multi-world" AI agent that can follow your natural-language instructions to perform a range of tasks for you in a variety of 3D virtual environments. That is, it'll do the grindy bits of video games for you.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence,
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Mar 14, 2024
Men who engage in recreational activities such as golf, gardening and woodworking are at higher risk of developing ALS, an incurable progressive nervous system disease, a study has found. The findings add to mounting evidence suggesting a link between ALS and exposure to environmental toxins.
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Medical, Science
Recreational
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Mar 14, 2024
Men who engage in recreational activities such as golf, gardening and woodworking are at higher risk of developing ALS, an incurable progressive nervous system disease, a study has found. The findings add to mounting evidence suggesting a link between ALS and exposure to environmental toxins.
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Medical, Science
Recreational
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Mar 14, 2024
A genetically modified cow has produced milk containing human insulin, according to a new study. The proof-of-concept achievement could be scaled up to, eventually, produce enough insulin to ensure availability and reduced cost for all diabetics requiring the life-maintaining drug.
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Science
Insulin, Diabetes,
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Mar 13, 2024
ANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or without wheels. But what's really surprised us now is the eerie grace it's starting to move with.
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Robotics, Technology
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Mar 13, 2024
ANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or without wheels. But what's really surprised us now is the eerie grace it's starting to move with.
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Robotics, Technology
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Mar 13, 2024
Want to see if SpaceX's Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens today, beginning at 8:00am EDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Rocket,
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Mar 13, 2024
Want to see if SpaceX's Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens today, beginning at 8:00am EDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Rocket,
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Mar 13, 2024
Want to see if SpaceX's Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens tomorrow beginning at 8:00am EDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Rocket,
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Mar 13, 2024
Want to see if SpaceX's Starship steps up or blows up on its third orbital launch attempt? New Atlas gives you the lowdown on how to tune in and watch the action live as it happens tomorrow beginning at 8:00am EDT.
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Space, Science
SpaceX, Rocket,
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Mar 13, 2024
An experimental new undersea robot shows great promise for use in the upkeep of offshore renewable energy platforms. Because it has the ability to climb vertical underwater surfaces - and paint them - it's known as the Crawfish.
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Robotics, Technology
Fraunhofer,
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Mar 13, 2024
Billed as the "world's fastest mini pocket knife," the fittingly named Speedy from San Francisco maker Bomber and Company is a handy little one-handed flipper with fast, secure spring action.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Knife, Kickstarter
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Mar 13, 2024
A change in shape to a particular structure of neurons was found to have a significant impact on obesity in rats. Researchers believe the finding will translate to humans and could help us fight our own middle-aged bulges one day.
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Biology, Science
Obesity, Nagoya University,
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Mar 13, 2024
Although the humble sea cucumber may not look like much, it could soon be recruited to help save the world's coral reefs. The bottom-dwelling animals have been found to play a vital role in protecting corals from harmful bacteria.
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Environment, Science
Georgia Institute of Technology,
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Mar 13, 2024
Figure has demonstrated the first fruit of a collaboration between the company and OpenAI to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots. In a video released today, the Figure 01 bot is seen conversing in real-time.
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Robotics, Technology
Figure, Open AI,
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Mar 13, 2024
Figure has demonstrated the first fruit of its collaboration with OpenAI to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots. In a video released today, the Figure 01 bot is seen conversing in real-time.
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Robotics, Technology
Figure, Open AI, Humanoid,
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Mar 13, 2024
Figure has demonstrated the first fruit of its collaboration with OpenAI to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots. In a video released today, the Figure 01 bot is seen conversing in real-time.
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Robotics, Technology
Figure, Open AI, Humanoid,
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Mar 13, 2024
The Piaggio Group's Fast Forward innovation lab has launched a self-follow rolling flat-bed robot at the Modex trade show in Atlanta. The company says that the Kilo platform is aimed at helping businesses to "augment their workforce and enhance worker safety."
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Robotics, Technology
Piaggio, Robots,
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Mar 13, 2024
The Piaggio Group's Fast Forward innovation lab has launched a self-follow rolling flat-bed robot at the Modex trade show in Atlanta. The company says that the Kilo platform is aimed at helping businesses to "augment their workforce and enhance worker safety."
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Robotics, Technology
Piaggio,
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Mar 13, 2024
Combining census data with cutting-edge statistical analysis and satellite imagery, researchers have revealed a stark difference between inner- and outer-city living in terms of the risk children have of developing asthma.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Asthma,
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Mar 13, 2024
Scientists have uncovered the oldest fossilized forest, dating back 390 million years to a time when life was just getting a foothold on land. The ancient forest was made up of the first trees to ever grow on Earth - bizarre "prototype" trees that had to rip their skeletons apart in order to grow.
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Science
Tree, Forest, World's Ol
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Mar 13, 2024
If you're comfortable with the present green, amber, and red traffic lights, be prepared to get uncomfortable. New research suggests that adding a white light will speed up traffic and improve safety for both cars and pedestrians.
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Science
Autonomous Vehicles, North Carolina State University,
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Mar 13, 2024
It can autonomously plan and execute thousand-step tasks. It can build and deploy entire software projects all by itself. It can research and fix bugs 7x better than OpenAI's GPT-4, and it trains and deploys its own custom AIs to solve problems.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence,
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Mar 13, 2024
We're a step closer to seeing a live woolly mammoth walking the Earth for the first time in 4,000 years. Colossal Biosciences, a company dedicated to the controversial-but-unquestionably-cool goal of resurrecting extinct species, has now announced a major breakthrough in creating elephant stem cells.
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Biology, Science
Wooly mammoth,
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Mar 12, 2024
Manufacturing the groundbreaking and extremely popular diabetes and weight-loss drug semaglutide - Ozempic, Wegovy - is a complex, slow process. Amid ongoing global shortages, researchers have developed a cheaper, faster method that produces ten times more of a therapeutically similar version of the in-demand drug.
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Medical, Science
Ozempic,
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Mar 12, 2024
Even with smartphones, RV-ready Starlink internet and personal rescue beacons, the wilderness can be a hostile, unstable place that leaves you incapacitated and stranded in an instant. It pays to have a backup plan and even a backup to the backup.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Survival, Rescue
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Mar 12, 2024
Even with smartphones, RV-ready Starlink internet and personal rescue beacons, the wilderness can be a hostile, unstable place that leaves you incapacitated and stranded in an instant. It pays to have a backup plan and even a backup to the backup.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
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Mar 12, 2024
Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing eye strain. In October last year, New Atlas reviewed the Eazeye monitor, the world's first naturally lit, anti-eye-strain monitor. At the time, its designer, high school student Louis Huang, was looking for backing on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.
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Computers, Technology
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Mar 12, 2024
Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing eye strain. In October last year, New Atlas reviewed the Eazeye monitor, the world's first naturally lit, anti-eye-strain monitor. At the time, its designer, high school student Louis Huang, was looking for backing on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.
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Computers, Technology
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Mar 12, 2024
Lexus has long had a hole in its lineup, sitting right between the smaller two-row crossovers and the big, truck-based sport utilities. The TX, which debuted this year, slots into that spot, offering three rows in a unibody crossover format.
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Automotive, Transport
Lexus, Crossover,
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Mar 12, 2024
Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like real snakes often do.
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Robotics, Technology
University of Southern Denmark, Snakes,
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Mar 12, 2024
A plan to build a barrier across the Mersey is starting to take shape. If it goes ahead, the ambitious project would becomes the largest tidal range facility in the world, while also offering pedestrians and cyclists safe passage across the river.
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Energy, Science
Tida
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Mar 12, 2024
A plan to build a barrier across the Mersey is starting to take shape. If it goes ahead, the ambitious project would becomes the largest tidal range facility in the world, while also offering pedestrians and cyclists safe passage across the river.
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Energy, Science
Tida
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Mar 12, 2024
If Apple made a dual monitor system for laptops, it might be a lot like the S2. The setup features aluminum construction, one-cord connectivity, and the ability to be used in five different configurations.
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Computers, Technology
Kickstarter, Monitor,
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Mar 12, 2024
Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms, including a nomadic tent, a large hat, and a big golden bowl. This upcoming ballpark by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm to a "spherical armadillo."
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Mar 12, 2024
Landmark historical relics don't usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world's first video arcade game (Computer Space - 1971), the game it inspired (Pong - 1972) and the sequel to Pong (Space Race - 1973) which used the world's first computer joystick.
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