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Aug 23, 2025
A standard routine to protect hair from heat damage is actually turning your bathroom into a dangerous emissions zone, as scientists find that just 10-20 minutes of styling with common products results in some 10 billion ultrafine particles being inhaled straight to the lungs - akin to standing next to a busy road in peak hour or smoking several cigarettes.
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Aug 23, 2025
For some time now, we've been hearing about "bistable" devices that can remain in either of two states without expending any energy. A new one, inspired by plant seed pods, takes the form of a robotic gripper which is strong yet easily activated.
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Aug 23, 2025
It's no secret that CFMoto has been working on a four-cylinder sports bike for a while. It was always meant to build on the three-cylinder 675SS and 675NK models to up the ante.
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Motorcycles,
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Aug 22, 2025
For the past few years, Australia's Hardkorr Campers has been on a tear expanding its compact Xplorer camper trailer series. But what good is a small, nimble "hardkorr" all-terrain camper if you can't bring along your favorite toys to
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Aug 22, 2025
The Legends Tower, the audacious bid to build the USA's new tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma, has faced delays and uncertainty. Some of that uncertainty still remains, however its developer now tells us that initial construction work will begin later this year.
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Architecture,
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Aug 22, 2025
It's a sad and inconvenient fact that many drugs have to be administered in the form of a slow intravenous (IV) drip, as opposed to a single quick injection. That may be about to change, however, thanks to a new take on an existing "spray drying" technique.
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Aug 22, 2025
Though a growing number of tiny houses nowadays aim to offer full-time residences for families, the Nid focuses on the basics. It provides a simple home for one or two people that consists of just two rooms and is best suited to short stays or for those serious about embracing the small-living lifestyle.
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Tiny Houses,
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Aug 22, 2025
UK audio gear maker Cambridge Audio launched a pair of wireless ANC headphones last year that hated being plugged into a wall outlet for a recharge. Now the company has refined the sound, improved on the long-haul comfort and introduced a new colorway.
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Aug 22, 2025
It's common advice to drink more water for energy, appetite control and clearer skin - but researchers have now demonstrated that hydration plays an even deeper role in health. It influences how our bodies react, hormonally, to stress, keeping cortisol in check and in turn lowering the risk of many serious health conditions. It's the first study to show that fluid intake influences
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Aug 21, 2025
Researchers at Cornell University have developed an electronic chip that they describe as a "microwave brain." The simplified chip is analog rather than digital, yet can process ultrafast data and wireless communication signals simultaneously.
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Computers,
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Aug 21, 2025
Researchers at Cornell University have developed an electronic chip that they describe as a "microwave brain." The simplified chip is analog rather than digital, yet can process ultrafast data and wireless communication signals simultaneously.
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Computers,
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Aug 21, 2025
We expect new cars to be better than old cars, given how much engineering and legislative effort goes into improving them. So when you update your daily driver, a move that most of us experience as quite costly, it can be hard to accept that its user-friendliness has gone backwards in certain respects.
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Aug 21, 2025
When I first got my hands on the HoverAir X1 Promax, I was impressed. Here was a drone that could literally fit in my pocket yet still crank out slick follow shots in crispy 8K. Now HoverAir has doubled down on its "self-flying camera" niche with something no one's done before: the world's first fully waterproof, water-native drone - the HoverAir Aqua.
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Aug 21, 2025
The instant you see the all-new CrossWave, you realize it's not your average personal watercraft (PWC, i.e. jet ski), even though it's technically part of Yamaha's WaveRunner PWC lineup. It's really a new type of speedy, nimble watercraft meant to sp
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Aug 21, 2025
Although we've seen a number of multitools that take the form of a flat card, the Slidex still manages to put a new spin on the concept. It's a metal card that folds into a triangula
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Aug 21, 2025
Although we've seen a number of multitools that take the form of a flat card, the Slidex still manages to put a new spin on the concept. It's a metal card that folds into a triangula
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Aug 21, 2025
If you've noticed that you're hearing birdsong longer into your day than you used to, your observation fits with those made by researchers examining millions of hours of tweets and warbles. But just why are our feathered friends holding longer concerts?
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Aug 21, 2025
This eye-catching tower offers a welcome change from surrounding glass and concrete high-rise buildings with its lush exterior. Designed by Stefan
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Aug 21, 2025
A startup dipped its toe into crowdfunding waters more than a decade ago, to fund a quirky compact MIDI guitar for tunes while you travel. The idea grew into S-type hybrids a few years back, and now Zivix is back with its "most accessible MIDI guitar yet."
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Aug 21, 2025
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have mapped the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of frailty - the age-related decline in resilience that affects around 40% of people aged 65 and above, dramatically increasing the risk of hospitalization, disability and death. The findings offer new hope in the development of effective anti-aging therapies.
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Aug 21, 2025
A team of researchers have developed a 3D-printed, biodegradable heart patch that seals holes in heart tissue and supports tissue regeneration, showing promise as a safer alternative to current surgical materials.
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Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
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Aug 21, 2025
Across cultures and continents, most people prefer to tackle life's toughest choices alone, trusting their own gut or inner voice over the counsel of friends or the wisdom of the crowd, according to a new study.
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Aug 20, 2025
Imagine your skin as a bustling city. Each cell is a hardworking citizen, repairing sun damage and keeping the peace. But lurking in the shadows is a virus long thought to be a harmless drifter: beta-HPV (human papillomavirus).
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Aug 20, 2025
While power meters are very handy tools for tracking your cycling performance, mounting and calibrating the things can be a fiddly process. The CycleClick is designed to change that, by mounting on the chain of any bike - without any tools - in a claimed 30 seconds.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Aug 20, 2025
Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why it's always good to hear about possible alternatives. One of the latest takes the form of a self-powered skin patch that painlessly gathers biomarker chemicals for up to 24 hours at a time.
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Aug 20, 2025
Conversion kit maker Boost has announced its first complete ride. The mini-bike has been designed as a "great solution for anyone with limited storage space but an appetite to enjoy getting from A to B."
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Bicycles,
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Aug 20, 2025
Though it has a relatively modest length of 30 ft (9.1 m), the Olympic is cleverly designed to offer a surprisingly capable interior. The towable home puts the focus firmly on comfort and storage, and includes a useful raised living room.
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Tiny Houses, Outdoors
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Aug 20, 2025
Coros has added the fishing-focused Nomad GPS watch to its lineup of outdoorsy wearables. With a bunch
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Aug 20, 2025
Coros has added the fishing-focused Nomad GPS watch to its lineup of outdoorsy wearables. With a bunch
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Aug 20, 2025
A new study has produced strong evidence that red meat consumption is a trigger for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), demonstrating how it alters gut bacteria and immune activity in ways that worsen inflammation. It furthers scientific knowledge of the many pathways involved in inflammation, taking our understanding beyond just association.
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Aug 19, 2025
The company behind high-performance in-ear monitors and the award-winning ActiveBuds has launched its most ambitious product yet: iKKO's MindOne Pro AI smartphone. This ultra-compact Android phone combines built-in AI tools, free global internet access, and a dual operating system - all packed into a body not much bigger than a credit card, and for less than US$400 - wh
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Aug 19, 2025
Imagine sipping your coffee when suddenly - BOOM! A sonic tremor rattles your home. That's exactly what happened to one McDonough resident when a meteorite the si
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Aug 19, 2025
Imagine correcting your vision in under a minute - no lasers, blades or pain. Scientists have developed a novel, non-invasive technique that reshapes the cornea using only a mild electric current and a temporary pH shift. In early trials, it reversed myopia without the need for traditional surgery - and could be the most radical advancement in eyesight correction technology since LAS
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Aug 19, 2025
Years before the US overland market really hit its stride and exploded into what it is today, the Action Camper made some huge noise as a neatly integrated Jeep Wrangler camper designed to out-explore just about every other RV in the country. Unfortunately, while the concept proved quite popular on paper, the company struggled in getting the kit to market. But over a decade later, Action Camper's unique Jeep micro-camping products have been fully revived by Two Track Campers, a new startup backed by a well
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Aug 19, 2025
Years before the US overland market really hit its stride and exploded into what it is today, the Action Camper made some huge noise as a neatly integrated Jeep Wrangler camper designed to out-explore just about every other RV in the country. Unfortunately, while the concept proved quite popular on paper, the company struggled in getting the kit to market. But over a decade later, Action Camper's unique Jeep micro-camping products have been fully revived by Two Track Campers, a new startup backed by a well
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Aug 19, 2025
Hennessey has quietly unveiled its shiny new Venom F5 Revolution LF hypercar, which makes other hypercars look… well, subdued. Not only is it monstrously powerful, it's also extremely exclusive, limited to just one example.
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Automotive
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Aug 18, 2025
One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the "brain-eating amoeba," because of the almost 100% fatal infection it causes. And it's now been found swimming around in the treated drinking water supplied to two towns in Australia.
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Aug 18, 2025
Despite what some movies may suggest, it's currently impossible to transplant functional, seeing human eyeballs. Scientists are taking a big step in that direction, however, with the development of an eye-transplant device known as the eye-ECMO.
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Aug 18, 2025
Can-Am has unveiled a new Outlander Electric and Outlander Max 6x6 ATV, as well as a new Maverick X rc side-by-side. The fun doesn't stop there, though, as the company has also debuted the first ATV with a semi-active suspension system.
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Aug 18, 2025
When it comes to clipless pedals for road bikes, it's important that they be lightweight and easy to engage. Tourelly's Road Ceramic Ti pedals boast both features, thanks to a unique design that is claimed to make them "the lightest in their class."
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Bicycles,
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Aug 18, 2025
Dozens of water-harvesting pods are set to be deployed along the sea floor off the coast of California as the United States ramps up its first subsea desalination project. The effort is expected to produce 60 million gallons (227 million liters) of fresh water per day.
Conti
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Aug 18, 2025
A loss of smell can be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, but the reasons behind this sensory change have been unclear. Now, a study reveals that the problem may not lie in the nose or olfactory bulb itself, as previously thought.
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Aug 17, 2025
Following decades of limited treatment options, people living with fibromyalgia will soon have access to a novel therapy designed to tackle the condition's most elusive symptom: Poor-quality sleep. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Tonmya, a non-opioid, under-the-tongue bedtime treatme
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Aug 17, 2025
Having hypersensitive teeth can be quite the hassle, making it painful to consume hot, cold, sweet and/or acidic foods and beverages. Tiny new "robots" are help to help, by permanently plugging tunnels in the teeth for less discomfort.
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Medical Dev
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Aug 17, 2025
The US Navy's secretive F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter plane is a bit less secret after program competitor Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept image of its version of the carrier-based warplane, giving us a few design clues.
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Military, Technology
Northrop Grumman
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Aug 17, 2025
Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection.
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Body & Mind
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Aug 17, 2025
When it comes to solar power, solar cells and panels tend to get all the attention. But there's a different kind of solar power generator kno
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Aug 17, 2025
The 2025 Nissan Murano brings in its fourth generation with a familiar twist: no more V6. That's replaced with, you guessed it, a turbo-four. The better changes for the Murano come to both its inside and exterior.
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Automotive,
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Aug 17, 2025
Rugged smartphones can be a very bulky proposition, but Oukitel's upcoming WP210 model is slim enough for pocket carry yet still goes big on storage, battery life, photo chops, durability and utility.
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Outdoors
Rugged,
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Aug 17, 2025
A Netherlands-based family business took minimalism to the extreme in 2017 with a Kickstarter for the striking Wheel turntable. Now the third iteration has rolled out with a more refined look, direct drive, optical stylus and improved sound.
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Home Entertainme
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Aug 17, 2025
Following its pint-sized Hirondelle tiny house, French firm Quadrapol recently completed the larger Kangourou. Featuring a space-saving interior suitable for a small family or those who like to work from home, this towable model includes two bedrooms and can also optionally be upgraded to run of
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Aug 16, 2025
I didn't expect to like this scooter as much as I do. The "damping suspension" looked gimmicky, like a potential failure point, and maybe even a little excessive in the flashy department. I figured it would be another scooter I'd test for a bit before going back to my long-range missile of a scooter.
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Aug 16, 2025
With retail prices starting under 20 bucks, and a sleek, simple combination of wood handle, hard steel blade and no-fuss twisting ring locks, Opinel knives are one of the true ageless classics of the folding knife market. This year, though, the Opinel lineup has gotten a new twist ... or lack thereof. The all-new Néo6 knife carries the same sleek, timeless look but trades out the ring lock for a new non-lock
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Aug 16, 2025
The prototype Royal Navy robotic submarine XV-Excalibur has provided a glimpse of the fleet of the future by patrolling the waters at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, England while controlled from a command center in Australia 10,000 miles (16,000 km) away.
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Aug 16, 2025
Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child's brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, a new study has found. Epigenetic changes in eggs triggered gene shifts linked to autism-like behaviors, revealing a critical window for prevention.
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Aug 16, 2025
How do you make a bunny hopping, self-driving electric car that can jump over a variety of obstacles even more capable? You give it the most power an electric vehicle (EV) has ever seen.
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Automotive, Transport
BYD
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Aug 16, 2025
China's Wanbo has officially launched the Vali 1, a portable Full HD smart projector with an integrated gimbal stand that outshines its peers for "best-in-class sound and vision performance."
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Aug 15, 2025
Gullwing doors? Check. Promises of massive performance mixed with off-road, off-grid capabilities? Check. Concept car that will never actually see production? Yep, check. The Cadillac Elevated Velocity is an all-electric concept for fans of the V-Series performance models in th
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Aug 15, 2025
One of the true pioneers of the portable camping stove has released its lightest stove ever. The all-new Micron III backpacking stove from Swedish gear innovator Primus weighs a flat 2 ounces and folds so small it can nest inside your open palm. Screw it atop a gas canister and it fires out 2,600 watts of flame to co
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Aug 15, 2025
Some things we eat or drink raise our risk of deadly diseases like heart disease or cancer. But, strangely, a recent paper argues that, once we have those diseases, some of the same factors can show the opposite association with survival in observational studies. This survival twist - described in the paper as a risk-survival paradox and dubbed "Cuomo's Paradox" - raises questions about how prevention findings translate to survivorship. It doesn't, by itse
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Aug 15, 2025
Over the past several years, we've all become pretty familiar with alcohol-based hand-sanitizing gels. A new type of gel is said to kill just as many microb
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Aug 15, 2025
Would you use a toothpaste made from human hair if it promised to protect, repair, and reduce pain in your teeth better than anything on the market? That might be a question you'll have to contend with one day, based on new research out of London.
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Body & Mind
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Aug 15, 2025
When it comes to electric vehicles, there's always a race to be first. It was only a matter of time until we got the first production EV with a semi-solid-state battery.
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Automotive, Transport
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Aug 15, 2025
Successfully Kickstarted last year, Team IF's wrench-sporting OmniPro Tool went on to be declared one of our Best Multitools of 2024. It now has an even more capable successor, in the form of the aptly-named OmniPro 2.0.
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Aug 15, 2025
Hisense has officially launched the L9Q 4K Triple Laser UST projector that previewed at CES 2025. The high-class wall hugger puts out 5,000 lumens and high contrast, runs Google TV and rocks pro-tuned sound. US pricing and full specs have now been confirmed.
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Home Entertainment,
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Aug 15, 2025
You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we're not judging), but the condition can actually have verifiable medical causes. A new gel-based blob could be a great way to cure it.
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Aug 15, 2025
It's been a while since we last saw a shiny new orange motorcycle launch from KTM's ranks. After treading the dark waters of financial turmoil just months ago, KTM has now returned to the spotlight with a refreshed 690 platform.
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Aug 15, 2025
A newly discovered natural compound sourced from a fungus that's historically only been found lodged on trees in Taiwan has been heralded for its pharmaceutical potential, effectively blocking inflammation signals and pressing pause on the proliferation of cancer cells.
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Aug 15, 2025
In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes have been swapped between species to influence traits, a totally unknown behavior has never been genetically swapped into a dif
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Aug 14, 2025
Tiny "hidden" proteins lurking in DNA once dismissed as junk may hold the key to the next generation of obesity drugs, according to a new study that has uncovered dozens of new fat-regulating molecules using cutting-edge gene-editing technology.
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Aug 14, 2025
If Earth needs to borrow a cup of sugar, it's comforting to know that there may be a convenient, possibly habitable, world orbiting Alpha Centauri only 4.34 light years away - at least, if the findings from the James Webb Space Telescope pan out.
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Space, Science
NASA,
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Aug 14, 2025
Drone maker DJI shook up the ebike market in 2024 when it pulled its motor tech out of the skies and put it to work in a new brand of bikes it named Amflow. Now it's bringing all that torque-dense motor performance over to the United States for the first time, offering what's sure to be one of the quickest,
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Aug 14, 2025
Drone maker DJI shook up the ebike market in 2024 when it pulled its motor tech out of the skies and put it to work in a new brand of bikes it named Amflow. Now it's bringing all that torque-dense motor performance over to the United States for the first time, offering what's sure to be one of the quickes
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Aug 14, 2025
Acura has unveiled the production prototype for its new, all-electric RSX sport utility coming in late 2026. This is parent company Honda's first vehicle to be built off its global EV platform.
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Aug 14, 2025
While there may indeed be a plethora of multitools on Kickstarter, many are either too small to use easily or too big to just toss in a pocket. The NexTool strikes a good balance, stuffing eight functions into a right-sized titanium body.
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Knives & Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
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Aug 14, 2025
While there may indeed be a plethora of multitools on Kickstarter, many are either too small to use easily or too big to just toss in a pocket. The NexTool strikes a good balance, stuffing eight functions into a right-sized titanium body.
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Knives & Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
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Aug 14, 2025
It never ceases to amaze us how much mileage designers can get out of the humble shipping container. This example of a container-based tiny house, named the Mark T, looks more livable than most, and features a spacious interior layout and two rooftop terrace areas.
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Aug 14, 2025
Over the past wee while, immersive actioncam company Insta360 has been incubating a new camera-drone startup called Antigravity. Now the first flyer has been unveiled, a folding aerial adventurer capable of grabbing immersive 8K 360-degree footage.
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Drones, Consume
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Aug 14, 2025
Over the past wee while, immersive actioncam company Insta360 has been incubating a new camera-drone startup called Antigravity. Now the first flyer has been unveiled, a folding aerial adventurer capable of grabbing immersive 8K 360-degree footage.
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Aug 14, 2025
Over the past wee while, immersive actioncam company Insta360 has been incubating a new camera-drone startup called Antigravity. Now the first flyer has been unveiled, a folding aerial adventurer capable of grabbing immersive 8K 360-degree footage.
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Aug 14, 2025
A huge new international study has uncovered, for the first time, a weekly rhythm disturbance in one of the world's most common but under-diagnosed sleep disorders - and it's not good news for your Saturday night. Researchers have coined the term "social apnea" to describe the consistent and significant rise in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity that occurs during the weekend, likely driven by
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Aug 14, 2025
DARPA's autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the USX-1 Defiant, took a major step toward operational status as a bottle of spirits was broken over its bow at the Everett Ship Repair in Everett, Washington on August 11, 2025.
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Military, Technology
DARPA,
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Aug 13, 2025
The largest study of its kind has revealed that medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has a real-world social impact - for both those taking the drugs and others in the community. Looking at the data of nearly 150,000 newly diagnosed, researchers say the medications have sweeping benefits beyond managing symptoms of the condition.
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Aug 13, 2025
The Dodge Durango might be counted among the veterans of the SUV class, but don't mistake it for your regular brawny tow car. There's
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Aug 13, 2025
Recurring kidney stones can be an agonizing, debilitating problem, particularly if they can't be treated by orally-administered medication. There may be new hope on the horizon, however, in the form of a tiny magnetically-steerable stone-dissolving "robot."
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Aug 13, 2025
Electra is building an aircraft that can take off and land using an airfield that's one-tenth the size of a standard runway. To demonstrate "blown lift" aero and hybrid-electric propulsion capabilities, the EL2 prototype has just nailed public test flights at Virginia Tech.
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Aug 13, 2025
Electra is building an aircraft that can take off and land using an airfield that's one-tenth the size of a standard runway. To demonstrate "blown lift" aero and hybrid-electric propulsion capabilities, the EL2 prototype has just nailed public test flights at Virginia Tech.
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Aug 13, 2025
Samsung teased a fres
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Aug 13, 2025
Samsung tease
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Aug 13, 2025
Samsung teased a fres
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Aug 13, 2025
The Hirondelle tiny house combines a very small size with a surprisingly affordable price. Measuring just 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, it starts at €38,900 (US$45,000) and features a space-saving interior layout that's suitable for up to two people.
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Aug 13, 2025
An engineered protein that acts like a molecular sponge has the potential to change how carbon monoxide poisoning is treated, chasing down CO molecules in the bloodstream and helping the body flush them out in just minutes, without the risk of short- or long-term health issues that come with the current frontline treatment, pure oxygen.
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Aug 13, 2025
A massive study of nearly 400,000 people has for the first time established a causal link between gut bacteria and insomnia, confirming previous observational research that found some bugs help you sleep while others disrupt it. Fourteen bacterial taxa were found to increase the risk of insomnia, while eight appeared to be protective.
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