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Nov 23, 2025
Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully structured and carries signals that guide how cells behave and interact.
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Nov 22, 2025
Just outside the dense urban fabric of Wuhan, China, a cluster of cabins has appeared amongst the tall dawn redwood forest. Dubbed Secret Camp, the project is part of the Merryda Wiki World retreat, featuring compact dwellings that sit quietly within the serene natural setting.
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Nov 22, 2025
Joby Aviation's latest iteration of its autonomous all-electric S4 air taxi VTOL aircraft has made its maiden flight. The new variant aimed at the defense market boasts a turbine-electric hybrid powertrain for greater range and endurance.
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Nov 22, 2025
What Toyota has done with the 2025 4Runner is evolutionary and well-considered. The new 4Runner sits on the TNGA-F body-on-frame architecture (shared with the Tacoma and Tundra), and that underpins much of what's compelling (and contentious) about this generation. I drove both the Limited
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Nov 22, 2025
In a Phase 3 trial of more than 18,000 volunteers across three countries, an mRNA influenza vaccine from Pfizer has outperformed standard seasonal flu shots by 34.5%. It's yet another sign that this biotechnology is here to stay.
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Nov 22, 2025
Five is a very unusual number of cylinders for a motorcycle engine, and the most familiar examples graced track-only prototypes that brought world championships in two eras to Honda. If storied Italian brand MV Agusta wanted to focus public attention firmly on hopes for the future, announcing that a five-pot engine would propel a
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Nov 22, 2025
Allow me to preface the title: Longshot Space wants to build a 6-mile-long (10-km) space cannon to shoot several-ton objects into low Earth orbit (LEO). The company has already built a working proof of concept.
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Nov 22, 2025
MIT researchers have found a way to use the mechanical vibrations of sound waves to shake water molecules free from a storage medium. The breakthrough significantly speeds up the process of harvesting drinking water from thin air.
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Tech
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Nov 22, 2025
When Verge debuted with its first hubless electric motorcycle in 2022, it created a new visual aesthetic for motorcycles. Now, almost 4 years later, the Finnish-Estonian company is still going strong, upgrading its best-selling electric motorcycle with a bunch of appreciable upgrades.
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Nov 21, 2025
It's a well-known fact that if you're trying to cool your mouth after eating spicy food, you should drink milk, not water. Bearing that fact in mind, scientists have developed an "artificial tongue" that measures food spiciness using a milk protein.
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Nov 21, 2025
Regardless of how you feel about electric two-wheelers, you can't argue about one thing: the innovation at hand. From hubless wheels to 3D-printed tech, or scooter-motorcycle
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Nov 21, 2025
Photographing the deep sky at night can be a complicated business involving specialist knowledge, expensive and bulky equipment and a good deal of patience. DwarfLab's book-sized smart telescopes have removed many pain points over the years, but the company has gone lightweight as well as compact and portable for its latest design.
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Nov 21, 2025
I love when automakers let their designers go hog wi
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Nov 21, 2025
If you've struggled to get a ratchet to work in a tight space, you'll appreciate a new take on the tool from Titaner. The palm-sized tool engages each sprocket with just a tiny turn and has multiple configurations for maximum situational adaptability.
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Nov 21, 2025
Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) - which nearly all of us carry for life - is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, a chronic disease that affects u
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Nov 21, 2025
US brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics is quickly establishing itself as a major player in the neural-device space, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) green-lighting a human trial to test its ability in restoring speech in people with paralysis.
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Nov 21, 2025
Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) - which nearly all of us carry for life - is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, a chronic disease that affects u
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Nov 20, 2025
Star Catcher Industries has set a new record for beaming power at a distance. Its Star Catcher Network technology beamed 1.1 kW of power at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida using off-the-shelf solar panel components.
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Nov 20, 2025
Blending ancient land-shaping traditions with cutting-edge fabrication, a new project called TreeSoil is reimagining how architecture can support vulnerable environments. Conceived through a partnership between two research groups, the Technion Institute's Material Topology Research Lab (MTRL) and the Tree Lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, the project proposes a small but radical idea: build structures not for people,
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Nov 20, 2025
Narwal's flagship self-cleaning wet/dry robot vacuum is on sale for Black Friday. We've spent several months with the Narwal Flow, and while it doesn't offer any spectacular party tricks, it's the smartest, best-performing robovac we've seen.
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Around The Home,
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Nov 20, 2025
Though the world's smallest Laser TV took most of the CES 2025 spotlight, JMGO did have other models on display - including an early look at a new N series. Now it seems that the first N3 tri-laser model has soft launched.
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Home Entertain
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Nov 20, 2025
If New York is the city that never sleeps, Dubai is the city that never stops building. This latest example of its constantly changing skyline, by Zaha Hadid Architects, consists of a residential skyscraper with a striking exoskeleton design inspired by traditional
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Nov 19, 2025
As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health issues we face today aren't personal failings or modern inconveniences - they're the predictable result of forcing Stone Age physiology into a world it was never built for.
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Nov 19, 2025
Scamp might not be as celebrated in modern circles as Airstream, but it is a similarly iconic camping trailer brand with deep history. Its roots dig all the way back to the market's original fiberglass camper icon, and much of its modern lineup looks virtually unchanged from those classic fiberglass pods of the 1960s and 70s. This month, though, the Scamp family flashes a new look with the Scamp X, a ruggedized, all-terrain design that updates the iconic egg trailer for modern d
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Nov 19, 2025
Scamp might not be as celebrated in modern circles as Airstream, but it is a similarly iconic camping trailer brand with deep history. Its roots dig all the way back to the market's original fiberglass camper icon, and much of its modern lineup looks virtually unchanged from those classic fiberglass pods of the 1960s and 70s. This month, though, the Scamp family flashes a new look with the Scamp X, a ruggedized, all-terrain design that updates the iconic egg trailer for modern d
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Nov 19, 2025
Scamp might not be as celebrated in modern circles as Airstream, but it is a similarly iconic camping trailer brand with deep history. Its roots dig all the way back to the market's original fiberglass camper icon, and much of its modern lineup looks virtually unchanged from those classic fiberglass pods of the 1960s and 70s. This month, though, the Scamp family flashes a new look with the Scamp X, a ruggedized, all-terrain design that updates the iconic egg trailer for modern d
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Nov 19, 2025
We already know how watching other people's lives on social media can negatively affect our self-esteem and satisfaction with our own lives. Apparently, using apps to track your own calories or fitness activities can have a similar effect. The latest research from scientists at University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University sugges
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Nov 19, 2025
Where there's an uncomfortable athlete, there's room for a wild, high-tech solution. At least that seems to be Nike's strategy of late, resulting in such contrivances as robo-shoes and active-breathing jackets. The all-new Lava Loft Down Jacket is a little less animated, but it still uses a rather unconventional solution to solve a c
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Nov 19, 2025
Where there's an uncomfortable athlete, there's room for a wild, high-tech solution. At least that seems to be Nike's strategy of late, resulting in such contrivances as robo-shoes and active-breathing jackets. The all-new Lava Loft Down Jacket is a little less animated, but it still uses a rather unconventiona
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Nov 19, 2025
Where there's an uncomfortable athlete, there's room for a wild, high-tech solution. At least that seems to be Nike's strategy of late, resulting in such contrivances as robo-shoes and active-breathing jackets. The all-new Lava Loft Down Jacket is a little less animated, but it still uses a rather unconventional solution to solve
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Nov 19, 2025
Where there's an uncomfortable athlete, there's room for a wild, high-tech solution. At least that seems to be Nike's strategy of late, resulting in such contrivances as robo-shoes and active-breathing jackets. The all-new Lava Loft Down Jacket is a little less animated, but it still uses a rather unconventional solution to solve
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Nov 19, 2025
Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.
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Outdoors
Kickstarter,
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Nov 19, 2025
Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.
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Outdoors
Kickstarter,
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Nov 19, 2025
Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.
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Outdoors
Kickstarter,
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Nov 19, 2025
Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.
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Outdoors
Kickstarter,
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Nov 19, 2025
Yes, it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun shell, and yes, that is a bit of a gimmick. That said, the Node-1 is actually a pretty clever tool, as it packs multiple interchangeable functions into a single modular form factor.
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Outdoors
Kickstarter,
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Nov 19, 2025
Are you one of those coffee/tea consumers who loathe washing your drink containers so much that a) you leave them piled up to get moldy, and b) in a reverse sustainability move, you purchase new ones because of the hassle of not being able to clean every stained crevice?
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Nov 19, 2025
This charming tiny house takes design cues from traditional cabins to deliver a rustic small living experience. Named the Nature Pod, it features generous glazing and lots of options including an off-grid setup, and it starts at just €14,380 (roughly US$16,600).
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Tiny Houses,
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Nov 19, 2025
Divers may soon be able to get a welcome boost to their flutter kicks thanks to an exoskeleton developed by researchers at Peking University (PU). By shouldering some of the burden of underwater swimming, the device could also make scuba tanks last longer.
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Nov 19, 2025
Divers may soon be able to get a welcome boost to their flutter kicks thanks to an exoskeleton developed by researchers at Peking University (PU). By shouldering some of the burden of underwater swimming, the device could also make scuba tanks last longer.
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Nov 19, 2025
Divers may soon be able to get a welcome boost to their flutter kicks thanks to an exoskeleton developed by researchers at Peking University (PU). By shouldering some of the burden of underwater swimming, the device could also make scuba tanks last longer.
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Nov 18, 2025
Groundbreaking research has uncovered a set of just three gene variants that can increase the likelihood of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by up to 15 times. It's a remarkable finding, considering that thousands of mutations only come with a nominal elevated risk.
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Nov 18, 2025
This week, talk of the AI industry bubble has heated up, with Google's top executive Demis Hassabis throwing some fuel on this fire while discussing the release of the company's much-anticipated Gemini 3 model.
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Nov 18, 2025
Glass-filled polypropylene is already a very commonly used plastic for automotive parts, but could it be improved? Well, yes. A new substance, Gratek, is claimed to make the plastic 20% st
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Nov 18, 2025
Cockroach infestations can worsen allergies and asthma in children, especially in low-income urban homes. One particular species of cockroach is known to carry bacteria in their guts that release harmful substances called endotoxins into their droppings.
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Nov 18, 2025
South African brand Alphago has made a name for itself in rugged, explore-anywhere camping trailers that haul big, inflatable living spaces up above. A small-packing, insta-inflatable tent seems a natural extension of that product area expertise,
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Nov 18, 2025
South African brand Alphago has made a name for itself in rugged, explore-anywhere camping trailers that haul big, inflatable living spaces up above. A small-packing, insta-inflatable tent seems a natural extension of that product area expertise, and the company outdoes itself with The Cube.
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Nov 18, 2025
In recent years, there has been a growing trend in wearable technology: trackers that look like a fashion accessory and yet are smart enough to help us understand our bodies better. If you've ever wondered what comes next after watches and rings, Lumia, an engineering firm from Boston, has just announced its new product - Lumia 2 smart earrings. It took six years to develop, and
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Nov 18, 2025
While most planes use heat to melt ice that can form on the wing either before takeoff or during flight, the process is highly energy intensive and can impact engine efficiency. A new process from German researchers shakes the ice off instead.
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Aircraft, Transport
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Nov 18, 2025
In the most comprehensive investigation of the ketogenic diet's mental health effects yet, researchers pooled 50 studies spanning six decades to see what we actually know about its influence on mood. The results are a mix of promising and "too early to say."
Conti
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Nov 17, 2025
Despite the advice of two of the most successful pop anthems of the last two decades, when it comes to depression, no one can just "shake it off" or "let it go." If we jump back to 1988, we'll find the advice "don't worry, be happy" to be just as worthless. People can't simply "think their way" out of depression, and hectoring them to do so probably makes them feel worse, whi
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Nov 17, 2025
With the SoundCam Go acoustic camera, you can be that person in your neigborhood social media group who can answer those "Where's that noise coming from?" questions whenever an unexplained sound is reported. And the device connects to your phone.
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Photography,
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Nov 17, 2025
A sneaky, stealthy parasite queen can turn an ant colony against itself. Newly-mated queens of two parasitic ant species have been found to sneak into an ant colony, creep towards the resident ant queen, and spray a chemical to trigger matricide, i.e., tricking ants into slaughtering their own mother so she can take over the colony.
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Nov 17, 2025
If you need to charge your $1,000 cell phone, you can simply plug it in, or even more easily, just lay it on a charging mat. But what if something similar to NASA's $2.7 billion Perseverance rover has somehow suffered damage to its nuclear battery, and is about to lose all power? Can't it just plug itself in, or roll onto its own charging mat?
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Nov 17, 2025
One of the brain's biggest benefits from exercise - the birth of new neurons - may not even require any movement. Instead, the beneficial "packages" circulating in the blood after working out can be successfully transferred to others.
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Nov 16, 2025
We've all heard of the waiter's corkscrew, but how about the barista's Swiss Army knife? The Swiss toolmakers at Victorinox have teamed up with Italian espresso machine manufacturer La Marzocco to create a special-edition multitool that combines timeless Swiss Army s
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Nov 16, 2025
We've all heard of the waiter's corkscrew, but how about the barista's Swiss Army knife? The Swiss toolmakers at Victorinox have teamed up with Italian espresso machine manufacturer La Marzocco to create a special-edition multitool that combines timeless Swiss Army standards with speci
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Nov 16, 2025
Coffee. For some of us, it's the most important meal of the day - heck, possibly the most important thing besides maybe air to breathe. Everything else can wait until after coffee. To help ensure the daily ritual runs smoothly from beans to the stubborn last drop rolling around the bot
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Nov 16, 2025
Coffee. For some of us, it's the most important meal of the day - heck, possibly the most important thing besides maybe air to breathe. Everything else can wait until after coffee. To help ensure the daily ritual runs smoothly from beans to the stubborn last drop rolling around the bot
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Nov 16, 2025
Seeing the name Leica stamped on a product usually means a couple of things. You'll be getting top-notch quality, but you'll also need to part with a huge wad of cash. That's true of the company's Cine Play 1 laser projector, but the new Plus version could surprise in the price department.
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Home Entertainment,
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Nov 16, 2025
In a first, scientists believe they have confirmed we have another sense - a "remote touch" that we share with others in the animal kingdom, like some shorebird species that can sense pray beneath sand without seeing or touching it first.
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Nov 16, 2025
This pint-sized tiny house only measures 172 sq ft (16 sq m) but manages to squeeze in a surprisingly livable interior suitable for one or two people to live off-grid full-time. Named Sofia, it features a clever space-saving layout that maximizes every
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Nov 16, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated how a secret weapon made in the gut, produced by consuming foods like pomegranate and walnuts, can rejuvenate the immune system in middle age, shielding us from cell damage, inflammation and chronic diseases including cancer.
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Nov 16, 2025
At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an impossible art: turning lethal elements into armor. Meet Paralvinella hessleri, the deep-sea super-worm that detoxifies arsenic by turning it into crystal.
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Biology,
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Nov 16, 2025
A recently published study shows promising results from combining edible turkey tail fungus with a solution of wood fibers. The end product is a natural sustainable waterproof coating that may be be a replacement for single-use plastic food wrap and synthetic paper cup coatings.
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Nov 16, 2025
Last year's CFMoto booth at EICMA motorcycle expo in Milan was perhaps the hottest one at the show. At the center of all the excitement was a completely new, state-of-the-art liter-class V4 and a 'Master of Speed' superbike concept. Fast forward to this year's EICMA, and we already have a proper superbike housing that very same engine.
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Nov 15, 2025
We've heard of off-grid toilets that macerate, compost, incinerate and electro-wrap. We even stumbled on one that "super-composts" just a few weeks ago. We guess we should have expected one that processes waste into a fine fog ... but we did not. The French-designed Etteliot S is an add-on for existing dry separating toilets that automatically
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Nov 15, 2025
We've heard of off-grid toilets that macerate, compost, incinerate and electro-wrap. We even stumbled on one that "super-composts" just a few weeks ago. We guess we should have expected one that processes waste into a fine fog ... but we did not. The French-designed Etteliot S is an add-on for existing dry separating toilets that automatically
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Nov 15, 2025
We've heard of off-grid toilets that macerate, compost, incinerate and electro-wrap. We even stumbled on one that "super-composts" just a few weeks ago. We guess we should have expected one that processes waste into a fine fog ... but we did not. The French-designed Etteliot S is an add-on for existing dry separating toilets that automatically
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Nov 15, 2025
We've heard of off-grid toilets that macerate, compost, incinerate and electro-wrap. We even stumbled on one that "super-composts" just a few weeks ago. We guess we should have expected one that processes waste into a fine fog ... but we did not. The French-designed Etteliot S is an add-on for existing dry separating toilets that automatically
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Nov 15, 2025
You just can't trust what you hear.
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AI and Humanoids, Technology
CSIRO
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Nov 15, 2025
Not many bikemakers dare to depart too much from building motorcycles. Even less so for an electric motorcycle company, especially when you have "motorcycles" in your name.
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Motorcycles, Transport
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Nov 15, 2025
How many times have we seen a bikemaker unveil an am
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Nov 15, 2025
When it comes to fanfares, it doesn't get much bigger than this. I'm in Tokyo for Fender Experience 2025, a three-day celebration of all things Fender.
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Nov 15, 2025
For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with strong hierarchies (kings, priests, and planners) could organize massive construction projects.
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Nov 15, 2025
Nuclear waste and a hydrogen economy may seem poles apart, but a new study by the University of Sharjah claims that spent fuel from nuclear power plants could be used to increase the efficiency of converting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
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Energy, Technology
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Nov 14, 2025
Dutch expedition camping module specialist Bliss Mobil has launched its smallest model to date. Rather than getting tied to the likes of a large heavy-duty Mercedes Zetros or MAN TGS cab, the new Bliss 8 is designed to ride aback smaller, nimbler 4x4 chassis like the Toyota Land Cruiser or Ford F-Series. With help from an electro-actuated hard-walled lift system, it still offers the precisely organized essentials and modern comforts on which Bliss sta
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Nov 14, 2025
Dutch expedition camping module specialist Bliss Mobil has launched its smallest model to date. Rather than getting tied to the likes of a large heavy-duty Mercedes Zetros or MAN TGS cab, the new Bliss 8 is designed to ride aback smaller, nimbler 4x4 chassis like the Toyota Land Cruiser or Ford F-Series. With help from an electro-actuated hard-walled lift system, it still offers the precisely organized essentials and modern comforts on which Bliss sta
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Nov 14, 2025
Dutch expedition camping module specialist Bliss Mobil has launched its smallest model to date. Rather than getting tied to the likes of a large heavy-duty Mercedes Zetros or MAN TGS cab, the new Bliss 8 is designed to ride a
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Nov 14, 2025
Dutch expedition camping module specialist Bliss Mobil has launched its smallest model to date. Rather than getting tied to the likes of a large heavy-duty Mercedes Zetros or MAN TGS cab, the new Bliss 8 is designed to ride aback smaller, nimbler 4x4 chassis like the Toyota Land Cruiser or Ford F-Series. With help from an electro-actuated hard-walled l
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Nov 14, 2025
Dutch expedition camping module specialist Bliss Mobil has launched its smallest model to date. Rather than getting tied to the likes of a large heavy-duty Mercedes Zetros or MAN TGS cab, the new Bliss 8 is designed to ride a
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Nov 14, 2025
Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave, but seem to function better as organic material cutters. I also have an IR laser that's good for some metals. But after running UV for a while now, it's become pretty clear that UV is the king of etc
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Nov 14, 2025
Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave, but seem to function better as organic material cutters. I also have an IR laser that's good for some metals. But after running UV for a while now, it's become pretty clear that UV is the king of etc
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Nov 14, 2025
Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave, but seem to function better as organic material cutters. I also have an IR laser that's good for some metals. But after running UV for a while now, it's become pretty clear that UV is the king of etching. Glavo UV lasers are unmatched when it comes to sheer speed and fine detail. Not to mention less smoke, less s
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Nov 14, 2025
Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave, but seem to function better as organic material cutters. I also have an IR laser that's good for some metals. But after running UV for a while now, it's become pretty clear that UV is the king of etching. Glavo UV lasers are unmatched when it comes to sheer speed and fine detail. Not to mention less smoke, less s
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Nov 14, 2025
Researchers at MIT have just developed a new lipid nanoparticle that super-enhances the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine in mice to a hundred times its stand-alone effectiveness, thus offering massive savings by reducing required dosages while also reducing toxicity in the liver.
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Nov 14, 2025
VW added a mild refresh to the Jetta to update its looks a bit, but has otherwise not messed with the car's basic formula of getting you there on the cheap. Sadly, though, the manual transmission is only available on the sport-centric (and more expensive) GLI model.
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Nov 14, 2025
VW added a mild refresh to the Jetta to update its looks a bit, but has otherwise not messed with the car's basic formula of getting you there on the cheap. Sadly, though, the manual transmission is only available on the sport-centric (and more expensive) GLI model.
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