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Mar 27, 2023
In a few short months, ChatGPT has convinced a lot of people - particularly the ones closest to it - that we're standing at the inflection point of the most significant technological leap humanity has ever made. Fire, the wheel, science, money, electricity, the transistor, the internet - each of these made humanity vastly more powerful. But AI is different; it seeks to create machines that will in some sense be our equals, and will eventually become our superiors.
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Technology
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Mar 27, 2023
Scientists have identified the role an enzyme, crucial to the body's metabolism, plays in the development of kidney disease, opening the door to new methods of prevention and treatment of this increasingly prevalent, potentially fatal condition.
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Medical, Science
kidney,
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Mar 26, 2023
Anyone who has achieved it knows that maintaining weight loss long-term is an uphill battle. The hormonal, metabolic and neural factors that regulate body weight means it can be more a matter of biology than willpower. At the same time, the global weight loss industry is valued at US$224 billion and is set to grow to $405 billion by 2030.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Mar 26, 2023
Dementia is an incurable, debilitating disease that affects millions of people worldwide. While science continues to look for answers to treat the disease, there has been a shift towards prevention. A study has provided new evidence about the link between magnesium intake and brain health.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Mar 26, 2023
Remington Scott's CV in Hollywood movies is extraordinary, placing him at the bleeding edge of motion capture in some of the most transformative projects in movie history. He supervised and directed motion capture for Gollum/Smeagol in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers, Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen, Several of the leads in Spider-Man 2 and 3 and Superman Returns, and many others.
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Mar 24, 2023
Despite this week projecting a $3 billion loss this year on EV sales, Ford has no intention of shying away from the electric future. It announced Friday that it's working to "revolutionize America's truck" with a next-generation electric pickup code-named Project T3. The T3 will use every technology at Ford's disposal to be a loyal, hardworking partner for the digital age, promising autonomous capabilities advanced enough to let the driver take care of other work or even grab a nap. The truck is being developed at the same time as Ford's BlueOval City manufacturing plant, where it will
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Mar 24, 2023
If you're making a small robot that can explore tight spaces, it would be good if that device could also shimmy its way through narrow gaps. An experimental new robot can do just that, by emulating a caterpillar.
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Robotics, Technology
North Carolina State University,
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Mar 24, 2023
Most of us don't really need to wear special pants that let us know when we're exhausted; we're good at figuring that out all on our own. However, when it comes to hardcore athletes, getting an alert when the body starts moving in a way that indicates physical exhaustion could be a good thing. To that end, researchers have developed an electronic yarn that could be used to detect shifts in movement patterns, and alert wearers that it's time to take a break.
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Wearables, Technology
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Mar 24, 2023
Just like pharmaceuticals, banknotes and alcoholic beverages, the crop seeds sold to farmers are frequently counterfeits. MIT scientists have devised a method of spotting the fakes, by tagging genuine seeds with silk dots.
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Good Thinking, Lifestyle
MIT, Co
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Mar 24, 2023
Gaming accessory brand Turtle Beach has announced a new pair of flagship wireless gaming headphones called the Stealth Pro, which are claimed to deliver "the most effective noise-cancellation in a gaming headset."
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Wearables, Tech
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Mar 24, 2023
Additive metal manufacturing can be done in a number of ways, but the idea is generally the same: you run a big printer that deposits molten metal in layers onto a substrate that then fuse together into a solid shape. By printing from the ground up, you can create shapes that are impossible to make with traditional subtractive manufacturing, and while it's too slow and fiddly for mass manufacture, it's an incredibly fast and effective technique for small-run parts and rapid prototyping.
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3D Printing, Technology
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Mar 24, 2023
Though it only has a length of 24 ft (7.3 m), the Coastal Modern mitigates its diminutive size with a flexible and light-filled interior. The tiny house features multiple storage areas and folding furniture, including a living room that doubles as a guest sleeping area.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Mar 24, 2023
Back in early 2021, a Californian startup revealed plans to launch a 13-inch laptop that users could upgrade, repair and customize to personal needs or tastes. Now the company is about to launch the Framework Laptop 16, which will allow users to upgrade discrete graphics.
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Laptops, Technology
Modular,
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Mar 24, 2023
Language model AIs teach themselves the arts of communication and problem solving based on a limited set of training data. In the case of GPT-4, that data is quite out of date, with the cutoff being late 2021. That's where all of ChatGPT's "knowledge" has come from up to this point, and its only output - at least in the service the public can use - has been text. Now, with today's launch of a plugin ecosystem, GPT levels up again with some impressive new abilities.
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Technology
GPT,
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Mar 24, 2023
While honeybees are famously difficult to study, altering natural behaviors if any outside influences are sensed, they're also incredibly susceptible to colony collapse due to the cold. If hive temperatures drop below 50 °F (10 °C), the bees cease buzzing and generating their own heat, and slip into a deadly state of chill coma.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 24, 2023
We might soon replace our stovetops, ovens, and microwaves with 3D printers after mechanical engineers from Columbia University successfully created a cooked slice of cheesecake made from a record-breaking seven ingredients.
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3D Printing, Technology
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Mar 24, 2023
Based on a 25-year record of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet, a team of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have shown that changes in snowfall over Antarctica can have significant short-term effects on global sea level rises.
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Environment, Science
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Mar 23, 2023
Four out of five Americans will experience lower back pain in their lifetimes, it's the most common reason for employees to miss work, and managing it racks up a hefty bill of around US$200 billion annually.
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Medical, Science
University of New South Wales,
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Mar 23, 2023
It was a glass half-full situation on March 22, 2023 when Relativity Space carried out the first successful launch of an almost entirely 3D-printed rocket from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:23 pm EDT. Though the liftoff was successful and the first stage completed all of its mission goals, the second stage failed to fire and fell into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Space, Science
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Mar 23, 2023
The world is currently undergoing a societal tectonic shift so significant that it might one day define the COVID-19 pandemic as the catalyst for a new era of international mobility - yet no-one seems to realize.
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Mar 23, 2023
Samples taken from the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu continue to provide scientists with important insights, this time about the potential beginnings of life on our planet.
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Space, Science
Space exploratio
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Mar 23, 2023
DNA may be the stuff of life, but if it isn't repaired in our bodies on a regular basis, it can lead to diseases that can cause some pretty unpleasant types of death. DNA damage has been linked to the formation of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, COPD and many other serious and often life-threatening conditions. It has also been implicated in our natural aging process. Now researchers may have found a key to why DNA is repaired in certain cells but not in others: a set of proteins called the DREAM complex. The findings may have implications for warding off cancer and extending life, although more research is needed.
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Mar 23, 2023
While there are now a number of towable tiny homes on the market, most stay no wider than the width of a typical road. The Grande S1 is different, in that it folds out to three times its in-transit size once deployed.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Mar 23, 2023
Building on the crowdfunding success of its portable augmented-reality glasses in 2021, China's Rokid has launched the slim and lightweight Rokid Max AR glasses, which can place a 215-inch virtual display in front of your eyes.
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Wearables, Technology
Augmented Reality, Glasses
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Mar 23, 2023
In countries such as India, a great deal of toxic dye waste from the textile industry is released directly into waterways, potentially harming people and the environment. A new filtration media could remove much of that dye from wastewater streams - and it's derived from wood.
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Environment,
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Mar 23, 2023
Back in 2020 we first heard about BrakeAce, a mountain-bike-mounted power metering system that monitors cyclists' brake usage throughout each ride. Well, it's now available in a new-and-improved wireless form, called the PF2.
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Bicycles, Transport
Mountain Bikes, Cycling,
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Mar 23, 2023
Back in 2021, Minimaliste revealed the Nomad, a tiny house built for off-grid travel in all weather. The firm has now followed it up with a larger model that maintains the same basic design but offers a more spacious interior layout, allowing it to sleep up to five people at a squeeze.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction
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Mar 23, 2023
ViewSonic has partnered with Microsoft to treat Xbox gamers to satisfying big-screen visuals in the shape of a pair of 4K LED projectors boasting an input lag of 4.2 milliseconds combined with a zippy refresh rate of 240 Hz for the promise of "perfectly smooth gameplay."
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Home Entertainment, Technology
Viewsonic, Microsoft, Projectors,
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Mar 23, 2023
You might wonder what mice perched on a circular stage inside a 360-degree virtual-reality dome might have to do with dementia, but studying the way the brain orients and adjusts based on visual surroundings offers insights into what happens when neurodegeneration causes people to feel lost in familiar settings.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 23, 2023
What do the Hoover Dam, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Wall of China and the Pantheon have in common? They're all examples of incredible, ambitious concrete construction.
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Technology
Concrete, Nanotechnology, Smart Cities,
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Mar 23, 2023
Belgian scientists have shed light on the reason why particular types of cancers develop resistance to chemotherapy. By switching off the gene that produces a protein involved in chemotherapy resistance, they were able to make resistant cancer cells more sensitive to treatment.
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Medical, Science
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Mar 23, 2023
Winnebago has shown two different iterations of Ford Transit-based eRV prototypes, but an actual all-electric production camper van available for sale has remained elusive in the American market. That's set to change with a little push from outside the old guard in Elkhart (and Minnesota). Founded just last year by ex-SpaceX and Tesla engineers, Detroit-based Grounded RVs has presented a Ford E-Transit camper van it plans to have ready for delivery in a few weeks' time. More than just a silent, zero-emissions camping coach with loads of solar power, the Grounded G1 is an impressive smart RV with a modular interior design that lets buyers customize their ideal floor plan before heading off on a cleaner style of road trip.
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Mar 23, 2023
Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine burn in anticipation of a landing attempt in late April.
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Space, Science
Japan, Lunar Lander,
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Mar 22, 2023
A monastic brewery near Munich says it's created the first powdered beer. Just add water, and it'll froth up, complete with a foamy head and full flavor. The result promises massive savings on transport, because it can be shipped at 10% of the weight.
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Lifestyle
Beer, Alcohol
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Mar 22, 2023
Luxury travel trailer maker Bowlus was one of the very first American RV manufacturers to lean into high-capacity battery power, launching a lithium-powered trailer capable of quick-starting a dead Tesla way back before electrified RVs were trending. Now that the electric camping competiti
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Mar 22, 2023
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new type of neural implant that combines stem cells with electronics and has the potential to help amputees or those who've lost the use of their limbs.
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Medical, Science
Stem Cells,
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Mar 22, 2023
A lot of bicycle commuters use so-called clipless pedals, as do many mountain bikers who make their way along dark streets when coming back from evening rides. The dual-color LED Arclight Pro Clipless Pedals are made for just such folks.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Mar 22, 2023
If a drone is large and powerful enough to carry packages long distances, then that drone is likely too big and noisy to be landing in amongst trees, houses and bystanders. The BMT Sparrow system could help, by autonomously steering lowered loads.
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Drones, Technology
Delivery drones,
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Mar 22, 2023
For some time now, Hyundai Motor Group has been growing itself into as much a robotics company as an automaker, showing the world glimpses of a future that's both fascinating and a little terrifying. Its latest featured robot won't scale the apocalyptic rubble of future dystopias to save/finish off humanity, but it will get people moving more conveniently.
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Mar 22, 2023
Since 2008, Giant-owned bicycle manufacturer Liv has specialized in making bikes specifically for women. The Taiwanese company has now announced its first-ever carbon fiber electric mountain bike, the Intrigue X Advanced E Elite.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes,
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Mar 22, 2023
Though guitar amp and effects modeling has been around for a while, Positive Grid shook things up in 2019 with the launch of the Spark - an impressively flexible and affordable tone master. The company downsized the format for the Mini last year, and has now done it again for the ultra-portable Spark Go.
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Music, Technology
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Mar 22, 2023
Even though Venus is the closest planet to Earth, there's still a lot we don't know about it, especially when it comes to its galactic-scale history. Was it once habitable? Did it ever have water? Was the atmosphere ever different than the toxic cocktail of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid that swirls around its blazing surface today? Could it be a cautionary tale for Earth? To find out, astronomers have proposed using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at five exoplanets that exist in the Venus Zone.
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Space,
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Mar 22, 2023
No-one could reasonably accuse Saudi Arabia of lacking in ambition. Its government is currently carrying out an unprecedented development boom that includes the construction of a 170-km-long skyscraper and a cuboid supertall skyscraper to help turn the country into a top tourism hotspot. As part of this effort, Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to transform a former desalination plant on the waterfro
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Mar 22, 2023
Back in 2019, Canadian startup Ride Solar launched a Kickstarter aimed at converting a 52-year-old water taxi into a solar-powered cruise vessel for sight-seeing tours of Prince Edward Island. The campaign was unsuccessful but the idea lived on, and now the refitted and renamed Islola Solaretto is being readied for service.
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Marine,
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Mar 22, 2023
Nearly six million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease (AD), with the figure set to climb to 13.8 million by 2050. And with promising trials failing close to the finish line, researchers are desperate for any breakthroughs that will lead to halting the devastating neurodegenerative disease.
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Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, gene therapy
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Mar 22, 2023
Astronomers have had to reclassify a bright radio galaxy in the sky after it was found to have redirected a jet of radiation straight towards Earth. The event marks the first observation of a reorientation so dramatic that it changes the category a galaxy fits into.
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Space, Science
Astronomy, Galaxy,
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Mar 22, 2023
Super Soco has targeted this neat-looking electric cafe racer at the sweet spot for suburban commuting, aiming to give it enough battery and poke for practical daily riding with an approachable price tag. We spent an afternoon on board the TC Max.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Electric Motorcycles, Reviews, Su
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Mar 22, 2023
The development of a cutting-edge graphene sensor has led to the creation of an interface that is able to accurately control a robot using thought alone. The development has positive implications not only for healthcare but for a range of other industries.
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Technology
Robotics, Robots, M
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Mar 22, 2023
One in five animal species on the planet are beetles, with around 400,000 species officially described but scientists believing there could be as many as 1.5 million different types of these resilient little bugs on Earth. And with short lifespans of between a few weeks to a few years, they've developed some clever mechanisms for survival.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 22, 2023
One in five animal species on the planet are beetles, with around 400,000 species officially described but scientists believing there could be as many as 1.5 million different types of these resilient little bugs on Earth. And with short lifespans of between a few weeks to a few years, they've developed some clever mechanisms for survival.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 21, 2023
Quirky horological design house Urwerk has reached back 26 years to revisit one of its classics introduced at Baselworld 1997, with the release of a new "reloaded" version of its space-age themed UR-102 wristwatch that puts a new spin on its minimalist style.
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Wearables, Technology
Urwerk, Wristwatch
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Mar 21, 2023
A phase 2 clinical trial is currently exploring a new technique to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes. The simple outpatient surgery can be conducted in the early stages of diagnosis and delay the need for insulin shots.
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Medical, Science
Diabetes, Diabetic,
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Mar 21, 2023
Despite treatment, the survival rates for women with ovarian cancer remain poor, and the chance of the cancer returning is high. But there could be hope for women whose cancer has returned following chemotherapy in the form of a promising cancer-fighting drug that is currently undergoing clinical trials in the US.
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Medical, Science
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Mar 21, 2023
Whether they're patients with degenerative diseases or astronauts in weightless environments, there are some people who need to know if their muscles are wasting away. A new wearable could one day allow them to check, when and wherever they wish.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Ohio State University, wearable
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Mar 21, 2023
While it is possible to convert film negatives to digital image files using a DSLR, doing so can be a rather fiddly process. The Valoi easy35 is designed to make the task much simpler, as it gets mounted directly onto a camera's macro lens.
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Photography, Technology
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Mar 21, 2023
California-based ebike brand Hovsco has launched a pair of similar-specced but very different models. The HovScout is designed for riders looking to head into the wilds, while the HovCart is for hauling gear around town.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, cargo bike,
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Mar 21, 2023
Likened by designer Wallmakers to a snake coiling under a rock on a hot day, the Chuzhi house is defined by its intricately twisting roof. The home nestles sensitively into a challenging site and also features an impressive degree of sustainability, being partly constructed using around 4,000 recycled plastic bottles.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Mar 21, 2023
Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has joined the likes of Xiaomi and Vivo in the 1-inch-sensor club with the launch of the Find X6 Pro on its home turf. Other highlights include a 510-ppi OLED display with adaptive refresh, flagship Snapdragon processing, and a generous fast-charging battery.
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Mobile Technology, Technology
Oppo,
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Mar 21, 2023
Scientists at Duke University have developed an incredibly powerful new camera that combines dozens of lenses to capture images and video at resolutions of thousands of megapixels, in three dimensions.
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Science
Camera, Cameras, 3D, Imaging,
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Mar 21, 2023
Before 2020, you'd be hard-pressed to have found talk of mRNA therapies in the media. And while not a new technology, having been identified in 1961, it was thrown into the spotlight with the lightning-fast rollout of COVID vaccines, heralded as an incredible scientific feat and simultaneously maligned as haphazard experimental medicine.
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Medical, Science
Harvard,
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Mar 21, 2023
The challenge of creating next-gen organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays has been finding a way to improve color brilliance without lowering electrical efficiency. Now, researchers have found a way to achieve this by applying a fundamental scientific principle.
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Technology
OLED,
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Mar 21, 2023
Creating synthetic proteins is a promising avenue of study, but could we take shortcuts on nature's blueprint and make more efficient versions? Scientists at UC Berkeley have found that simpler combos of synthetic building blocks can make for protein alternatives that work just as well as, and in some cases better than, the real thing.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 21, 2023
You've probably played with AI image generators by this stage. Services like DALL-E and Midjourney can create extraordinary images in response to simple text prompts. They're a ton of fun, and like many AI tools, they're improving and evolving at a freakish rate.
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Technol
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Mar 21, 2023
We've seen many different takes on the portable hammock stand over the years, and virtually all of them share at least one thing in common: they hold just one hammock. The new Hive stand from Yobogear sets up anywhere to make hammocking a couples-friendly affair, holding two hammocks side by side. The aluminum frame packs and travels easily, requires no staking, sets up via a telescoping pole design, and doubles as a shelter with the addition of a simple tarp.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
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Mar 20, 2023
They've been fired from a gas gun to test their candidacy for panspermia, are believed to have survived the Beresheet lunar probe's crash-landing on the Moon, can live without water, withstand radiation, survive being frozen and are expected to be one of the final forms of life on Earth when the sun begins to dim in about five billion years.
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Biology, Science
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Mar 20, 2023
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest report, pulling together the findings of previous reports to provide a more complete picture of how human-caused climate change continues to affect the planet.
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Environment, Science
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Mar 20, 2023
Space may be the final frontier, but it still needs someone to keep the peace. To help achieve this, Northrop Grumman and Tokyo-based IHI Corporation are teaming up to develop small, highly maneuverable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) satellites for Japan to protect commercial satellites from potentially hostile spacecraft.
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Mar 20, 2023
Looking to help cyclists extend their rides and breeze up steep climbs, Pinarello has released the all-new Nytro E series. The latest iteration of the ebike lineup trades out the Fazua drive for a light, sleek TQ electric mid-drive, making it among the lightest mid-drive ebikes in the industry. Whether pedaling on road or gravel, the mid-drive cranks out up to 300 watts of pedal assist and offers support for up to 87 miles (140 km) of riding per charge with help from a frame so sleek and aerodynamic you might just forget it carries a battery and motor.
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Mar 20, 2023
You might think that the ol' wood-and-wire chicken coop is one thing that's ineligible for a high-tech makeover. The designers of a camera- and alarm-equipped chicken home known as The Coop, however, would be inclined to disagree.
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Around The Home,
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Mar 20, 2023
You may have heard how the BPA (bisphenol A) in some food-packaging plastics has been linked to various health problems. Scientists are thus developing a more innocuous alternative, and it's made from tomato waste which would otherwise be discarded.
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Materials, Science
Agri-waste,
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Mar 20, 2023
Even though glass is praised for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about a third of discarded glass items actually get recycled. With that problem in mind, scientists have developed a new type of glass which is biodegradable.
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Materials, Science
Gla
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Mar 20, 2023
Consumer electronics giant Acer isn't the first name that comes to mind when you think of electric micro-mobility, but that could change as the company reveals an upcoming "AI-driven" commuter ebike called the ebii.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Pedal
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Mar 20, 2023
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has revealed plans to build the world's largest spokeless Ferris wheel. The huge metallic ring will reach an impressive maximum height of 180 m (590 ft) and provide visitors with superb views of the beautiful South Korean landscape.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Mar 20, 2023
It's no secret that sauropods - a clade of giant dinosaurs that includes the famous Brachiosaurus - had really long necks, but now paleontologists claim to have identified the species that takes the crown. According to the team, Mamenchisaurus has the longest neck of any known animal ever, measuring almost
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Mar 20, 2023
Depression is incredibly complex, highly individual and most often linked to a cache of other triggers and comorbidities. But in 2021, a look at 1.2 million people found 178 gene variants linked to major depressive disorder (MDD) and confirmed that our DNA plays a key role in mental illness.
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Science
McGill University, Depression,
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Mar 20, 2023
Six months ago, only researchers and boffins were following the development of large language models. But ChatGPT's launch late last year sent a rocket up humanity's backside: machines are now able to communicate in a way pretty much indistinguishable from humans. They're able to write text and even programming code across a dizzying array of subject areas in seconds, often of a very high standard. They're improving at a meteoric rate, as the launch of GPT-4 illustrates, and they stand to fundamentally transform human society like few other technologies could, by potentially automating a range of job tasks - particularly among white-collar wo
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Mar 20, 2023
After decades of speculation, astronomers have discovered the first direct evidence of volcanic activity on Venus. Radar images of Earth's "twin" taken just a few months apart reveal a recent eruption.
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Space, Science
Geology, Venus,
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Mar 20, 2023
When someone mentions waves, we are most likely to think of the beach and surfers riding breaks to shore, not the waves deep beneath the ocean's surface. Now, new research has shed light on the important role underwater waves play in climate change.
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Environment, Science
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Mar 19, 2023
Light-guided cancer surgery has been in development for some time with varying degrees of success, from light therapy to glow-in-the-dark tumors and the development of compounds that can illuminate tumors.
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Medical, Science
Cancer, Tumor,
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Mar 19, 2023
Scientists at ETH Zurich have made a breakthrough towards designing an off-the-shelf treatment for immunotherapy against cancer. A synthetic protein tweak can allow immune cells from any donor to be given to any patient without the risk of a dangerous immune reaction.
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Medical, Science
The Immune System, Immun
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Mar 19, 2023
A tea that's been around for more than 900 years might be just what the doctor ordered as a treatment for depression, a new study has revealed. Already renowned for its health benefits, researchers have now demonstrated matcha tea's antidepressant-like effects.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Mar 19, 2023
The UK Space Agency has awarded Rolls-Royce a £2.9-million (US$3.5-million) contract to develop a demonstrator modular nuclear reactor that could be installed on the Moon by 2029 to support permanent human outposts on the lunar surface.
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Space, Science
Rolls Royce,
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Mar 19, 2023
If you've got a photographer's eye, today's smartphones certainly won't hold you back from taking incredible photos. The winners of the 12th annual Mobile Photography Awards prove that the best camera truly is the one you've got with you.
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Photography,
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Mar 19, 2023
One of the first computer mouses and a coding keyset created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart have sold for US$178,936 at auction. Like the two previous such Engelbart mouses that have gone to auction, the mouse was sold at RRAuction in Boston, though the value is finally beginning to reflect the historical
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Mar 17, 2023
Born in the heart of American road trip country, Zion Off-Road has developed a more modular breed of camping trailer, a compact squaredrop framed out by T-track. Instead of coming fully equipped like many a modern camping trailer, it can be ordered bone stock and accessorized up from basic towable sleeping pod to expedition-ready backcountry retreat. And the buyer doesn't have to do it all at once, adding accessories over time as one might do wit
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Mar 17, 2023
While we've seen several camping concepts which incorporate the Tesla Cybertruck, chances are most of us will never own such a vehicle. The Tentsla X1 tent, however, is aimed at the existing - and widely owned - Tesla Model Y SUV.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Tent,
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Mar 17, 2023
For some people who are morbidly obese, changes in diet and lifestyle just aren't sufficient to shed all the extra weight. A new study suggests that a hibiscus flower extract could help, without the side effects of weight-loss drugs.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Mar 17, 2023
Hyundai's luxury arm, Genesis, launched with the G90 sedan as its flagship. Now that car has entered its second generation, with the 2023 Genesis G90 seeing a full redesign including engine, interior and price revamps. The G90 is now competing with the high-end European offerings in the luxury full-sized sedan market.
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Automotive, Transport
Hyunda
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Mar 17, 2023
It's been about seven years since researchers used the CRISPER gene-editing system to reverse a blindness-inducing condition called retinitis pigmentosa in stem cells outside the body. Now, using a more refined version of CRISPR, a different research team has restored vision in a live animal model afflicted with the condition. The results may open the door for treatment for the one in 5,000 humans afflicted with the condition.
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Mar 17, 2023
We've seen a bunch of ebikes roll out recently that are pitched as two-wheeled SUVs. Now the electric scoot is getting in on the cargo-hauling action courtesy of Poland's Jacek Skopinski, who has built seated and stand-up models rocking his signature riveted design.
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Urban Transport, Transport
Cargo, Electric Vehicles,
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Mar 17, 2023
In a world first, Polish pilot Luke Czepiela has successfully completed an incredible landing on Dubai's iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Using a customized fixed-wing CubCrafters Carbon Cub STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) airplane, he touched-down on the supertall skyscraper's helipad at a height of 212 m (695 ft) above the city, stopping with just a few meters to spare.
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Aircraft,
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Mar 17, 2023
With a horrific mortality and recovery rate, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating disease with poor long-term outcomes for those who do manage to survive it. And studies show that for people who receive treatment at its onset, around 50% of sufferers will see their condition deteriorate within 28 days.
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Medical, Science
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Mar 17, 2023
OpenAI's ChatGPT has made the public aware of the insane power, potential and threat of large language models. The ripples from ChatGPT's launch late last year are being felt in every industry - you can't responsibly plan for the future of nearly any business without factoring in how these ludicrously capable and seemingly intelligent bots are going to disrupt nearly every process.
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Technology
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Mar 17, 2023
Swimmers who wore Speedo's controversial LZR Racer suit at the 2008 Beijing Olympics broke 23 out of the 25 world records broken, proving that being more streamlined has advantages. A new study out of Japan has shown that the same theory applies to sperm.
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Biology, Science
Fertility
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Mar 16, 2023
There's a different kind of space race under way, one that has engineers trying to crack the code on the best way to build on other celestial bodies. Concepts to build on the Moon have included using lunar dust and materials that could generate electricity, while for Mars scientists have explored no-bake bricks and 3D-printed ones using planetary minerals.
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Technology
Mars,
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Mar 16, 2023
Humans have bitter taste receptors not only in their mouths but in their lungs, too. Researchers have exploited these receptors' innate ability to dilate the airways to create a potent new drug that may change how we treat diseases like asthma and COPD.
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Science
Lung,
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Mar 16, 2023
While we have seen health-tracking smart rings before, the Iris ring is a bit different. Utilizing special miniaturized sensors, it's claimed to be smaller and more energy-efficient than anything else on the market.
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Wearables, Technology
EPFL,
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Mar 16, 2023
It's certainly handy to know how fast gears or wheels are spinning, but equipping them with external sensors can be awkward and may affect their performance. That's why scientists have devised a method of 3D-printing wireless sensors right into the things.
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3D Printing, Technology
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Mar 16, 2023
Unlike Earth, there are millions of planets that have permanent day sides bathed in the light of their star, and permanent night sides cloaked in darkness. The area between these two sides is called the "terminator zone" and is a logical place to search for other life in the galaxy, says a new study.
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Space, Science
Astrophysics, Astronomy
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Mar 16, 2023
Last year, we heard how NASA had awarded a service contract to Axiom Space for the design and production of the agency's Artemis III spacesuit. NASA and Axiom have now unveiled a prototype of the outfit.
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Space, Science
NASA, Space Suit,
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