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Apr 25, 2024
The Italian-designed Linky 2.0 takes what was already a pretty cool folding electric longboard and makes it even better in a number of key ways. If its Kickstarter works out, one could soon be yours for a pledge of €649 (about US$696).
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Urban Transport, Transport
Electric Skateboards, Folding,
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Apr 25, 2024
If a giant prehistoric salmon isn't scary enough for you, how about one with warthog-like tusks? According to a new study, Oncorhynchus rastrosus possessed just such appendages - even though the fish likely fed on tiny plankton.
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Biology, Science
Fossils,
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Apr 25, 2024
A portable music production studio previewed at NAMM 2022 is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Playtime Engineering's Blipblox myTracks is designed to give young creators all the tools they need to start making music.
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Music, Technology
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Apr 25, 2024
One of the most exciting possibilities of 3D-printed architecture is that it could revolutionize affordable housing. Portugal's Havelar shows this may soon be within reach with its inaugural 3D-printed home, which took just 18 hours to print.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
3D Printing,
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Apr 25, 2024
A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio's Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to buy for under $10k.
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Robotics, Technology
Fire, Quadruped,
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Apr 25, 2024
A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio's Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to buy for under $10k.
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Robotics, Technology
Fire, Quadruped,
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Apr 25, 2024
We all know that water evaporates when the temperature climbs, but researchers have just shown that there's another factor at play. The breakthrough could solve long-standing atmospheric mysteries and lead to future technological advances.
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Physics, Science
MIT,
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Apr 25, 2024
As the driest nonpolar desert in the world, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is home to very few species of plants and animals. With rainfall often occurring only once a decade, the desert is so dry that NASA uses it as a stand-in for the Martian landscape. But what's living beneath the parched surface? New research suggests it's very small, abundant, and old, very old.
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Science
Bac
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Apr 24, 2024
"As people live longer, improving quality of life is paramount," said Alex Morgan, a partner at Khosla Ventures, who chipped in to fund Rubedo's first round of venture capital financing. "Rubedo is targeting senescent, or aging, cells that drive age-related disease. This first trial can bring us another step closer to achieving better healthspan."
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Medical, Science
anti-aging,
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Apr 24, 2024
Tiny houses come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but this is the first example we've seen that's modeled after a World War II airplane. Named the Monocoque Cabin, the unusual dwelling is defined by an eye-catching curving exterior and comes with lots of options, including its interior layout and the ability to run off-the-grid.
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Tiny Houses,
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Apr 24, 2024
The world's first commercial-scale factory for making nutrient-rich and versatile protein from air and sustainable energy has opened its doors in Finland, and the startup behind it aims to have its microbe-made food out in the US later this year. Solar Foods is just one of a handful vying for pole position in a burgeoning 'air-protein' market that's expected to be worth US$100 million by 2032.
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Environment,
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Apr 24, 2024
If you had piles of cash to spend on a custom-made packable bike, what kind would you get? Well, Malaysian horologist Ming Thein got a titanium number that can be taken apart to fit inside his own Rimowa suitcase - it's called the Firefly MiniVelo.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Apr 24, 2024
If you had piles of cash to spend on a custom-made packable bike, what kind would you get? Well, Malaysian horologist Ming Thein got a titanium number that can be taken apart to fit inside his own Rimowa suitcase - it's called the Firefly MiniVelo.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Apr 24, 2024
The Volkswagen California 6.1 was never the best-looking California in history, dragged down by its oversized double-stacked grille, but it did usher in its fair share of new innovations to the iconic nameplate. Now, Volkswagen is preparing it for retirement, starting production on a 1,500-model "Last Edition" that will see the 6.1 era out and welcome in the innovative new California T7, set to debut in just a few weeks.
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Apr 24, 2024
Using DNA and proteins, scientists have created new synthetic cells that act like living cells. Blurring the line between artificial and living materials, these cells can be reprogrammed to perform multiple functions, opening the door to new synthetic biology tech that goes beyond nature's abilities.
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Biology, Science
Cells,
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Apr 24, 2024
Using DNA and proteins, scientists have created new synthetic cells that act like living cells. Blurring the line between artificial and living materials, these cells can be reprogrammed to perform multiple functions, opening the door to new synthetic biology tech that goes beyond nature's abilities.
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Biology, Science
Cells,
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Apr 24, 2024
Pothos plants are already known for being particularly good at purifying indoor air, so imagine if it were possible to make them 30 times better at doing so. Neoplants' Neo PX system is claimed to do just that, using special soil-dwelling bacteria.
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Around The Home, Lifestyle
Plants, Bacteria,
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Apr 24, 2024
Pothos plants are already known for being particularly good at purifying indoor air, so imagine if it were possible to make them 30 times better at doing so. Neoplants claims its Neo PX system does just that, using special soil-dwelling bacteria.
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Around The Home, Lifestyle
Plants, Bacteria,
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Apr 24, 2024
Hisense USA says it's looking to redefine the high-end entertainment experience with the launch of the PX3-Pro, a daytime usable, triple laser ultra-short-throw projector that can throw Dolby Vision movies at up to 150 inches.
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Home Entertainment, Technology
Hisense,
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Apr 24, 2024
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 24, 2024
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 24, 2024
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.
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Automotive,
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Apr 24, 2024
The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 24, 2024
Medically, AI is helping us with everything from identifying abnormal heart rhythms before they happen to spotting skin cancer. But do we really need it to get involved with our genome? Protein-design company Profluent believes we do.
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Biology, Science
CRISPR, Genetics,
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Apr 24, 2024
Medically, AI is helping us with everything from identifying abnormal heart rhythms before they happen to spotting skin cancer. But do we really need it to get involved with our genome? Protein-design company Profluent believes we do.
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Biology, Science
CRISPR, Genetics,
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Apr 24, 2024
Boutique French motorcycle maker DAB Motors has launched its first production electric moto. Billed as a "fusion of luxury and technology," the limited-run DAB 1a sports a 25.5-kW (peak) motor, 150-km/h battery and a host of collaborative design touches.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Electric Motorcy
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Apr 24, 2024
The public (or at least, the rich public) will soon be able to take a break from their luxury cruise to ride a luxury submersible. Triton Submarines has delivered its first Triton 660/9 AVA to a cruise company to take passengers into the depths in style.
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Marine, Transport
Submarine, Triton Submarines, Luxury,
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Apr 24, 2024
One of the two oldest, active spacecraft has a new lease on life, with NASA getting the 47-year-old Voyager 1 deep space probe to send back engineering data for the first time since November 14. Until now, all the craft could return was gibberish.
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Space, Science
NASA, Voyager, Computer,
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Apr 24, 2024
The world's most advanced solar sail spacecraft began its odyssey today at 23:32 GMT as it lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron launcher from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. It was one of two payloads on the Beginning Of The Swarm mission.
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Space, Science
Solar Sail, Launch,
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Apr 23, 2024
Ever since its launch, we thought Vermont's Beta Technologies might prove itself the real deal in an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) world dominated by renderings, concepts, prototypes and other "maybe somedays."
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Aircraft, Transport
eVTOL, Beta Technologies,
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Apr 23, 2024
Ever since its launch, we thought Vermont's Beta Technologies might prove itself the real deal in an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) world dominated by renderings, concepts, prototypes and other "maybe somedays."
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Aircraft, Transport
eVTOL, Beta Technologies,
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Apr 23, 2024
If you're worried about being unexpectedly overtaken by cars you while you're cycling, Trek's new CarBack may be just the ticket. It's not the only bicycle radar device on the market, but it is claimed to be the best in several ways.
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Bicycles, Transport
Trek, bike lights,
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Apr 23, 2024
If you're worried about being unexpectedly overtaken by cars you while you're cycling, Trek's new CarBack may be just the ticket. It's not the only bicycle radar device on the market, but it is claimed to be the best in several ways.
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Bicycles, Transport
Trek, bike lights,
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Apr 23, 2024
A new wheeled robot is able to climb metal structures in a very clever and unique way - it uses an extendible tape-measure limb. Descendants of the bot may one day find use inspecting or even repairing things like towers, bridges, power stations and ships.
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Robotics, Technology
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Apr 23, 2024
John Lennon's 1964 Framus 5/024 Hootenanny famously played on the title track of The Beatles' 1965 album Help! - and believed lost for more than 50 years - is heading to auction next month, where it's expected to break records.
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Apr 23, 2024
High-profile studio the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed plans for an ambitious new timber college building that will combine cutting-edge engineered wood with traditional Japanese joinery techniques to create a striking-looking and sustainable place of learning.
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Architecture,
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Apr 23, 2024
Back in 2022, the strange-looking prototype igus:bike rolled into the spotlight boasting an angular frame, funky wheels and even bearings made using recycled plastic. Now the newly-named RCYL bike is riding into production.
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Bicycles, Transport
Mobility, Rugged, Plastic
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Apr 23, 2024
Much has been made of the global rise in antibiotic resistance and its impact on the delivery of effective treatment, with good reason. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, an umbrella term for medications that kill bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi, is the main driver in the development of drug-resistant pathogens.
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Medical, Science
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Apr 23, 2024
Around 29 million people in the US take a daily dose of aspirin as a preventative measure for cardiovascular disease. And while an age-related increased risk of bleeding has seen it fall out of favor with medical authorities, it's now shaping up as something that might be even more beneficial in triggering the immune system to help take down certain cancers.
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Medical, Science
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Apr 23, 2024
Chinese auto manufacturer Dongfeng has shoveled some heavy marketing into its M-Hero 917, the big, brawny, quad-motor luxury SUV it launched domestically last year and recently introduced in Switzerland.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 23, 2024
Chinese auto manufacturer Dongfeng has shoveled some heavy marketing into its M-Hero 917, the big, brawny, quad-motor luxury SUV it launched domestically last year and recently introduced in Switzerland.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 23, 2024
AI trained on simple heart rate data can predict an episode of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation, 30 minutes in advance, new research has shown. With plans for it to be incorporated into a smartphone so it can analyze data from a smartwatch, the model would act as an early warning system.
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Medical, Science
Heart,
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Apr 22, 2024
Damaged nerve fibers (axons) in the peripheral nervous system can regenerate themselves, but complete functional recovery often doesn't occur. That's because the Schwann cells responsible for regeneration stop providing support after about three months. If the restoration of nerve function, called reinnervation, hasn't happened in that time, the axonal injury often results in lifelong incomplete recovery and can lead to nerve or neuropathic pain.
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Medical,
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Apr 22, 2024
An F-16 fighter plane running on artificial intelligence has engaged in the first-ever aerial dogfight exercise with a human-piloted counterpart. This is the first footage of the September mock fight, conducted as part of DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
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Military, Technology
Lockheed Martin,
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Apr 22, 2024
Specially tagged "sentinel plants" could soon provide an early warning of crop problems such as insect damage or bacterial infection. These plants would utilize two "glowing" sensors that react to stress-related compounds in the leaves.
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Science
MIT,
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Apr 22, 2024
Canada's Minimaliste previously impressed us with its Noyer and Noyer XL models, which offer luxurious small living in all weather, including extremes of hot and cold. The firm has now iterated on the Noyer line once again with a new and improved - and even larger - tiny house that offers lots of storage space and a roomy apartment-like layout.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Apr 22, 2024
German high-end bike maker Propain has added a "short-travel ripper for home trails and trail parks" to its eMTB range. The Sresh CF sports a Shimano mid-drive motor offering 600 watts of peak power, a lightweight blended carbon/fabric frame and a SRAM 12-speed drivetrain.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Apr 22, 2024
Last week, we discussed AI's incredible evolution in terms of its performance against humans. Almost across the board, AI has surpassed humans in a range of performance-based tasks, necessitating the development of new, more challenging benchmarks. Arguably, that degree of development could be classed as a 'good.' This follow-up article discusses the not-so-good that has resulted from AI's rapid evolution.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence
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Apr 22, 2024
A newly described species of marine reptile could be the largest to ever swim the world's oceans. The "giant fish lizard" lived more than 200 million years ago, and may give the blue whale a run for its money, size-wise.
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Biology, Science
Dinosaurs,
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Apr 22, 2024
British YouTuber James Bruton has plenty of experience with self-balancing technology and omnidirectional wheels, having already built a self-balancing bicycle using a sideways-mounted omni-wheel, as well as a heap of self-stabilizing robot projects.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Omni-Di
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Apr 21, 2024
BYD is the world's largest EV producer. It produced 20% of the 10 million EVs sold globally last year, from Tesla (13%), Volkswagen (9%) and General Motors (6%) - those are all very rough figures for simplification purposes. For stats - go here.
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Automotive, Transport
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Apr 20, 2024
Construction is the world's largest industry, employing seven percent of the planet's working-age adults, contributing 13 percent of the world's GDP and completing floor space equivalent to the city of Paris every seven days.
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Good Thinking,
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Apr 20, 2024
Construction is the world's largest industry, employing seven percent of the planet's working-age adults, contributing 13 percent of the world's GDP and completing floor space equivalent to the city of Paris every seven days.
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Good Thinking,
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Apr 20, 2024
Taking his "cue" from an old Tom and Jerry cartoon, YouTube content creator Alex Apollonov from the 'I Did A Thing' channel has created an explosive billiards stick. Then he played his friend in a game. What could go wrong?
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Lifestyle
Inventors, YouTube, Games, Oddball
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Apr 19, 2024
Nestled amid the picturesque hills of Jutland, Denmark, the Heatherhill Beach House stands as a testament to the seamless integration of traditional Danish aesthetics with contemporary design elements. Conceived by Norm Architects, this holiday home boasts a green roof and calming central interior design concept, offering a serene coastal retreat.
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Apr 19, 2024
Multirotor drones may one day be able recharge their batteries while out and about, instead of having to return to a charging station. They could do so via onboard ultra-thin solar cells, which have already been successfully tested on a small quadcopter.
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Drones, Technology
Johannes Kepler University Linz,
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Apr 19, 2024
Microsoft Research Asia has revealed an AI model that can generate frighteningly realistic deepfake videos from a single still image and an audio track. How will we be able to trust what we see and hear online from here on in?
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Technology
Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, Video,
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Apr 19, 2024
Following the launch of its first e-note last year, PocketBook has now added a color E Ink model. The 10.3-inch Eo is built around Kaleido 3 technology, and sports a built-in camera, octa-core processing and dual speakers.
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Mobile Technology, Technology
E-Ink, Tablet, E
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Apr 19, 2024
The overall winners of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards have been revealed. This year's selection of images showcases a sublime mixture of unspoiled landscapes, amazing animals, and extraordinary people going about their lives.
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Photography,
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Apr 19, 2024
Australia's robotic submarine program is a year ahead of schedule as the government takes delivery of the first Ghost Shark Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) prototype, with three more to follow next year.
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Military, Technology
Submarine, Royal Australian Navy, Australia,
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Apr 19, 2024
Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has released the seventh annual issue of its comprehensive AI Index report, written by an interdisciplinary team of academic and industrial experts.
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Technology
Artificial Intelligence, LLM (Large Language Model),
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Apr 19, 2024
Founded in 2007, when "van life" wasn't even a term, let alone an acceptable lifestyle choice, Portland's Outside Van has thoroughly sharpened its skills building personalized mobile dwellings for everyone from forward-looking weight watchers to bike-pedaling gamers. Now it feels the time right to take what it's learned over those hundreds of builds and channel it into a more over-the-counter-style camper van series available at dealerships around the US. It turns the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 AWD into the Syncline, a rugged adventure machine with charmingly rustic, uniquely function
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Apr 18, 2024
A new octopus-sucker-inspired suction cup could make it much easier and more energy-efficient for robots to lift and release rough-surfaced objects. The secret lies in using water to mimic octopus mucus.
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Science
University of Bristol, Biomimicry
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Apr 18, 2024
Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle).
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Robotics, Technology
Underwater,
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Apr 18, 2024
A perfect storm is brewing for China's most densely populated areas due to rising sea levels and subsiding land that has been accelerated beyond normal fluctuations. Scientists have sounded the alarm that, without intervention, urban areas below sea level could triple in size by 2120, impacting up to 128 million people.
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Environment, Science
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Apr 18, 2024
Logitech has introduced new software that gives users of its peripherals easy access to ChatGPT. After matching the feature to a keyboard key or mouse button, the user can quickly tap into the power of GPT via preset or custom recipes.
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Com
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Apr 18, 2024
Officials have given the thumbs up for a new tallest skyscraper in the United States - and it's not headed for New York City or Chicago as you might expect, but to a tornado-prone area with a population of only around 700,000 people: Oklahoma City.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction, Residential towers,
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Apr 18, 2024
Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart super-telephoto camera called the Excope DT1 that can be had with a 400-mm zoom lens, and works with a smartphone to capture distant imagery.
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Mobile Technology, Technology
Cameras, smartphones,
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Apr 18, 2024
The Arsenale's latest offering is the Plan B: a lighweight, ultra-long-range, 2WD, low-power, hybrid gas/electric bike for wet, slippery, snowy or sandy conditions. With two failed indiegogo campaigns behind it as the 2X2 Ultrabike, it has reemerged at The Arsenale, a high end boutique for unique transportation solutions in Dubai.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Electric Motorcycles,
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Apr 18, 2024
The four spikes on a new nanocrystal developed in Spain spin up under light and move through liquid, blasting any bacteria unfortunate to be in their path. The development could spell trouble for bacteria that resists traditional drug treatments.
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Medical, Science
Antibacterial, Antibiotic-
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Apr 18, 2024
Over the first half of the 20th century the world saw growing rates of heart disease mortality. From the 1920s to the 1960s more and more people were dying from heart attacks. It was described as an epidemic of heart disease. But in the mid-1960s heart disease mortality suddenly plateaued.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Apr 18, 2024
Over the first half of the 20th century the world saw growing rates of heart disease mortality. From the 1920s to the 1960s more and more people were dying from heart attacks. It was described as an epidemic of heart disease. But in the mid-1960s heart disease mortality suddenly plateaued.
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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
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Apr 18, 2024
Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event in progress, as two lifeforms have merged into one organism that boasts abilities its peers would envy. Last time this happened, Earth got plants.
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Biology, Science
Life, Evolution,
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Apr 18, 2024
Hydrogen-fueled combustion engines have slowly emerged in the mobility world, designed to run everything from race cars to pleasure boats. The latest hydrogen ICE to rumble to life was born with a special mission at its core: claim an all-out land speed record or two for the emerging hydrogen-combustion space. A team of students at the University of Bath have successfully gotten their first house-built hydrogen-burning prototype engine up and running and are moving forward with testing.
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Apr 18, 2024
Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights.
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Aircraft, Transport
Boom, Supersonic
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Apr 17, 2024
The tracking of squid and other soft-bodied sea creatures may soon be a lot more doable, thanks to a new bioadhesive interface. It's claimed to be much gentler than current attachment methods, while still remaining up to the task.
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Science
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MIT, Tracki
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Apr 17, 2024
The SkyNest combines a hammock, bug mesh net and rainfly in a single package that can be used all together or in its separate components. It's claimed to be roomier than other hammock tents, and easier to set up.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Kickstarter,
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Apr 17, 2024
Boston Dynamics has unveiled a stronger, more agile, fully electric version of its Atlas humanoid robot. The kinda creepy-looking thing is already slated to enter use on Hyundai's automotive production line.
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Robotics, Technology
Boston Dynamics, Humanoid,
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Apr 17, 2024
Back in January, researchers showed off the kitchen skills of an open-source Aloha housekeeping robot. Now the Unleashed project gets to grips with knotting shoelaces, hanging shirts and even repairing other robots.
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Robotics, Technology
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,
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Apr 17, 2024
The production of the cement used in concrete is a major contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions and since we're reliant on the stuff for our infrastructure, this is a serious problem. However, Nendo showcases an example of a greener way to build with its Block-Wall House, which was part-built using a novel concrete that actually captures CO2 instead of emitting it.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Apr 17, 2024
One of the more fascinating start-ups we've seen in a long time is Oruga and it's rather unique single-track all-terrain-vehicle. Indeed, you will NOT have seen one of these before. There are three wheels with massive balloon tires inside a proprietary monotrack system, a big battery and an electric motor with oodles of grunt. The Oruga is designed for non-expert ease-of-use in very rugged conditions: very steep hills, snow, mud, sand.
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Apr 17, 2024
After almost 10 years of often-jaw-dropping achievements, Boston Dynamics has said farewell to Atlas, the world's most dynamic - and groundbreaking - humanoid robot.
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Robotics, Technology
Boston Dynamics, Humanoid, Robots
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Apr 17, 2024
NASA has given the green light for the nuclear-powered Dragonfly rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Approval for the 2028 interplanetary mission comes after years of delay due to COVID-19 and a series of cost overruns.
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Space, Science
NASA, Saturn,
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Apr 17, 2024
Eating a fatty, sugary Western diet (read: junk food) during the crucial years of brain development impairs memory long-term, new research has found. Caused by a reduction in a neurotransmitter associated with Alzheimer's disease, the memory impairment wasn't reversed by switching to a healthy diet in early adulthood.
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Science
Diet, Brain,
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Apr 16, 2024
Graphene is a bit like the Novak Djokovic of materials - it's so damn talented that each new achievement feels passé. But now, an exciting new upstart is challenging graphene's title. Meet goldene, a two-dimensional sheet of gold that has its own strange properties.
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Materials, Science
Gold, Graphene, new
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Apr 16, 2024
Good news for anyone looking to become one of the first to park an all-new GMC Sierra EV in their driveways. General Motors announced today that the Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 will push well past the previously announced 400-mile range, putting it in position to battle its brother, the Chevy Silverado EV, for all-out electric pickup range supremacy. Despite that, it will actually cost thousands less than originally estimated.
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Automotive,
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Apr 16, 2024
Because GPS doesn't work underwater, divers usually can't track their real-time position on a digital map. The new Diver Navigation System (DNS) gets around that problem, however, using both floating and wearable acoustic transponders.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Scuba,
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Apr 16, 2024
A worm-filled gel has been shown to protect crops from pests, without the use of environmentally-unfriendly pesticides. Its not-so-secret ingredient is scores of tiny nematodes, which ordinarily can't survive outside of their underground habitat.
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Science
Agriculture, Crops, Plants,
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Apr 16, 2024
After taking care of wild riders with the XPeak fat-tire off-roader, Phoenix-based budget-friendly ebike brand Lectric is now riding into the full-size commuter space with the XPress - which can be had for under a grand.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes,
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Apr 16, 2024
After taking care of wild riders with the XPeak fat-tire off-roader, Phoenix-based budget-friendly ebike brand Lectric is now riding into the full-size commuter space with the XPress - which can be had for under a grand.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes,
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Apr 16, 2024
We've tested 50 different waterproof headset designs over the 22-year history of New Atlas, and a clear favorite emerged in 2021 when Zygo launched its initial headphones focussed on the audio needs of swimmers. This week a 2nd-generation Zygo was announced for May 2024 delivery, with enhanced audio, longer range, longer battery life, lap counting, and on-the-go charging.
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Sports, Lifestyle
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Apr 16, 2024
This extraordinary residence is crafted from the fuselage of a Boeing 737 aircraft and perched on the edge of a cliffside in Bali. Named the Private Jet Villa, its functional cabin has been replaced with an all-new luxurious interior, including a bedroom with a jacuzzi in the cockpit.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Apr 16, 2024
This extraordinary residence is crafted from the fuselage of a Boeing 737 aircraft and perched on the edge of a cliffside in Bali. Named the Private Jet Villa, its functional cabin has been replaced with an all-new luxurious interior, including a bedroom with a jacuzzi in the cockpit.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Apr 16, 2024
NASA has completed the analysis of a chunk of metal that crashed into the roof of a house in Naples, Florida, a few weeks ago. The agency says it came from a palette of trash released from the International Space Station three years ago.
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Space, Science
NASA, Space Junk,
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Apr 16, 2024
NASA has completed the analysis of a chunk of metal that crashed into the roof of a house in Naples, Florida, a few weeks ago. The agency says it came from a palette of trash released from the International Space Station three years ago.
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Space, Science
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Apr 16, 2024
When Action Comics #1 (1938) sold for US$6 million dollars last week, it was just over 14 years since the humble comic book first smashed through the $1.0 million barrier at auction on 23 February 2010. No comic had previously sold for more than $350,000, but Action Comics #1 was the first to sell for seven figures.
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Collectibles
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Apr 16, 2024
We've now spent several months with the latest wire-free Landroid robo-mower, and we've found it a mix of confusing, educational, satisfying and highly entertaining. Oddly enough, the one thing the Vision seems to need... is a bit more vision.
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Around The Home, Lifestyle
Robotic, Lawnmower,
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Apr 16, 2024
Blinking keeps our eyes moist - but we actually blink way more often than we need to if that was the only reason. Scientists at the University of Rochester have now found that the involuntary action plays a bigger role than we thought, helping us process visual information.
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Biology, Science
Eye, Vision, Sight
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Apr 16, 2024
If you thought the Hypershell was a weird one-and-done style of product, it's time for a rethink. There are more AI-driven outdoor exoskeletons on the way, designed to help amateur adventurers go farther faster with less effort.
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Outdoors, Lifes
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Apr 16, 2024
Warp drives are among the more plausible of science fiction concepts, at least from a mathematical perspective. Now, Applied Physics, a multidisciplinary group of international scientists and engineers, has launched Warp Factory, open-source software that anyone can use to design a functional warp drive.
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Physics, Science
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