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Jun 27, 2019
Blacksmith Electric is tooling up to give riders a very grand, very Indian take on electric motorcycling. The Blacksmith B2, currently in its third generation of prototyping, offers up to 240 km (150 mi) of range, with swappable battery packs for quick top-ups.
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Continue Reading India's Blacksmith plans production of electric motorcycle with swappable batteries
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Jun 27, 2019
We've seen robots that can respond to touch, to visual cues and of course voice commands, but what about a robot with a sense of taste? Scientists have developed an experimental device built to explore this possibility, and in its current form can already conduct a little taste test to see if its bathwater has been contaminated.
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Continue Reading Robotic arm taste tests its own bathwater for dangerous chemicals
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Jun 27, 2019
There's no shortage of techniques to kill cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but the really tricky part is doing so without harming the rest of the body. Cytokines are small proteins that could play a part in immunotherapy, but they've so far not been approved for use, given their toxicity to healthy cells. Now, researchers from MIT have managed to keep cytokines contained in cancer cells, attaching them with proteins that stick like Velcro.
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Continue Reading Velcro-like proteins keep cancer drugs inside the cancer
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Jun 27, 2019
For over half a century the field of social psychology has been dominated by the idea of the bystander effect. This phenomenon suggests when scenes of aggression or violence unfold in public spaces individuals not involved are unlikely to offer help or intervene, especially when more bystanders are present. A new study, analyzing the largest number of real-life incidents caught on CCTV ever examined, is challenging this long-held proposition, finding bystanders actually do intervene in the vast majority of violent incidents that unfold in public spaces.
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Continue Reading Disproving the bystander effect: CCTV study finds people intervene in conflict more than expected
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Jun 26, 2019
There is no cleaner or easier way to get kids onto a dirtbike than throwing them onto an electric minibike, and Husqvarna has just launched its new EE5, an electric super-Peewee (with apologies to Yamaha) featuring a 5-kilowatt (6.7 hp) motor and some nice looking componentry.
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Continue Reading Husqvarna's electric mini-motocrosser to take kids from nervous newbies to race-ready
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Jun 26, 2019
Generally speaking, the animals alive today are mere shadows of their former selves - everything from worms to otters to penguins to sharks were bigger and meaner in the distant past. And birds were no exception, as newly-found fossils indicate. In a Crimean cave, palaeontologists have uncovered the bones of some of the most gigantic birds to have ever walked the Earth that would have lived alongside early European humans.
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Continue Reading Prehistoric bird standing 11.5 ft tall and weighing half a ton found in Crimean cave
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Jun 26, 2019
An important and rigorous new animal study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated how the misfolded proteins thought to cause Parkinson's disease may originate in the gut, and travel up to the brain via the vagus nerve. This research builds on a compelling body of evidence pointing to a gut-brain connection in the disease and hints at possible new treatment pathways.
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Continue Reading Animal study presents best evidence to date that Parkinson's begins in the gut
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Jun 26, 2019
The backpacking gear market is saturated with super-compact, ultralight canister stoves, but the new Primus Firestick looks quite different from the pack. The 3.5-oz (99-g) burner folds down into a cylinder that's smaller than an 8.4-oz (250-ml) can of Red Bull, sliding easily into a pocket or backpack pouch. When it's time to pour some boiling water into a pouch of dehydrated chili, the stove fans out to hold your pot like an upside-down tripod.
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Continue Reading Tiny, cylindrical Primus backpacking stove packs smaller than a can of Red Bull
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Jun 26, 2019
With the backing of Google co-founder Larry Page, California-based startup Kitty Hawk already has some noteworthy names attached to its flying taxi endeavors. And it has now found another in heavyweight Boeing, with the industry veteran teaming up with its fresh-faced counterpart to accelerate the age of electric aviation.
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Continue Reading Boeing throws its weight behind Larry Page's flying taxi startup
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Jun 26, 2019
A team of volcanologists at the University of Missouri turned fashion models recently as they showed off prototype lava suits that are designed as comfortable, hard-wearing field outfits for scientists bound for the slopes of Vesuvius and the like. Made from lightweight fabric interwoven with Kevlar strips, the new suits are flame-resistant, anti-abrasive, durable, and have plenty of pockets.
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Continue Reading Volcanologists model latest flame-resistant lava suit fashions
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Jun 26, 2019
It's winter in Antarctica, but a temporarily unoccupied British research station is still operating using a new autonomous system. Using new technology developed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) engineers, the Halley Research Station is still partially powered by a micro-turbine as robotic sensors continue to collect scientific data.
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Continue Reading Automated Antarctic station works on through the winter darkness
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Jun 26, 2019
We've seen many camper vans with slide-out kitchens. We've seen a few camper vans with slide-out expander modules. There's been a slide-out beer keg or two and even a couple slide-out ... well, campers. But we've never before seen a camper van with slide-out foosball table (or billiards or air hockey table, for that matter). That all changes with the Boho Golden Egg, a gorgeous camper van that combines its sliding tailgate surprise with a variety of other nice touches, including a fireplace.
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Continue Reading Stylish camper van fills downtime with slide-out foosball and indoor campfire
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Jun 26, 2019
Cyclists can already choose between plenty of cheap spoke-mounted LEDs that turn their bike wheels into highly-visible "rings of light" while they're turning. California-based startup MonkeyLectric has given the tech a new slant, though, with wheel lights that power up automatically - and only when needed.
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Continue Reading Sensor-packin' bike wheel LEDs detect speed and light
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Jun 26, 2019
Although eco-minded people do send their discarded paper off to be recycled, the recycling process isn't entirely environmentally-friendly - it generally requires a lot of power, and incorporates toxic chemicals. Now, however, scientists have developed a new method of simply removing the printed text from sheets of paper, so they can be reused.
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Continue Reading New "unprinting" process removes text from glossy paper
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Jun 26, 2019
Although eco-minded people do send their discarded paper off to be recycled, the recycling process isn't entirely environmentally-friendly - it generally requires a lot of power, and incorporates toxic chemicals. Now, however, scientists have developed a new method of simply removing the printed text from sheets of paper, so they can be reused.
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Continue Reading New "unprinting" process removes toner from glossy paper
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Jun 26, 2019
In remote communities, a family doctor may or may not be present, but an ophthalmologist likely isn't. That's why Brazilian startup Phelcom Technologies created the Eyer, a smartphone-connected device that allows patients' retinal-scan images to be analyzed by ophthalmologists via the internet.
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Continue Reading Smartphone-connected Eyer examines retinas and accesses the cloud
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Jun 26, 2019
Ten years ago, François-Alexandre Bertrand had an idea for a novel watercraft that cruised to a site and then lowered its passengers below the water to have a look around. We got to see the first renders in 2011, a working prototype followed in 2013 and as production plans were announced, we got to experience an underwater adventure off the coast of St Tropez in 2016. Now the first Platypus Blue Ocean has been sold, and the order books officially opened.
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Continue Reading Novel above/below Platypus watercraft navigates from dream to reality
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Jun 26, 2019
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently received a new headquarters in Switzerland, courtesy of 3XN. Featuring an eye-catching glazed facade, the building boasts significant sustainable design, including rainwater collection, solar panels, and the use of recycled materials.
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Continue Reading New Olympics HQ is a big win for sustainability
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Jun 26, 2019
A new retro games console, dubbed the C64, bucks the trend of recent retro games boxes, being a full-sized recreation of the machine on which it's based: the Commodore 64 (which originally launched in 1982 - basically Victorian times).
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Continue Reading Full-size C64 console to come with 64 games plus working keyboard
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Jun 26, 2019
It's bad enough that bacteria are quickly developing resistance to our best antibiotics - now it looks like another kind of bug will soon earn the "super" moniker. Cockroaches have been known to develop resistances to individual insecticides for decades, but new research has shown that they're also able to rapidly develop cross-resistance, even to chemicals that they've never been directly exposed to.
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Continue Reading The new "superbugs": Cockroaches evolve resistance to pesticides they haven't even encountered
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Jun 26, 2019
A technology-enthusiast has invented a Nerf gun turret that can automatically track and shoot down small drones. The ingenious contraption uses the Lidar capabilities of a Kinect v2 sensor, and a milled steel two-axis gimbal, all controlled by software based on the OpenCV AI library, which is geared towards realtime computer vision.
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Continue Reading DIY gun turret takes down mini-drones
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Jun 26, 2019
France's DS Automobiles has built a real car out of the bizarre, asymmetric renders we saw last year, and it's about to give the public its first chance to take a look. The DS X E-Tense is a vision of a proper driver's car for the year 2035.
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Continue Reading By Jove, they built it: Avant-garde DS X E-Tense rolls out for Chantilly
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Jun 26, 2019
Full of trains, electronics and people packed in like sardines, subway tunnels are pretty warm places. In theory, all that heat could present an untapped source of energy, if only it could be captured. Now, researchers at EPFL have crunched the numbers on heat transfer in the air of train tunnels, and outlined a geothermal heat recovery system that could potentially supply heating and cooling to thousands of nearby homes.
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Continue Reading Turning train tunnels into giant "fridges" could heat thousands of homes
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Jun 26, 2019
The Headkayse One is a unique British contraption that can take a pounding better than pretty much any other helmet on the market, and come back for more, again and again. It's also flexible enough to squash into a more compact shape for transport, making it a real oddity worth a closer look.
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Continue Reading Review: Headkayse One multi-impact, foldable bike helmet
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Jun 26, 2019
The Hedkayse One is a unique British contraption that can take a pounding better than pretty much any other helmet on the market, and come back for more, again and again. It's also flexible enough to squash into a more compact shape for transport, making it a real oddity worth a closer look.
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Continue Reading Review: Hedkayse One multi-impact, foldable bike helmet
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Jun 26, 2019
Canadian campervan and adventure enthusiasts Alex Welsh and Patrick Burns from Yama Nomad have recently converted a 2018 four-wheel-drive Mercedes Benz Sprinter into a stunning mobile home. Dubbed Christopher Wallace, the bespoke campervan boasts an interior design that is jam-packed with luxury and space-saving features. The husband and wife duo started the special project together, inspired by their love for camping and adventure.
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Continue Reading 4WD Mercedes Sprinter transformed into adventure-ready motor home
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Jun 26, 2019
A study by a team of scientists from Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests food allergies can be triggered in infants by a lack of certain gut bacteria. As well as identifying which bacteria in human subjects are key to protecting against the onset of food allergies, a subsequent mouse study revealed a specific probiotic cocktail can reverse pre-established allergies.
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Continue Reading Restoring missing gut bacteria a potential cure for food allergies
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Jun 25, 2019
The UN has published a new report detailing the dangers of climate change, with a particular focus on how it will shape the issue of poverty in the coming decades. It paints a grim picture for not just those suffering in the current day, but the millions upon millions that will be pushed into poverty as a result of a changing climate, which also has the potential to upend democracy and human rights.
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Continue Reading UN report on global warming warns of "climate apartheid" between rich and poor
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Jun 25, 2019
BMW has built a funky new concept to tackle perhaps one of the biggest challenges in electric motorcycle design: how to make a battery box look as cool as an engine. The Vision DC Roadster, rolled out at #NextGen, is a future-cool naked with a nod to BMW's Boxer heritage.
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Continue Reading BMW's Vision DC Roadster: Awesome show, not much go
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Jun 25, 2019
After briefly teasing it at CES back in January, HTC has now fully whipped the covers off the new VR headset, the Vive Cosmos. The new headset seems to be positioned towards the upper-middle of the range, featuring inside-out tracking, improved displays, and a modular design.
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Continue Reading HTC Vive Cosmos claims crown for clearest consumer VR headset
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Jun 25, 2019
After briefly teasing it at CES back in January, HTC has now fully whipped the covers off the new VR headset, the Vive Cosmos. The new headset seems to be positioned towards the upper-middle of the range, featuring inside-out tracking, improved displays, and a modular design.
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Continue Reading HTC Vive Cosmos claims crown for clearest VR headset
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Jun 25, 2019
A unanimous vote by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has effectively banned the sale of e-cigarettes in the city. Pending approval by the mayor, the prohibition is the first of its kind in the United States and will commence in early 2020.
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Continue Reading San Francisco bans sales of e-cigarettes from 2020
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Jun 25, 2019
An exciting breakthrough from Columbia University researchers demonstrates a new way to grow human hair follicles using novel 3D printed molds. This is the first time human hair follicle cells have been grown completely in lab conditions, opening up a potentially unlimited source of hair follicles for future hair restoration surgical procedures.
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Continue Reading Baldness breakthrough uses 3D-printed "hair farms" to grow new hair follicles
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Jun 25, 2019
SpaceX is on a mission to recover and reuse as much of its launch systems as possible, and its remarkable rocket landings continue to demonstrate this vision in spectacular ways. A perhaps less sophisticated part of this strategy involves catching pieces of rocket as they plummet back toward Earth, something the company managed to pull off for the first time following yesterday's landmark Falcon Heavy launch.
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Continue Reading SpaceX catches a falling piece of rocket with a giant net
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Jun 25, 2019
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has completed its fifth, final, and most dangerous parachute test. At an altitude of 40,000 ft (12,200 m), the boilerplate capsule was released from a balloon and dropped safely to the desert floor at the US Army's White Sands Missile Range with three of its six parachutes deliberately rigged to malfunction.
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Continue Reading Boeing Starliner completes last and most difficult parachute test
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Jun 25, 2019
Automakers around the world have spent much time looking at futuristic cars that will drive themselves. BMW takes a sharp right turn away from this trend with the all-new Vision M Next concept, exploring what the future of cars will look like for enthusiasts who want to continue wrapping their leather-clad fingers around the steering wheel. The car's suite of next-generation technologies isn't there to take over driving, but to connect driver and vehicle toward voraciously devouring the pavement ahead.
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Continue Reading BMW concept shows heart-pounding performance will remain relevant in the self-driving future
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Jun 25, 2019
Omega Watches reveals that when American explorer Victor Vescovo broke the record for the world's deepest manned submersible dive, his craft set another record by having three Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional wrist watches strapped to the outside. As the specially made timepieces reached the depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft) earlier this year in the Mariana Trench, they were subjected to a pressure of 1,085.10 ATM (15,946.5 psi), making them the deepest diving watches in history.
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Continue Reading Omega sets record for the deepest diving watch
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Jun 25, 2019
Potentially fatal to both animals and humans, blue-green algae blooms occur when overly-abundant cyanobacteria in the water produce harmful substances known as cyanotoxins. The sooner those toxins are detected, the better - which is where a new smartphone-connected device comes into the picture.
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Continue Reading Phone-connected device detects bacterial toxins in water
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North Carolina State University
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Jun 25, 2019
Over the past several years, we've heard about a number of implantable devices that regularly dispense medication within the body, doing away with the need for pills or injections. A new one takes things further, as its dosage level can be changed after it's been implanted.
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Continue Reading Drug-dispensing implant is controlled by Bluetooth
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Jun 25, 2019
Ordinarily, when employers wish to assess the performance of their employees, they have them fill out questionnaires or take part in interviews. A new (and perhaps somewhat Orwellian) system is claimed to be more objective and thus more accurate, however, by utilizing smartphones and fitness trackers.
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Continue Reading Smartphones and fitness trackers used to gauge employee performance
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Jun 25, 2019
Due to the inevitable constraints that come from living in such a small space, tiny houses aren't particularly child-friendly, especially models with upstairs lofts. Build Tiny aims to mitigate this with its Dance Tiny House, which has some safety features to make small living with a child a bit easier.
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Continue Reading Dance Tiny House built with family life in mind
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Jun 25, 2019
Details were scant when Lightyear first revealed plans to build a solar-powered electric car back in 2017, apart from a claimed 800 km range per charge. Last night the company took the wraps of the pre-production prototype, with 725 km (450 mi) of WLTP range, a high price tag and plans to deliver the vehicle in 2021.
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Continue Reading Lightyear unveils solar-powered One EV prototype
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Jun 25, 2019
Humans are currently locked in an arms race against pathogenic bacteria - and we're losing. After we developed antibiotics, starting with penicillin in the early 20th century, bacteria have evolved resistance to each new drug we created, threatening us with a future where antibiotics simply don't work anymore. Now scientists have identified the genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in a particularly dangerous superbug, and found a way to thwart them.
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Continue Reading Genetic study reveals easily-exploitable "chinks in the armor" of MRSA superbugs
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Jun 25, 2019
The wonderful potential of graphene has been well covered on our pages, with its supreme strength, ultra-thin profile, and excellent electrical and thermal conductivity opening up all kinds of possibilities. One thing missing from all of this is a cost-effective way to produce it, but a team of researchers now believe they may have discovered a key to this hiding in the bark of Australian eucalyptus trees.
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Continue Reading Making "green" graphene from gum trees could cut production costs by 200 times
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RMIT
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Jun 25, 2019
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has lifted off again, this time embarking on what the company calls one of the most challenging launches in its history. With a slew of government satellites and important spacecraft onboard, the world's most powerful operational vehicle took off into the night sky for the first time, on a mission to deliver payloads into three different orbits.
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Continue Reading Falcon Heavy carries 24 satellites into orbit in SpaceX's "most difficult launch ever"
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Jun 25, 2019
The hole in the Earth's ozone layer may be on the mend, but that doesn't mean its environmental impacts are over. A new review study has examined in detail the effects that the extra UV radiation is having on the environment, such as shifting climate zones, changing ocean temperatures and making some species more vulnerable.
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Continue Reading How the hole in the ozone layer is affecting climate change
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Jun 25, 2019
A small but striking study has found that a short swim in the ocean can dramatically alter the composition of a person's skin microbiome for at least 24 hours. It is unclear what the implications of these microbiome changes are but the researchers hypothesize the alterations could leave a person more susceptible to infection.
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Continue Reading Bacteria in the ocean can significantly alter your skin microbiome after a short swim
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Jun 25, 2019
Daineae has stuffed its motorcycle airbag technology into a small, lightweight vest you can wear under or over any riding gear. The Smart Jacket is flexible and unintrusive for the 99.999% of the time you spend not crashing, but protects you seven times better than a back protector when your number is up.
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Continue Reading Dainese's sleek new airbag vest offers shock absorption "equivalent to seven back protectors"
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Jun 25, 2019
Among the many big trucks of Overland Expo, one particular green machine stood out. A collaboration between American truck manufacturer Acela and Dutch camper module maker Bliss Mobil, this particular expedition motorhome features exacting state-of-the-art engineering from bumper to bumper, roof to contact patches. Each company goes through great pains to push its product to the pinnacle of its respective segment, and the team-up results in a go-anywhere expedition vehicle ready to brave Arctic winters, make fresh water out of murky river, live astonishingly comfortably off-grid, and look pretty damn good doing it all.
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Continue Reading Bliss Mobil and Acela put fiercely meticulous engineering into extreme-duty expedition motorhome
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Jun 24, 2019
With Earth-like canyons and oceans of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan is one of the most fascinating places in the solar system. To better understand this weird world, scientists recreated Titan's alien oceans in the lab, producing new types of crystals that don't occur naturally on Earth but may form a common crust on Titan.
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Continue Reading Alien-ocean-in-a-lab experiments produce new crystals not found on Earth
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Jun 24, 2019
Taking into account even the most horrendous of shower-time singers, the vocal prowess of humans goes mostly unmatched in the animal kingdom. But scientists in Scotland have now found success training grey seals to mimic the human voice and even belt out the melodies to some well-known tunes, a skill they say may hold lessons for those studying speech disorders in people.
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Continue Reading Scientists teach a seal to sing Star Wars theme, plus other hits
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Jun 24, 2019
Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine has revealed some cases of schizophrenia can be associated with abnormal protein buildup in the brain similar to that seen in cases of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders. It's hoped the discovery will lead to better diagnostic strategies identifying specific types of schizophrenia.
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Continue Reading Brain study reveals type of schizophrenia similar to neurodegenerative disease
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Jun 24, 2019
If you run a bicycle-share co-op that extolls the virtues of a car-free lifestyle, then you might feel like a bit of a hypocrite on the odd occasion that you have to use a car or truck to transport multiple riderless bikes. Well, the Exozox is here to help, as it lets you tow a couple of bikes behind your own.
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Continue Reading Exozox lets you tow two bikes - behind a bike
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Jun 24, 2019
Although coffee consumption does potentially pose some health risks, studies have also suggested that it may lower incidences of maladies such as prostate cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and heart disease. Now, scientists believe that it could also help fight obesity.
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Continue Reading Study indicates that coffee might be an obesity-fighter
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University of Nottingham
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Jun 24, 2019
While we've already seen that large-scale wind turbine blades which are shaped like humpback whale fins can be more efficient, what works for big turbines doesn't necessarily work for little ones. In fact, a new study suggests that for small-scale units, copying seagull wings may be the way to go.
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Continue Reading Seagull-inspired blades could give small-scale wind turbines a power boost
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Deakin University
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Jun 24, 2019
A year ago, an MIT-backed startup called Mobile Pixels launched crowdfunding efforts for a slick-on, slide-out second screen for laptops called Duo. Now the team is back with a similar setup, this time adding up to two screens per laptop.
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Continue Reading Trio adds extra screens to make laptop multitasking easier
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Jun 24, 2019
A compelling new study has found increased volumes of a certain species of gut bacteria in marathon runners following the completion of an event. This species was found to metabolize exercise-induced lactate into propionate, a compound that may increase exercise capacity, pointing the way to a potential performance-enhancing probiotic in the future.
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Continue Reading Performance enhancing probiotics? Study homes in on beneficial bacteria in elite athletes
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Jun 24, 2019
Studio Precht offers a fresh and fun take on the treehouse with its Bert model. The tiny dwelling will be able to run off-the-grid and offer multiple interior layouts. It also draws inspiration from rather unlikely sources: Minions characters and Sesame Street.
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Continue Reading Modular off-grid house in the trees is child's play
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Jun 24, 2019
Best known as Pink Floyd's guitar virtuoso, Dave Gilmour converted his guitar god cred into money last week, donating it to the greater good. Just as Eric Clapton had done before him, Gilmour auctioned his guitar collection and gave the proceeds to a cause. Gilmour's immense contribution to combating climate change, resulted in numerous smashed auction records along the way.
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Continue Reading Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour sells $21.5 million guitar collection and donates proceeds to fight global warming
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Jun 24, 2019
French firm Baluchon is used to working with very limited space due to its country's strict towing laws, which require tiny houses to be significantly lighter than those in North America. The firm put this experience to use while designing its latest model, which measures just 6-m (19.6 ft)-long. It's home to a couple and their pets, plus has a spare room for guests or storage.
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Continue Reading Compact tiny house has extra room for storage and guests
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Jun 24, 2019
Since the first Raspberry Pi mini computer went on sale in early 2012, the boards have become firm favorites in the maker community. The latest version is now over a year old, so an update is long overdue. The Raspberry Pi foundation has just announced the next generation Pi, which represents a significant upgrade and now offers makers the choice of 1, 2 and 4 GB flavors of memory.
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Continue Reading Raspberry Pi 4 gives makers more memory options
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Jun 24, 2019
Although Saturn sports the most impressive ring system in our neighborhood, it's not alone. Uranus is also packing some rings, although they're usually too faint to see without a powerful telescope. But a striking new set of images shows these rings in very clear detail thanks to thermal imaging, while also allowing astronomers to measure their temperature for the first time.
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Continue Reading Thermal vision highlights Uranus's rarely-seen rings
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ALMA
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UC Berkeley
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Jun 24, 2019
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Forensic Science Center (FSC) and Michigan State University are developing a method to identify a person from a single hair taken from anywhere on the human body. Based on the measurement of hair proteins, the test is designed to provide law enforcement with a new tool in sexual assault cases.
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Continue Reading Breakthrough forensic ID method can be applied to any strand of hair on the body
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Forensics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Michigan State University
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Jun 23, 2019
A new study from King's College London upends conventional thinking about the origins of Parkinson's disease in the brain. The research reveals distinct changes in the brain's serotonin system can be identified up to 20 years before any Parkinson's symptoms appear, suggesting a new biomarker to detect the disease at its earliest stages.
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Continue Reading New brain imaging study reveals signs of Parkinson's decades before symptoms appear
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Brain
Kings College
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Jun 23, 2019
The latest methane measurements on Mars to generate some intrigue among planetary scientists stems from the largest ever reading of the gas taken during the NASA Curiosity rover's seven-year mission, which again raises the prospect of microbial life existing at some time, some place on the Red Planet.
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Continue Reading Curiosity rover detects unusual spikes of methane on Mars
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Jun 23, 2019
A new study has revealed the role that regular bugs play in spreading superbugs. A team from Aston University examined almost 20,000 insects collected from National Health Service (NHS) hospitals across the United Kingdom, and studied the kinds of bacteria they were carrying. The vast majority were found to host potentially harmful bacteria, more than half of which were resistant to some kinds of antibiotics.
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Continue Reading Insects found to be flying superbugs around hospitals
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Antibiotic
Aston University
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Superbugs
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Jun 23, 2019
Ford has released final power and torque specs on its most powerful street-legal car ever - and it's even beefier than expected. The 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 will make a whopping 760 horsepower and 625 lb-ft (847 Nm) of torque.
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Continue Reading 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 to put out 760 horsepower
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Jun 23, 2019
After a stint on the sidelines, The Ocean Cleanup Project is bouncing back into action following a few upgrades to its trash-catching system. The team was forced to haul in its huge floating barriers for repairs earlier in the year, and now after making a few upgrades is hopeful it has a system better equipped to take on the massive task of plastic pollution in the ocean.
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Continue Reading Take two: Upgraded Ocean Cleanup barrier returns to take on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Jun 23, 2019
New research presented at the the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology has demonstrated a novel topical formation containing cannabidiol (CBD) is effective at killing bacterial infections in the skin. The formulation was also found to kill certain antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Continue Reading CBD shows promise as potent topical antibiotic, killing resistant superbugs
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Skin
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Jun 23, 2019
The first polarized light from a gamma ray burst seven billion light years away is helping astronomers to gain a better understanding of collapsing stars and other high-energy phenomena. Originating from gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C in the constellation of Fornax, the light brighter than a billion suns came from massive jets of plasma passing through powerful magnetic fields.
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Continue Reading First detection of polarized radio waves from gamma ray burst sheds light on collapsing stars
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Astronomy
Astrophysics
Northwestern University
Supernova
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Jun 23, 2019
Scientists at Linköping University blur the line between robot and organism has they develop an artificial muscle that runs off of glucose and oxygen like its organic counterpart. Made of a special polymer, the new plastic muscles open the promise of implantable artificial muscles and micro-robots that can be powered by like living organs.
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Continue Reading Artificial muscles run on glucose and oxygen, just like the real thing
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Bionics
Linkoping University
Prosthetics
Robotics
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Jun 21, 2019
London's Charge Automotive is preparing to emerge from the smoke and shadows with an impressive sports car that's sure to terrify small children, even without a V8 rumbling under its hood scoop. The blacked-out, 1967-style Mustang fastback features a 536-hp (400-kW) electric powertrain spinning all four wheels for up to 200 miles (322 km). The prototype will make its debut at next month's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Continue Reading Stealthy, all-electric classic Mustang on its way to Goodwood
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Jun 21, 2019
Narwhals and belugas are the only two toothed whales native to the Arctic, and they're often seen in one another's company. You've therefore gotta wonder - could they interbreed? Danish scientists now say the answer is yes, and they've got a hybrid "Narluga" skull to prove it.
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Continue Reading Weird whale skull confirmed to be from only known narwhal/beluga hybrid
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University of Copenhagen
Whale
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Jun 21, 2019
NASA's Mars 2020 rover is getting ready to roll, as engineers have installed its wheels at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. On June 13th, the unmanned nuclear explorer received its port and starboard legs and wheels, that will allow it to roam the surface of the Red Planet as it seeks out signs of present or past life.
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Continue Reading NASA's Mars 2020 rover gets wheeled up for the Red Planet
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Jun 21, 2019
We've already heard about flexible so-called "electronic tattoos," which are a more comfortable and longer-wearing alternative to the rigid electrodes traditionally used to monitor cardiac patients' hearts. A new one is claimed to be more accurate than others, however, as it tracks heart health in two ways.
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Continue Reading Ultra-thin "e-tattoo" uses two sensors for better monitoring of the heart
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ECG
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Monitoring
University of Texas
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Jun 21, 2019
Less than two weeks after it proclaimed a ban on single-use plastic items, Canada has now taken another step toward protecting the environment, by banning the import and export of shark fins. It is the first of the G20 group of industrialized and developing nations to do so.
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Continue Reading Canadian government announces ban on shark fin trade
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Jun 21, 2019
The neck on many guitars today is made up of some wood topped by some more wood that has strips of metal inserted at precise points along it. The Subfretboard system takes a different approach, laying a long metal plate on top of the main neck wood, which has frets standing to attention along it that are filled in with blocks of wood to form the fingerboard.
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Continue Reading Subfretboard rethinks guitar neck construction
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Kickstarter
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Jun 21, 2019
The USA has gained ground in the world supercomputer rankings, with
116 supercomputers listed among the top 500 most powerful in the world.
This is up from 109 in November 2018. China continues to dominate the list in terms of the number of
installed supercomputers, with 219 top-500 supercomputers, though this
is down from 227.
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Continue Reading USA gains ground in supercomputer world rankings
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Jun 21, 2019
Making and coding are important skills for future engineers and technicians to master. Not long after the Raspberry Pi computer board was released, Kano started offering build-a-computer kits to makers young and old. With a focus on the former, Kano has now partnered with Microsoft to the release the Kano PC - a DIY Windows 10 computer for kids that gets them making, coding and creating.
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Continue Reading Kano partners with Microsoft for build-it-yourself laptop for kids
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Jun 21, 2019
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed its design for a greenery-covered tower for the Tivoli amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. Assuming it goes ahead as planned, the H.C. Andersen Hotel project will also include renovations of existing buildings in Tivoli and the creation of a new park nearby.
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Continue Reading BIG proposes greenery-packed fairytale tower for Copenhagen
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Jun 21, 2019
A completely new category of microscopy has been invented by researchers in the US. Dubbed DNA microscopy, the technique tags RNA molecules with a range of DNA "barcodes" which in turn flag the identity and location of the molecules, even when they're stacked on top of each other.
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Continue Reading DNA microscopy offers a new way to image molecules
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Broad Institute
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Jun 21, 2019
More and more phones and devices are able to be charged wirelessly these days, but that usually still requires a pad for each that takes up a power plug. Now, a Spanish start-up called Proton New Energy Future has unveiled Ebörd, a smart table that has a wireless charger built into the entire surface, allowing it to charge multiple devices at once. Better yet, it harvests energy from the Sun or even artificial light.
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Continue Reading Swanky solar-powered table wirelessly charges multiple devices at once
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Jun 21, 2019
It's not entirely news that the Earth's ice budget is under threat from a warming climate, but a new study has looked into just how fast that's happening. Using recently declassified spy satellite photos, researchers found that compared to the last quarter of the 20th century, Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast this century. In a rare piece of good news, a separate study has shown that a Greenland glacier has gained ice for the third year in a row.
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Continue Reading Declassified spy satellite photos reveal accelerating ice loss at Earth's "third pole"
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climate change
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Columbia University
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NASA
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Jun 21, 2019
Triumph has released performance figures for its upcoming, gargantuan Rocket III TFC. Its 2.5-liter three-cylinder motor will make a mighty 180 horsepower, and 225 Nm (166 lb-ft) of torque - more than any other production motorcycle.
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Continue Reading Triumph confirms power and torque specs on its mighty, 2.5-liter Rocket III TFC
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Jun 21, 2019
Like a cross between an old-school Ferrari and an Ariel Atom, this ultra-lightweight, 400-horsepower overgrown Aussie go-kart is set up to destroy machines 5 to 10 times as expensive on track.
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Continue Reading The Spartan: A 400-horsepower space-framed track toy from Australia
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track car
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Jun 21, 2019
The Lez river in Montpellier has welcomed a striking new structure to its shores. The L'Arbre Blanc towers 17 stories over its surroundings in the southern French city, offering an abundance of apartment space on the inside and some particularly eye-catching features on the outside.
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Continue Reading L'Arbre Blanc apartments tower over a French river like a giant white pinecone
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France
Residential towers
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Jun 21, 2019
Entering its 11th year the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year is easily one of the world's most impressive annual astrophotography competitions. This year's shortlist highlights an exceptional variety of entries including an incredible nebulae shot reminiscent of the Eye of Mordor, and a series of gorgeous skyscapes.
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Continue Reading Sublime snaps from the 2019 Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist
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Astrophotography
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Photography
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Jun 21, 2019
A compelling new study from scientists at McGill University has, for the first time, described precise microbiome alterations that can be confidently correlated with fibromyalgia, a disease fundamentally characterized by widespread chronic pain.
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Continue Reading Novel research links chronic pain condition with gut microbiome alterations
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Gut Bacteria
McGill University
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Pain
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Jun 20, 2019
Like the seafarers of old, future spacecraft could be getting around under the power of sails. But of course, with no wind in space, these sails are catching another method of propulsion - photons from starlight. The tech is soon due to be demonstrated in action onboard LightSail 2, a small satellite due to launch next week.
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Continue Reading LightSail 2 CubeSat launches next week to test photon propulsion system that could take us interstellar
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Falcon Heavy
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SpaceX
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Jun 20, 2019
Nissan has wheeled out another concept vehicle that demonstrates both the versatility of its NV series vans and the potential of its power packs based on recycled batteries. The all-electric ice cream van is not only driven by electric propulsion, but also leans on clean energy to keeps its onboard treats nice and cool.
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Continue Reading Nissan's electric ice-cream van promises clean and cold summer treats
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Jun 20, 2019
Over 30 years ago, a molecule with incredible anti-cancer properties was discovered in sea sponges. However, it was so structurally complex scientists have been unable to synthesize it in large enough quantities to be able to test it in humans. Now a team of scientists has finally made a landmark breakthrough, achieving total synthesis of the molecule in volumes large enough to proceed to clinical trials.
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Continue Reading "Unprecedented achievement" enables clinical trials of promising anti-cancer molecule
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Harvard
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Jun 20, 2019
"Gravel bikes" are becoming increasingly popular, as they combine some of the toughness of mountain bikes with the speed of road bikes. Given that they travel on dirt trails and unpaved roads, though, some suspension might be good - and that's what Cannondale's new Topstone Carbon offers, in a novel fashion.
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Continue Reading Cannondale's new gravel bike features unique rear suspension
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Cannondale
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Jun 20, 2019
We've already heard about water-repellant materials that copy the structure of the lotus leaf. Now, however, scientists have created a flexible optical plastic that wards off liquids even better, and it was inspired by something else - the humble Enoki mushroom.
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Continue Reading Mushroom-inspired material gives liquids the slip
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Biomimicry
Hydrophobic
Plastics
University of Pittsburgh
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Jun 20, 2019
Many mountain bikers already use smartphone apps to track basic ride metrics such as route/distance travelled, elevation gain, and speed. A group of four Danish cyclists wanted to take things significantly further, however, so they created TrailSense.
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Continue Reading TrailSense tracks and rates mountain bikers' performance
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Cycling
Kickstarter
Mountain Bikes
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Tracking
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Jun 20, 2019
Though most of make use of radio waves to wirelessly send and receive data to and from our work mobile devices and computers, there is another way. Signify - or Philips Lighting as it used to be known - has just launched a new lighting range called Trulifi that leverages light waves to send and receive wireless data throughout the workplace.
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Continue Reading Signify uses office lights for 250 Mbps wireless data transfer
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Li-fi
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Wireless
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Jun 20, 2019
Many of the tiny houses we report on nowadays, especially those hailing from North America, are anything but tiny. Backcountry Tiny Homes bucks this trend with a compact model that measures just 16 ft (4.8 m)-long, including its deck.
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Continue Reading The Acorn is small, even by tiny house standards
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Jun 20, 2019
The Seaboard Grand offered a pretty impressive take on expressive keyboard playing when it was revealed back in 2013. Instead of separate black and white keys, the Grand's whole spongy surface was available as the playing area. Now Roli has come about face with the Lumi learning platform, with solid keys that light up to teach the next Jordan Rudess how to play.
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Continue Reading Roli swaps soft keys for solid with Lumi learning platform
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Digital music
Keyboard
Kickstarter
Learning
Piano
ROLI
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Jun 20, 2019
A team of engineers at Cornell's Organic Robotics Lab has built a soft-bodied robotic lionfish powered by electric blood, which not only serves as an energy source, but acts hydraulically to create propulsion as well. This bio-inspired approach addresses one of the great challenges for small, untethered robots - mass vs. power.
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Continue Reading Robo-fish is powered by blood-like battery fluid
Robotics
Cornell University
Flow Battery
Redox Flow Batteries
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Jun 20, 2019
Evolution is usually a gradual process, but about half a billion years ago it took off at a gallop in an event that's now known as the Cambrian Explosion. One of the leading theories is that this was thanks to a huge spike in oxygen levels, and now a team may have found where all that oxygen come from - plate tectonics.
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Continue Reading How plate tectonics may have changed the climate and paved the way for complex life to evolve
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Carbon Dioxide
Earth
Evolution
Life
Oxygen
University of Exeter
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Jun 20, 2019
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu has already brought about a series of landmark moments for space exploration, not least of which is the fact that the rock currently stands as the smallest object ever orbited by a spacecraft. Not content with that, mission control has moved the probe into tighter and tighter loops around the asteroid, now setting a new record for the closest ever orbit of a planetary body.
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Continue Reading NASA probe enters the tightest orbit ever around a planetary object
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