A tiny chip with a unique surface can accurately detect the blood biomarkers of a heart attack within minutes, a fraction of the time taken by current methods, even if they’re at very low concentrations. The researchers behind the device see it being used as an at-home diagnostic … | Continue reading
Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
Following a concept world premiere in 2022 and a track demo at Le Mans a couple months ago, the Alpine Alpenglow is back, this time serving as a spectacular highlight of the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Alpine has equipped the latest Alpenglow with an all-new "Hy6" twin-turbo V6 engine … | Continue reading
My family spent a week with the Taxa Outdoors Woolly Bear Overland camp trailer, and we loved it. Camp trailers like this are an off-road-ready camping option with a lot of storage, organization, and other useful features. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle Tags: Camp … | Continue reading
Vibration-absorbing, sound-damping materials such as sheets of rubber and expanded foam tend to be thick, bulky and soft. A new material is a big exception to that tendency, however, as it absorbs vibrations while staying stiff and thin. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Scie … | Continue reading
The last time we checked in at Serve Robotics, the Uber-backed company had partnered with Alphabet's Wing for a robot-to-drone delivery service in Dallas. That was with Serve's Gen2 bot, but a faster, smarter and more robust model has just launched. Continue Reading Category: Tec … | Continue reading
In what it calls "the world's first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors," Google has taken another step toward its goal of achieving net-zero emissions from its operational chain by 2030. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Technolog … | Continue reading
MAD Architects has completed work on an amazing new residential building. Located in Colorado, it draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape and is defined by a facade that's cracked open to reveal a "Canyon" area that lets residents take a stroll along a mountain trail. Co … | Continue reading
Battery tech firm ProLogium has taken the wraps off its 100% silicon composite anode battery. Highlighting its potential for use in EVs at the ongoing Paris Motor Show, the Taiwanese company claimed a major leap in energy density and charging efficiency, promising 186 miles (300 … | Continue reading
Ordinarily, the 3D printing of multi-colored, multi-textured objects is a relatively complex and inefficient process. That could soon change, however, thanks to a clever new technique in which a temperature-sensitive print media gets "ironed" after being extruded. Continue Readin … | Continue reading
Way back in 2016, Yamaha built an actuator into its new TransAcoustic line of acoustic guitars that produced reverb and chorus through the sound hole. The second generation has just launched, and now includes a built-in looper. Continue Reading Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Tec … | Continue reading
Nestled in the dense Amazonian rainforest of Ecuador, A Lodging in the Pigüe by Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura embodies a connection between architecture and nature. The tiny 484-sq-ft (45-sq-m) cabin has been designed to incorporate an existing Pigüe tree, allowing the structure t … | Continue reading
The ANYmal quadruped robot not only walks on four legs, it can also roll on four wheels, stand up, throw boxes, and make its way up and down stairs. As if all that wasn't enough, the thing can now also climb ladders. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: ETH Zuric … | Continue reading
On New York's Long Island, scientists are building an ambitious machine to tease apart the mysteries held inside atomic nuclei. A major component of that system is the world's highest voltage electron gun and it's just aced a six-month test. Continue Reading Category: Physics, Sc … | Continue reading
We often associate Mint Tiny House Company with massive models like the Canada Goose. However, with its Loft Ruby Edition, the company has created a tiny house that is a more manageable size, while maintaining an impressive capacity to sleep up to six people in comfort. Continue … | Continue reading
Last year, Dasung launched what was claimed to be the world's first color E Ink monitor, whcih was available with curved or flat panels. Now the company has updated the formula for a similar-sized model boasting a super-fast (for E Ink) refresh rate of 33 Hz. Continue Reading Cat … | Continue reading
China's Sany Renewable Energy claims it has just erected the world's largest onshore wind turbine. The 15MW prototype was installed earlier this week in northeast China's Jilin Province. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Technology Tags: Wind turbine, Wind Power, Wind, Renewable … | Continue reading
High-resolution images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have revealed that it’s not as stable as we thought. Instead, the Spot is squeezing in and out, with NASA describing it as “jiggling like a bowl of gelatin.” Continue Reading Category: Space, S … | Continue reading
In the first study of its kind, new research has shown that incorporating some running or jogging into a walking program is an acceptable form of exercise for many people who suffer from chronic lower back pain. Traditionally, this higher-impact exercise has been advised against, … | Continue reading
It’s straight out of a comic book: a shot of liquid silk quickly hardens into a sticky, strong fiber that can lift objects 80 times heavier. Sound familiar? Researchers have described the Spider-Man-inspired tech in a new study. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Science Tags: … | Continue reading
The US Space Force's secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its orbit. Instead of using thrusters, the robotic spacecraft will dip into the Earth's atmosphere to change its trajectory. Continue Reading Category: Milita … | Continue reading
Researchers may have identified the long-debated cause of creaking, popping and clicking knees – common at any age, with or without an underlying knee injury – and whether it's something to be concerned about. Continue Reading Category: Body & Mind Tags: Knee, Knee injury, Osteoa … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is set to unveil Tesla's long-awaited fully-autonomous Robotaxi/Cybercab at the company's 'We, Robot' event in a matter of minutes. Watch the stream here, and we'll be updating this piece with news as it happens. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: Te … | Continue reading
Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight out of Mojave Air & Space Port on Oct 7th, 2024 setting a few new records in the process. The XB-1 is the one-third-scale platform that Boom is using as the foundation for its eventual Overture aircraft that aims to bring back … | Continue reading
Military drones are moving into the heavy-hitting league, as Stedicopter shows off its Golden Eagle HS (Heavy Strike) Rotary Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS). It's a 50-kg (110-lb) autonomous helicopter that can carry a heavy anti-tank missile. Continue Reading Category: Military, T … | Continue reading
Colorado-based Radica hit the pickup camping topper scene a couple years ago with the introduction of the original Moonlander, a truck cap that splits the difference between basic security shell and overnight pickup camper like nothing else out there. With the new Moonlander X, t … | Continue reading
Although treadmills do let you vary your running speed, you have to repeatedly reach down and hit the controls in order to do so. The Kickr Run offers a more natural hands-free alternative, in that it automatically adjusts its belt speed to match your running speed. Continue Read … | Continue reading
For the 60th year in a row, the Natural History Museum of London has held its Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. And for the 60th year in a row, the images are guaranteed to stir your love of the natural world and the animals that live in it. Continue Reading Category: Pho … | Continue reading
Following a trade show preview last month, Valerion has now launched a funding campaign on Kickstarter for a triple-laser long-throw projector. The VisionMaster Max boasts high-brightness 4K visuals, Google TV and support for super-wide IMAX. Continue Reading Category: Home Enter … | Continue reading
Following its Bond Tower and Klan TV Headquarters, Portugal's OODA continues to remake the skyline in Tirana, Albania, with another remarkable skyscraper. Named Hora Vertikale, it will reach a height of 140 m (459 ft) and will take the form of 13 stacked staggered cubes that rese … | Continue reading
Even on busy rail networks, the gap between lines can spend much of its time doing little but face skyward, so why not put that space to good use? Swiss startup Sun-Ways is looking to do just that by installing solar panels in between railway tracks. Continue Reading Category: En … | Continue reading
The dynamic way different-shaped snowflakes perform distinct 'dances' within clouds has been found to hugely influence how much precipitation forms and is likely to fall to Earth. The discovery of this unique cloud choreography has the potential to guide more accurate forecasting … | Continue reading
Imagine being horribly maimed and the only way to survive was to merge your damaged flesh with another injured human. Scientists have discovered this startling ability in comb jellies, which can fuse together to share a nervous and digestive system. Continue Reading Category: Bio … | Continue reading
Researchers have developed an ultrasensitive, human-like robotic ‘finger’ capable of safely performing routine physical examinations like a medical doctor would. They say the ‘robodoctor’ could be seen in medical clinics soon. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: … | Continue reading
Nintendo has finally announced its latest piece of hardware – but it’s not the highly anticipated Switch 2. Instead, the relentlessly playful company has unveiled the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, an interactive alarm clock that not only wakes you up with classic game sounds but … | Continue reading
It's been 10 long years since Yamaha debuted the MT-09 (FZ-09), a super-accessible, affordable hooligan bike with an 847-cc triple motor full of concentrated fun exactly where street riders need it. Now, there's finally a fully-faired R9 sportsbike. Continue Reading Category: Mot … | Continue reading
Motorized carts like the e-Wagon can definitely help you haul heavy loads, but what if the cart itself is a bit heftier than you'd like? Well, you can always just buy a lighter and less costly model … such as the e-Wagon Air. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle Tags: K … | Continue reading
It's always best if farmers can detect drought stress before crop plants become wilted, weakened and lower-yielding. An experimental new portable device could help in that regard, as it uses ultrasound to spot such stress in its earliest stages. Continue Reading Category: Science … | Continue reading
Though its recently completed Cercaux tiny house only has a length of 20 ft (6 m), Modern Tiny Living has ensured it punches above its weight thanks to a storage-packed interior containing a flexible "Swiss Army Knife" living room. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyl … | Continue reading
Though many head into the wild to recharge their batteries with the sights and sounds of nature, there are those who need to be entertained. Smart projector maker JMGO has launched a portable HD projector that can be slipped into the bottle pouch of your backpack to take movie ni … | Continue reading
Surgical stitches are good for helping wounds heal, but they can pop open with too much movement. Scientists in China have now turned that weakness into a strength, developing stitches that generate an electric charge when stretched and heal wounds faster. Continue Reading Catego … | Continue reading
An underreported regulation being proposed in the United States could have a sweeping impact on car drivers in the country, and possibly other parts of the West. But the people feeling its immediate sting will be American motorcyclists. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Tran … | Continue reading
On the road, the Duo X adventure trailer from South Africa's Invader looks like the latest ridiculously rugged squaredrop trailer to roll out of the Southern Hemisphere. And that's not entirely wrong, as it is a small, lightweight two-person towable meant to shadow a lifted ute o … | Continue reading
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing has demonstrated its fan-in-wing vertical lift system. Continue Reading Category: Ai … | Continue reading
A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life. The findings go to prove that you’re never too old to reap the benefits of stopping smoking. Continue Reading Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind Tags: … | Continue reading
Infuse spirits and cocktails like a professional mixologist with this handy little device, a first-of-its kind gadget that makes adding complex flavors to drinks – and food – far simpler than existing methods. And a damn sight cheaper, too – at US$49 as a special launch price. Co … | Continue reading
Taking a pill is the easiest, least invasive way to take medicine, but unfortunately, not all drugs work that way. Now, Stanford scientists have found “an embarrassingly simple solution” that could make almost any drug molecule effective in oral pill form, testing it in mice with … | Continue reading
Hoarding disorder is debilitating, and current treatments aren’t that effective. A new study found that modifying distressing mental images into more positive ones was an effective way of motivating people with the condition to discard their unneeded objects. Continue Reading Cat … | Continue reading