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
Data from NASA's Curiosity rover collected on Mars is shedding new light on how the Red Planet became uninhabitable in the distant past due to a changing climate that caused the surface water to evaporate or be locked away as ice. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: C … | Continue reading
Here's an early look at one of the future's cheapest electric vehicles. Renault officially kicks off the Twingo's next generation with an all-electric prototype debuting at next week's 2024 Paris Motor Show. The endearing little hatchback features a revamped design that smashes t … | Continue reading
Tiny homes don't often have a full suite of smart gadgets, but Massimo Modular rings in all the bells and whistles with the futuristic, nearly completely see-through, tiny E9 smart home. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle Tags: Smart Home, Off-grid, Tiny Footprint, … | Continue reading
While battery-electric ferry boats may be more eco-friendly and require less maintenance than their diesel-burning counterparts, they're still not perfect. That's why scientists are now looking into powering small ferries using nothing but compressed air. Continue Reading Categor … | Continue reading
Ebikes designed for commuting are often rather heavy, dumpy-looking things with no real sense of "fun." Specialized is apparently out to change that, with its just-announced line of carbon-fiber-framed Turbo Vado SL 2 Carbon city bikes. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Transp … | Continue reading
Learning to play piano is a hard slog, and many people – myself included – tend to start well, and then lose momentum before giving up entirely. Roli is hoping to keeping students engaged with a gesture-tracking AI teacher called the Airwave. Continue Reading Category: Music, Con … | Continue reading
In a world first, an autonomous electric ferry began commercial operation in Stockholm last year, transporting up to 25 passengers between islands in the region. Now the vessel has been remotely operated from 600 km away. Continue Reading Category: Marine, Transport Tags: Autonom … | Continue reading
Seeking to improve the tokamak fusion reactor known as ITER, researchers have found a way to stop rogue tungsten atoms from shearing off the walls and messing with the plasma. The finding is another important milestone on fusion's road to success. Continue Reading Category: Energ … | Continue reading
Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pil … | Continue reading
ESA's Hera spacecraft designed to assess NASA's experiment to deflect an asteroid has launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. At 14:52 GMT, the robotic probe lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket to begin its three-year mission. Continue Reading Category: Space, Sc … | Continue reading
Giving psilocybin to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans. Continue Reading Category: Body & Mind Tags: Psychedelic Medicine, psilocybin, Depressi … | Continue reading
One picture taken every day of the year starting September 2023 through to September 2024 provides a pretty fascinating perspective of the twilight zone transit due to the Earth's 23.5-degree axial tilt as it orbits around the Sun. moving Continue Reading Category: Space, Science … | Continue reading
Even if you don't usually carry a multitool, there are times when a pen, a craft knife or a screwdriver could just be super handy. The Ti-ONE gives you these and more at a super-compact size small enough to hang off a keychain or necklace. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lif … | Continue reading
Pirelli and Bosch have signed a joint development agreement to create a software-driven "intelligent tire" system that will combine Bosch's hardware and software know-how with Pirelli's tire-integrated sensors tech. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: Pirelli, … | Continue reading
New research has found that men’s and women’s metabolisms favor eating different foods at breakfast time and could be key to developing personalized nutrition strategies that help to address health issues or lose weight. Continue Reading Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body … | Continue reading
German camper brand Vanderer has proven itself a master at transforming the smallest vans into warm, cozy wheeled tiny homes with a layout that goes above and beyond the average mini-camper. It goes simpler for its second floor plan, deconstructing the camper van into a series of … | Continue reading
In a rural area of Poland, Mobius Architekci studio has designed an impressive architectural piece that seamlessly merges traditional farmhouse aesthetics with bold, modern minimalism. Dubbed the Loop House, the project boasts a contemporary design that embraces green roofs to re … | Continue reading
For many coffee aficionados, traveling means having to go without their daily cup of artisanal pour-over java. The iKoffy GoBrew coffee maker is out to change that, as it's designed to let users be their own barista while on the road. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifestyl … | Continue reading
Scott Sports has launched its most advanced urban ebike to date. The Silence eRide "is lightweight, sporty and elegant" and described as a work of art. The stylish ride features a carbon frame, German mid-mount motor and internal battery. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Tran … | Continue reading
We now have a completion date for what will be the world's tallest skyscraper – and it's coming sooner than you might think. The amazing structure is expected to be finished by 2028 and will rise to a mind-boggling height of 1,007 m (3,303 ft) in Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading Ca … | Continue reading
A little over 10 years ago, a Phoenix-based startup treated acoustic pickers to a bunch of effects directly through the sound hole courtesy of the smartphone-sized ToneWoodAmp. Now the much-improved second generation device has launched. Continue Reading Category: Music, Consumer … | Continue reading
Nanosized particles that release glucagon, the hormone responsible for raising blood glucose levels, on-demand could mean that diabetics don’t need to worry about potentially dangerous low blood sugar levels, according to new research. Continue Reading Category: Body & Mind Tags: … | Continue reading
Toxic “forever chemicals” are a major environmental problem, and a growing body of research shows they’re also a major health problem. A new study has found people with higher levels of PFAS in their blood have poorer sleep. Continue Reading Category: Sleep Tags: Sleep, Pollution … | Continue reading
It's not every day you see a motorcycle cobbled together from old tractor parts – especially one that looks like this! Called Penny Farming, the bike features a huge front tire, and a steering wheel instead of handlebars. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles, Transport Tags: Cu … | Continue reading
Google Japan has released the newest version of the Gboard, a unique double-sided keyboard that’s based on the Möbius strip, integral to math, science, and popular culture. Usable by one person or several, the Gboard really is a keyboard with a twist. Continue Reading Category: T … | Continue reading
The most abundant metal known to man is iron. It's everywhere. Not just on Earth, but in space as well. Astro engineers have just figured out how to use iron – or nearly any metal for that matter – as plasma rocket fuel. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: Space explo … | Continue reading
Foraging pangolins already dig in the dirt, so why not get them planting trees while they're at it? Well, training them would be pretty hard, which is why a California high school student named Dorothy designed a pangolin-inspired robot to do the digging and planting. Continue Re … | Continue reading
Earth can only hold so many photography subjects – but the universe is basically infinite, and so is its beauty. The Astrophotography Prize is a relatively new international competition that celebrates this art, and this year’s winners have been unveiled. Continue Reading Categor … | Continue reading
Space-saving tiny house layouts are all well and good but not everyone can – or even wants to – deal with staircases or ladders to get into and out of bed. The Moulinsart addresses this by arranging everything on one level with an open layout suitable for up to two people. Contin … | Continue reading
Tubular structures that fold flat for storage may not take up much room in that form, but they also tend not to be very strong when deployed. That isn't a problem with an experimental new type of tube, that's inspired by both origami and bamboo. Continue Reading Category: Materia … | Continue reading
Dometic's Cadac 2 Cook 3 stove has long been one of the most portably versatile camp cooking solutions out there, combining a regular dual-burner stove with drop-on grill and griddle toppers for a triple punch of cooking power. This year, Dometic adds even more capability with th … | Continue reading
An electric sidecar is in the works per a patent application from Honda. The sidecar will apparently have an independent electric motor and be equipped with load sensors to mitigate the otherwise common issues associated with conventional sidecars. Continue Reading Category: Moto … | Continue reading
DJI, which nearly everyone knows as the drone company, made the jump into the electric mountain bike (eMTB) sector this year with the DJI Avinox Drive System. We just wanted to show you the clever inner workings of the setup, which brings some unique features to the table. Contin … | Continue reading
Most food-wrap films just act as a barrier to bacteria, but don't actually kill the microbes. An experimental new film does exactly that, plus it changes color to show when food is spoiled. And what's more, it's made from avocado seeds. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Na … | Continue reading
If you're short of space in your home office, a mini-PC and a folding keyboard could be the productivity tools you need. Back in July, a Chinese startup combined the two and entered beta testing. Now the Lunar 2-in-1 foldable keyboard computer is funding on Kickstarter. Continue … | Continue reading
A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon it contains. Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes. Continue Reading Category: En … | Continue reading
Until now, most North American 3D-printed architecture we've seen has been focused on housing or research projects. However, the burgeoning technology has come to the retail sector in a big way with a new 3D-printed extension for Walmart. Continue Reading Category: Architecture, … | Continue reading
Hisense has announced a new series of smart mini projectors designed to "elevate home cinema to new heights." The C2 series models each feature the company's Tri-Chroma triple laser technology, sit on a gimbal stand and include a JBL sound system. Continue Reading Category: Home … | Continue reading
Research showing that sitting for extended periods is bad for your health led to an explosion in the popularity of standing desks. And for those looking to get in some cardio while chained to the desk, under-desk treadmills let you do just that. Urevo offers a range of treadmills … | Continue reading
British e-drive innovator Bedeo and French motorhome group Trigano have teamed up on the most unique hybrid motorhome in the world. It's called the ElectriX, and it's a Class B+ motorhome that offers over 700 km (435 miles) of driving range with the option of going fully electric … | Continue reading
When it comes to crazy and costly movie stunts, Cliffhanger made history by featuring the most expensive aerial stunt ever performed. It was so expensive that star/co-writer Sylvester Stallone took a pay cut to help offset the million-dollar price tag. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
Thor and the Hulk may be more closely related than we thought. Thunderstorms are known to produce gamma rays in the atmosphere, but a new study has found that not only do they happen way more often than we realized, but they’re much weirder. Continue Reading Category: Environment … | Continue reading
So long, days of getting tripped up on your dog's leash and having to do clumsy pirouettes. No more untangling your pudgy little pooch from signposts and fire hydrants. Heel has launched the Roam 350, which it claims is the world's first virtual dog leash. Continue Reading Catego … | Continue reading
When is an empty tube not an empty tube? When it's a ramjet that uses rotating detonation technology to propel aircraft at hypersonic speeds. A case in point is Venus Aerospace's new Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2). Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transp … | Continue reading
The Quebecois company behind the one-time fastest electric motor technology on water, Vision Marine Technologies shows no signs of slowing down. This year, the company has been hard at work on securing patents for a number of e-drive technologies and components, as well as launch … | Continue reading
While topically-applied medications do help alleviate various skin conditions, they would be even more effective if they could better penetrate the skin's surface. Newly developed nanoceramic "stars" may one day help, by poking tiny holes in the skin. Continue Reading Category: M … | Continue reading
Though ebike battery fires are relatively rare, they can cause serious damage to property and riders alike. Beam Global is looking to take charging outdoors with a 12-ebike, grid-independent charging hub that's powered by solar and batteries. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, … | Continue reading