Measuring 45-ft (13.7-m)-long, the Tellico is the largest home on wheels we've seen to date. This sizable family residence offers a remarkably spacious apartment-like interior, as well as a substantial porch outside.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building a … | Continue reading
Neanderthals were gluing handles onto their tools over 100,000 years ago, possibly making the species even smarter than previously thought. So says a new study that discovered the use of adhesives on ancient stone tools that were previously overlooked.Continue ReadingCategory: Sc … | Continue reading
A radioactive form of fructose, a natural sugar found in fruit, given to mice lit up areas of cancer and inflammation on a diagnostic medical scan. The researchers say the approach makes diseases easier to spot than current techniques and opens the door to new avenues of early de … | Continue reading
London's 177-m (581-ft)-tall BT Tower has been a lot of things over the years – a telecommunications tower, a revolving restaurant, and even the target of a bombing attack. It's now set to begin a new chapter as a luxury hotel.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags … | Continue reading
The formation of a part of the human brain responsible for regulating vital functions is triggered in an identical way in the sea lamprey, a new study has found. The discovery suggests that we’re related to these primitive creatures.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: … | Continue reading
Want to watch as the US has another go on Thursday at the first private Moon landing? NASA and Intuitive Machines have teamed up with a live feed as the robotic lander Odysseus is scheduled to touch down near the lunar south pole at 5.30pm EST.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci … | Continue reading
Scientists have made a synthetic antibody that can prevent paralysis and death inflicted by the venom of elapids, a large family of mostly deadly snakes found around the world. The discovery has us slithering ever closer to developing a single, universal antivenom that could prot … | Continue reading
Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market's most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, portable electric drive system. Teaming up with the folks at Bixpy, it's developed … | Continue reading
There's enough natural hydrogen trapped underground to meet all projected demands for hundreds of years. An unpublished report by the US Geological Survey identifies it as a new primary resource, and fires the starter pistol on a new gold rush.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, Sc … | Continue reading
How hard could it be to fly a helicopter if the controls consisted of just one stick and two touchscreens? That's exactly what the case is with the recently announced Skyryse One, which could be yours for just shy of $2 million.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: H … | Continue reading
The Expandy is a single piece of furniture that can be expanded width-wise to serve three purposes. Simply by pulling on it from one end, users are able to convert it from an armchair to a loveseat to a sofa.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Sofas, Chair, … | Continue reading
Combining aspects of a mountain bike, trekking bike and cargo bike, Tern has designed an all-weather, all-terrain pedal-assist gear hauler called the Orox that taps into Bosch power and is dual-battery ready for extended trips into the wild.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, Tra … | Continue reading
Producing music these days can be something of a flat experience, undertaken using powerful software running on a computer. With the sales launch of the Apple Vision Pro, DAW maker Hit'n'Mix is planning to immerse musicians in their creations.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Tech … | Continue reading
No-one has seen the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike for about 20 years. That changed when researchers embarked on a six-week expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and captured the dramatic-looking yellow-topped bird in its first-known photo.Continue ReadingCategory: Scie … | Continue reading
Next-gen anti-obesity drugs like injectable liraglutide, sold as Saxenda, deliver impressive results in the first 12 months. New research looks into what happens to those results once treatment stops.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: GLP1, Obesity, Diet … | Continue reading
Damaged brain tissue can possibly be re-grown using a new method that lets researchers guide stem cells into exactly the type of brain cells they need for a particular spot. They're targeting new treatments for stroke, traumatic brain injury and MS.Continue ReadingCategory: Scien … | Continue reading
What's being hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building is being readied for assembly in a remote Swiss village. The White Tower from researchers at ETH Zurich will be formed from over a hundred columns, with a performance space sat on top.Continue ReadingCategory: Archite … | Continue reading
We previously knew Vision Marine Technologies primarily as the Quebecois company that debuted the once-most powerful electric outboard in the world, the propulsion behind one of the world's fastest, most hellacious e-boats. At this year's Miami boat show, Vision pulled the thrott … | Continue reading
Historians have discovered what may be the world's first decimal point, in an ancient manuscript written 150 years before its next known appearance. There have been many ways to split integers, but this little dot has proven uniquely powerful.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags … | Continue reading
The building of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) shifts into high gear as UK company Sheffield Forgemasters welds a full-size nuclear reactor vessel in under 24 hours, instead of the usual 12 months.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Nuclear, Welding, Industrial design, B … | Continue reading
While current diagnostic definitions of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are relatively new, the general condition has been identified by clinicians under a variety of names for centuries. Recent genetic studies have revealed the condition to be highly heritable, m … | Continue reading
You’d assume that the brightest object in the known universe would be a pretty easy thing to discover, but astronomers have only just spotted it. This overlooked show-off is a supermassive black hole with the mass of 17 billion Suns, and counting – it swallows another Suns’ worth … | Continue reading
Scientists have created a 3D-printing media that can take on different colors in different parts of a single print job. The secret lies in utilizing ultraviolet light to selectively alter the surface structure of the material as it's being dispensed.Continue ReadingCategory: 3D P … | Continue reading
If you lose your smartphone, you definitely don't want to lose all the photos and other files stored on it. That's why it's so important to perform backups, and the PhotoCube PD+ offers a particularly simple means of doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Technolog … | Continue reading
Electric boat-maker Arc recently made the final delivery of its limited-edition One model, and is aiming its second build at the mass market. The Arc Sport is designed to make waves, allowing boarders to get tricky in its wake.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Elec … | Continue reading
Responses to AI chat prompts not snappy enough? California-based generative AI company Groq has a super quick solution in its LPU Inference Engine, which has recently outperformed all contenders in public benchmarks.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligenc … | Continue reading
A nanoporous material that holds hydrogen at twice the density of cryogenic liquid H2 could address the challenges of large-scale liquid and gas storage that have held this clean fuel back.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Hydrogen, Hydrogen-powered, Clean Energy, UN … | Continue reading
ID verification tags aren’t much use if someone can just peel them off and stick them to a fake product. MIT scientists have now designed ID tags that use the glue itself as a kind of fingerprint, and will scramble the barcode if someone peels it off.Continue ReadingCategory: Tec … | Continue reading
You can cram much more quantum processing power into a given space if you use four different ways to store data on a single atom, according to new research. The method unlocks more powerful quantum computers that are easier to control.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, Technolo … | Continue reading
Researchers have created lab-grown testicle organoids that closely resemble the real thing. The breakthrough provides a promising model for research that may advance our understanding of the organs' development and translate into therapeutic applications for male infertility.Cont … | Continue reading
Two of the first-ever desktop computers have been found in storage boxes at Kingston University in London. A milestone in human achievement, the Q1 microprocessor computer was released more than half a century ago, and only one other is known to exist.Continue ReadingCategory: Co … | Continue reading
Last week, OpenAI released a new AI model called Sora that could generate high-resolution video clips from text prompts. But they're all essentially clever silent films. Now ElevenLabs has added background sounds to Sora-created footage.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: A … | Continue reading
One of China's top consumer tech brands, Dangbei, launched a mini-PC-sized Full HD laser projector at IFA 2023 in Germany last year that was its first to run Google TV. The Atom made its way to the US for CES recently, and we've been sent one for review.Continue ReadingCategory: … | Continue reading
Influential firm the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed plans for an ambitious new project in New York City. Named Freedom Plaza, it will consist of four skyscrapers, two of which will meet at the top with a dramatically cantilevering amenity packed skybridge.Continue Reading … | Continue reading
A potentially game-changing and largely unexplored energy jackpot lies beneath the ocean floor, according to a whitepaper from geoscience tech consultancy CGG. Unique conditions under the sea bed promise cheaper and more accessible geothermal power.Continue ReadingCategory: Energ … | Continue reading
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a strange new form of magnetism. Hiding right under our noses, the team says that “altermagnetism” can be found in everyday materials and could have major technological uses.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Magnetism, Magnetic, Mag … | Continue reading
New research has found that daily users of crystal methamphetamine who turned to cannabis to manage their cravings used the stimulant drug less, especially female users. The findings suggest a new harm-reduction strategy is needed for people who use illicit drugs.Continue Reading … | Continue reading
Using a cold plasma jet to activate hydrogel, researchers have created a dressing with antibacterial and wound-healing properties. The technology could be used as an alternative to current treatments that rely on antibiotics to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers.C … | Continue reading
SpaceX plans to regularly launch its monster Starship booster from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and to do so it will refurbish an Apollo-era launch site and also construct a new one, according to a new environmental impact statement.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scienc … | Continue reading
Solar cell efficiency may get a bump from bumps. New research suggests that building tiny domes into the surface of organic solar cells could boost their efficiency by up to two-thirds, while capturing light from a wider angle.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Solar … | Continue reading
Inhaling an ultra-pure form of the ‘wonder material’ graphene did not produce any short-term adverse effects on lung and cardiovascular function in a small group of healthy volunteers. The first-in-human study opens the door to developing a novel targeted drug delivery method to … | Continue reading
Perhaps one of the most persistent debates around COVID has been the reason behind the disease’s neurological symptoms. Ever since SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2019 the virus has been known for its novel effects on the brain: Extreme fatigue, cognitive abnormalities, loss of smell … | Continue reading
A smart evolution of the camper-in-a-box system, the Austrian-designed Campboks brings a few extra sliders to vehicular base camp. Instead of just the usual kitchen and bed, it also packs an outdoor dining set, two interior sofa lounges, a workstation, and even an available bathr … | Continue reading
Sorting trash is one of those tasks that people can get pretty tired of, pretty fast – plus it can be hazardous. That's why ZenRobotics makes robots that do the job. The company's latest generation is particularly trash-savvy, as it can ID over 500 types of waste.Continue Reading … | Continue reading
The most compelling show of contemporary basketball skill at last year's NBA All-Star Game didn't necessarily come from one of the players dribbling a ball ... it came from a ball itself. That ball was Wilson's Airless basketball prototype, a futuristic piece of see-through desig … | Continue reading
The Beeline Moto is likely the simplest, most user-friendly electronic motorcycle navigation device you can buy. Its new successor, the Moto II, keeps things simple but adds some handy new features like a mini map view.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Navigat … | Continue reading
Police in the Netherlands are taking action against those who choose to run the gauntlet and ride illegally powerful ebikes, after seeing record numbers of cycling fatalities in 2022. Roadside testing stations have now been rolled out across the country.Continue ReadingCategory: … | Continue reading
A desktop companion. An open-source education platform. An AI-powered robotics lab. Doly is all that and more. Technology startup Limibit out of Ontario, Canada, has launched on Kickstarter to bring the cute lil buddy bot to life.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Kickstar … | Continue reading