Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) is the current world leader in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, owning 37% of the entire market share. Nearly every major car manufacturer, from Ford to Tesla, is using CATL batteries. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
The US Air Force has released a video of the maiden flight of its XQ-67A demonstrator drone. Taken on February 28, 2024, the footage shows the autonomous aircraft strutting its stuff in the skies over Gray Butte Field Airport, Palmdale, California. Continue Reading Category: Mili … | Continue reading
Swiss scientists have developed textile fibers that can be loaded up with just about any drug, then used to dispense that medication precisely where it's needed in the body. The fibers could be utilized in sutures or bandages, or even just implanted on their own. Continue Reading … | Continue reading
In a breakthrough that isn't at all creepy, scientists have devised a method of anchoring living human skin to robots' faces. The technology could actually have some valuable applications, beyond making Westworld-like scenarios a reality. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Tech … | Continue reading
Cargo ebike pioneer Tern has launched a new family friendly model called the Quick Haul Long, which takes much from the company's premium GSD hauler, but serves it up in a more affordable package. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Transport Tags: Tern, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, … | Continue reading
A somewhat scorched Chang'e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: China, China National Space A … | Continue reading
Okno Modhomes has designed a mirrored tiny house in rural India that has a neat trick up its sleeve. When it's time to hit the sack, the owner can either sleep inside like you'd expect or, when the weather suits, activate a movable bed to drift off outside under the stars. Contin … | Continue reading
In a massive study of 85,000 people, scientists at Flinders University have found that night-time exposure to light increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, independent of daytime activities. Continue Reading Category: Medical, Science Tags: Flinders University, Diabetes … | Continue reading
In a world first, scientists have discovered that painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) have used favorable winds and a strategy of active flying and autopilot to fly across the world without stops, covering at least 4,200 km (2,600 miles). They believe the trip took five to … | Continue reading
Because it doesn’t produce perception-altering effects like THC does, cannabidiol (CBD), one of the active ingredients in cannabis, is deemed to be safe. Indeed, it’s been shown to be an effective treatment for a wide variety of health issues, from reducing epileptic seizures to … | Continue reading
The Wärtsilä 31 engine is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most efficient 4-stroke marine engine ever made in its class. It also boasts the highest power per cylinder in engines of equivalent bore size. It can be configured in 8 to 16 cylinders and with a power … | Continue reading
Playing catch-up with the likes of SpaceX, China has announced the successful test flight and landing of a reusable rocket. On June 23, 2024, the liquid-fueled launcher rose to a height of 7.5 miles (12 km) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Continue Reading Category: Spac … | Continue reading
While there are indeed a ton of multitools on Kickstarter, most of them are pretty darn similar to one another. The GT-1 is different, in that it utilizes a unique folding form factor to pack 12 functions into one compact device. Continue Reading Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyl … | Continue reading
Quadcopter drones may be agile but they're also relatively wide and delicate, limiting their potential uses. The Morphy drone addresses these drawbacks with flexible propeller arms which allow it to basically just squeeze its way through narrow spaces. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
It's just not enough to merely gawp at what's in front of you these days, technologies now allow us to identify and learn about what we see. Unistellar brought such capabilities to telescopes, and is now doing the same for binoculars with the launch of Envision. Continue Reading … | Continue reading
Yaber has just launched a new all-in-one portable entertainment hub to provide audiovisuals at camp, in the living room, or anywhere in between. The T2/T2 Plus combines a Full HD projector for movie watching and built-in JBL speakers for the soundtrack. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
An ambitious underwater road and rail tunnel is currently under construction in Europe that will link Germany and Denmark. Named the Fehmarnbelt tunnel, it will cross an 18-km (roughly 11.2-mile) stretch of the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading Category: Architecture, Lifestyle Tags: … | Continue reading
These are some absolutely wild ideas, so before we get started, it's important to know that Michael Levin is no fringe scientist or crackpot. He's a director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, as well as the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, … | Continue reading
The choice of diet is an individual one. It’s a matter of finding out what works and is sustainable. Having some science to back up that choice doesn’t hurt, either. So that’s what we’ve presented here in relation to IF. Of course, it goes without saying that not every study has … | Continue reading
Self-driving cars are dependent on sophisticated sensors backed by lots of computing power. A research effort led by China's Tsinghua University is cutting down on computing requirements with a tracking system that only requires a single pixel to do the job. Continue Reading Cate … | Continue reading
Over the last 20 years, the antidepressant effects of ketamine have been well researched. However, most of the published research has been concerned with the injectable or nasal spray versions of the drug. Both require administration under medical supervision and for the patient … | Continue reading
Volkswagen introduced the all-new T7 Multivan California camper back in May but held off on revealing prices until the van was ready for launch. The automaker opened up preorders this month, providing pricing information for each of the five individual models. Continue Reading Ca … | Continue reading
It's better to spot drunk drivers as soon as they get in their car, not once they've already been dangerously driving the roads for some time. A new facial tracking system was created with that fact in mind, and it utilizes a regular in-vehicle video camera. Continue Reading Cate … | Continue reading
There are already inflatable-frame tents, so why not inflatable hammocks? That's exactly what the Atmos is, and it's claimed to keep users warm at night without adding to the bulk and weight they have to carry. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle Tags: Hammocks, Inflat … | Continue reading
Instead of equipping its sharp-looking GR-1 general purpose humanoid with a full next-gen sensor suite including such things as radar and LiDAR, Fourier Intelligence's engineers have gone vision-only. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Humanoid, Robots, Cameras … | Continue reading
With up to 80% of the country classified as floodplain, Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to flooding, which is a serious concern for the country's population of around 170 million. With this in mind, the Khudi Bari is a low-cost raised tiny house that has been expertly designed … | Continue reading
Onyx International has launched a new series of lightweight E Ink devices as part of its Boox line, starting with an ultra-thin monochrome 10.3-inch ePaper notepad that saves paper (and your eyes) plus a color e-reader. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology, Technology Tag … | Continue reading
In pre-clinical trials, a small molecule effectively regrew neurons, reduced inflammation, and improved memory, speed, coordination, grip strength, and more. The finding could have a profound impact on aging and the diseases that accompany it. Continue Reading Category: Biology, … | Continue reading
Endiatx has begun clinical trials of its ingestible PillBot™, which will enable doctors to remotely examine the gastrointestinal tract of a patient over a zoom call. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle Tags: Endiatx, Robotics | Continue reading
Adults with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) will know that the condition presents challenges that impact many aspects of daily life: missed deadlines, debilitating task paralysis, forgotten appointments, poor time management and 'to-do' list overwhelm, just to name … | Continue reading
Being overweight and obese are significant risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. While losing weight can optimize blood sugar levels and reduce the dosage of prescribed antidiabetic drugs, weight loss can be challenging to achieve and maintain. In a new study, Chinese rese … | Continue reading
An existing drug has shown it can significantly improve the quality of sleep for those suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), so much so that many trial participants were able to hang up their CPAP machines. It could be the first therapeutic to effectively treat the condit … | Continue reading
Night vision goggles and thermal imaging scopes are both useful pieces of kit in their own right, but combining the two provides the best of both worlds. For those who have only the goggles, Thermoteknix has come up with an attachment adds thermal capabilities with a click. Conti … | Continue reading
We know that present-day European and Asian-derived humans have inherited between 1.5% and 4% of Neanderthal DNA, but how does that seemingly small amount of ancient genetic material impact modern physical and mental health? Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Genome, Geneti … | Continue reading
For US$4 million, you can own this timeless masterpiece crafted with the attention to detail of a hundred-year-old Swiss watch. Its stationary and entirely analog gauge cluster centered in the steering wheel is comprised of over 600 individual pieces of titanium, billet aluminum, … | Continue reading
Zipeng Fu, Qingqing Zhao, and Qi Wu, researchers at Stanford University near Palo Alto, CA, have developed a human-like robot, dubbed HumanPlus, that's capable of learning to autonomously do human tasks by first copying them. The team uses a full-stack system to aid in the robot' … | Continue reading
Unlike other recent California RV startups, Exodus doesn't tout Silicon Valley credentials, pitch "maybe-in-three-years" capabilities like self-driving, or present a design that looks straight out of an alien-colonized future. Instead, it harnesses today's tech and smart engineer … | Continue reading
Tripod torches have become fairly common among battery-powered camping lights, but a new US startup has a more literal (and somewhate terrifying) interpretation in mind. Its Tripod Torch is an actual freestanding flame-spewer that delivers an open flame meant to spread heat aroun … | Continue reading
Over the past few years, we've heard how both custom-fit and 3D-printed bicycle saddles are much comfier than their conventional counterparts. Well, Italian bike-seat-maker fizik has now combined the two, with its One-to-One bespoke 3D-printed saddle service. Continue Reading Cat … | Continue reading
Taking its place well among the rural landscape of New South Wales, Australia, the Gilay Estate could be mistaken for an old hut or agricultural shed from a distance. However, up close it's clear that this tiny retreat has been designed with care to provide a luxurious off-the-gr … | Continue reading
Hydrogen shows a lot of promise as a powerful, clean fuel source – as long as the process that creates it is also green. A new report shows how tough it might be to get to truly green hydrogen, while a new study removes a barrier to its creation. Continue Reading Category: Energy … | Continue reading
San Fran's CyCrown is looking to get more folks riding with a low-step fat-tire ebike that rolls with a 1,000-W motor for Class 3 riding in the city plus a 60-mile battery for heading into the wild. But perhaps the most attractive feature is the relatively low ticket price. Conti … | Continue reading
It turns out that blasting people with shockwaves during open-heart surgery is a really good idea. That's what researchers found who used the technique to reactivate heart cells and improve the post-op lives of patients in a groundbreaking study. Continue Reading Category: Medica … | Continue reading
A surprise result in a lab experiment has led to the discovery of an ancient biological stress pathway that can trigger cells to stop making what's needed to grow hair. Scientists believe this opens the door to developing a pre-emptive strike, protecting hair follicles from this … | Continue reading
Paleontologists uncovered the dinosaur’s fragmented skull in 2019 in northern Montana, two miles (3.2 km) south of the US-Canada border. It wasn’t until they started piecing the skull together that they realized it was a new type of dinosaur belonging to a larger group called cer … | Continue reading
By the end of the next day, it held the new Hockenheim Ring track record – taking it rather violently – from the track-focused Mercedes AMG One record-holding hypercar by 14.1 seconds. Yes, it took the record by 14.1 seconds. It did not ask for consent. That's nearly one second p … | Continue reading
Rheinmetall has taken the wraps off GMARS, the new Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System developed with Lockheed Martin. It could be the future of NATO land missile systems thanks to its advanced features and compatibility with current systems. Continue Reading Category: Military … | Continue reading
More than one in three American adults has prediabetes, where their blood glucose levels (BGLs) are higher than normal but not high enough to attract a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Not everyone with prediabetes goes on to develop diabetes; early treatment can prevent or delay th … | Continue reading