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To reduce accidental deaths during civil disturbances, firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has developed a gun that not only fires less-than-lethal elastomer projectiles, it has a digital smart sight that can recognize human heads and refuse to fire at them. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Non Lethal Weaponry , Weapons , Guns , Law Enforcement

Steam turbines still produce most of the world's power, but supercritical carbon dioxide promises to be much cheaper, and 10% more efficient as a medium than water, using 10X smaller turbines. A US$155-million pilot plant is now complete in San Antonio. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Turbine , Carbon Dioxide , Energy

Smartwatches that can monitor a wearer's heart rate use light pulses to detect changes in blood volume. But research from Google proposes using ultrasound from an earphone's speaker driver to look for tiny deviations in the surface of the ear canal. Continue Reading Category: Wearables , Technology Tags: Google , Ultrasound , Health , Monitoring , Earphones , Headphones

Administering general anesthesia is a tricky business, as you don't want to under- or overdo it. With that quandary in mind, scientists have now developed an automated system that continuously adjusts the dosage, based on the patient's brain waves. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: MIT , Brain , Neuroscience

Back in mid-2020, a project out of Taiwan launched on Indiegogo to produce a gorgeous little mechanical music box that could play tunes loaded in using a smartphone app. Now its makers are aiming for double the fun with the Muro Box N40. Continue Reading Category: Music , Technology Tags: Kickstarter , Mechanical , Music Player , Apps , MIDI

When you need to haul more than you can carry in your backpack, bike trailers are a great option. But the extra weight can be a drag. That's where the Paxxter e from Germany's Roland Werk comes in, as it packs an electric motor in each wheel. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: trailers , Pedal-assisted , Electric , Cargo

ODA Architecture has revealed plans for an unusual new skyscraper named the Terrarium Cheong-Dam. The tower will allow residents to enjoy some greenery and fresh air without needing to venture down to the ground thanks to an outdoor area around its middle. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Skyscrapers , South Korea

Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that causes a losing zebrafish to withdraw from a battle. While fighting fish in general may not spark a lot of interest, the fact that zebrafish and humans have very similar neurobiology means this discovery could be significant for treating mood disorders. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science Tags: RIKEN , zebrafish , Brain , Neuroscience , Anxiety , Depression , Survival , Evolution , molecular biology

Diabetes patients who are sick of daily insulin shots may soon only have to inject themselves once a week. A year-long phase three clinical trial has shown that a weekly form of the hormone is just as effective in managing the disease as the daily form. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Insulin , Diabetes , Diabetic , University of Surrey , Health

A new study has found that, in people over 60, a reduction in deep sleep by as little as 1% per year equated to a 27% increased risk of dementia. The findings suggest that enhancing or maintaining deep sleep may be a way of keeping the disease at bay. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Sleep , Dementia , Monash University

Astronomers have revealed more dramatic details of one of our most ghostly discoveries, the pulsar wind nebula MSH 15-52, also known as the ‘cosmic hand’ or 'hand of God'. By combining the powers of two X-ray telescopes, NASA’s powerful Chandra X-ray Observatory and Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), researchers have now visualized the magnetic field ‘bones’ within the ghost-like phenomenon. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: NASA , Space telescope , X-ray , Ghosts , Supernova , Stars , Antimatter , Particle physics

The modularity masters at VanDoIt have officially launched the first camper van build atop Ford's rugged Transit Trail turnkey adventure van. Born before the Transit Trail even debuted, the all-new Moov package fills out Ford's most off-road-ready factory van with Lego Technic levels of plug-and-play modularity, allowing owners to build up a dream floor plan. They can lavish it with all the comforts of home or keep it simple and singleminded for whatever they want to do at the end of the faint, overgrown 4x4 track. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Campervan , RV , Off-road , Modular , Ford , Van , Motorhome , Motorhomes , Off-grid , Camping , Outdoors

Electric touring is officially on the menu ... Sort of. Evoke has built its 6061-GT electric motorcycle around the biggest battery pack ever offered in a production bike: a staggering 30-kWh monster offering more than 600 km (370 miles) of range. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles , Transport Tags: Electric Motorcycles , World's Longest , Motorcycle , Cruisers

Fluid Reality is offering an alternative to currently available haptic VR gloves, developing a cheaper, more lightweight device that doesn’t need to be tethered to bulky backpacks or trail multitudes of tubing. It’s designed to provide users with a high-resolution VR experience, direct to their fingertips. Continue Reading Category: Virtual Reality , Technology Tags: Virtual Reality , Haptics , Haptic

Mentioning Airbus doesn't usually bring the image of sea vessels to mind, but the aerospace giant has announced that it plans to replace its charter fleet that carries components across the ocean with greener, more efficient ships starting in 2026. Continue Reading Category: Transport Tags: Airbus , Shipping , Environment

Twas the night before Halloween, and Apple held a “spooky” event to announce some “scary fast” new products. The company unveiled its next generation chips, the M3 family, as well as the first iMacs and MacBooks that will feature them. Continue Reading Category: Computers , Technology Tags: Apple , MacBook Pro , MacBook , iMac , Computer , Computers , Chips , Chip

Nearly a decade after launching what has to be the market's most recognized pickup drawer system, the innovators at Decked are back with a new-and-improved lineup split into midsize and full-size truck drawer systems. The Idaho crew has taken feedback from among its quarter-million customers, creating drawers that find the ultimate balance in organization, payload friendliness and go-anywhere off-grid ruggedness. Meet Decked, the Second Generation. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Pickup , Truck , Camping , Off-road , Outdoors

A new study has shown, for the first time, what many of us have long felt: that observing grammar mistakes can trigger negative physical reactions, including one that stems from the part of our sympathetic nervous system that initiates the fight or flight response. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: University of Birmingham , Heart , Brain , Reading , Communications

Given asthmatic children’s susceptibility to respiratory illnesses like the flu, it was assumed they’d be more prone to severe COVID-19 infection. But a new Australian study suggests that, compared to children who don’t have asthma, those with the condition are not at greater risk of serious COVID infection. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Asthma , Children , Coronavirus (COVID-19) , University of New South Wales

While a small blade and other simple tools do come in handy at times, why carry around a separate multitool when you're already using a keychain? That's the thinking behind the all-in-one KeySnap carabiner, which is currently on Kickstarter. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Multitools , Kickstarter , Titanium , Keychains , Blades

Two years ago we first heard about the Swiss-Mile Robot, a quadruped bot with powered wheels on the ends of its four legs. It's now in for some competition, as China's LimX Dynamics has announced it own wheeled quadruped, called the W1. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Quadruped

Back in 2018, France's Pixii SAS presented a digital rangefinder camera where image previews, editing and storage were all offloaded to a paired smartphone. Updates came in 2021 and 2022, and now the company has launched a Plus model. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Technology Tags: Cameras , smartphones , Rangefinder

NextBase has announced a new artificially intelligent dash camera called the iQ. The smart device combines AI-powered technology with 4G technology to connect vehicles and owners with "more than real-time" crash detection. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Driver Assistance , Road Safety , Cameras , Artificial Intelligence

Phoenix-based ebike maker Lectric has revealed a wallet-friendly all-terrain model called the XPeak, a safety-focused 1,300-W fat-tire adventurer "equipped to take you off-road, and encourage you into the unknown." Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: ebikes , Pedal-assisted , Off-road

With the success of projects like the Battersea Power Station and Domino Sugar Refinery, it's easy to see why renovations of industrial spaces are in vogue lately. This latest example, by MAD Architects, is more unusual than most and involves raising a mixed-use building over a huge disused cement factory warehouse. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , MAD Architects , China , Renovation

More than a decade ago, a Swedish audio startup looked to stand out from the overcrowded Bluetooth speaker space by rocking a see-through vibe. Now the company is taking another step towards providing "the complete listening experience" with the Transparent Turntable. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Minimalist , Turntables , Hi-fi , Vinyl , Glass , Bluetooth

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Quay Quarter Tower, by 3XN Architects, the Best Tall Building Worldwide for 2023. The prestigious authority on skyscrapers hailed the project's clever repurposing of an old high-rise into an eye-catching cantilevering tower. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: CTBUH , 3XN , Building and Construction , Skyscrapers , Renovation

Early humanoid robots probably won't be able to do much that Fraunhofer's self-balancing evoBOT can't do much faster, and its new autonomous, omnidirectional O³dyn pallet jack looks like another slam dunk for logistics and warehousing. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Robots , Robotics , Fraunhofer , Logistics

Astronomers have detected one of the most energetic explosions in the history of the universe – a gamma ray burst thrown off by two neutron stars colliding. And for the first time ever, heavy metals were detected being produced in the explosion, totaling hundreds of Earths in mass. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Gamma Ray Bursts , Astronomy , James Webb Space Telescope , Very Large Telescope , TESS , MIT , Neutron Generators , Stars

In one small step for humankind, scientists have seen a fertilized mouse egg develop naturally and normally into early embryonic form. While a long way to go, it’s a positive sign that mammalian – namely, human – reproduction can take place in space. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: International Space Station , NASA , JAXA , Reproduction

A startup called Atom Computing has announced the first quantum computer to pass the 1,000-qubit milestone. The prototype, due to become available for use in 2024, leapfrogs IBM’s announcement of its new quantum computer platform expected in the next few weeks. Continue Reading Category: Computers , Technology Tags: Quantum , Quantum Computing , IBM , Qubit , Computer , Computers

Researchers have discovered that cerebrospinal fluid, the brain’s shock absorber, contributes to treatment resistance in people with brain cancer. But their study also identified a more-than-sixty-year-old antipsychotic medication that can be repurposed to resensitize cancer cells to treatment. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Brain cancer , Chemotherapy , Resistant , Flinders University

What happens when something goes very wrong in an eVTOL aircraft? China's AeroHT has released video of its innovative low-altitude multi-parachute system turning a catastrophic propulsion system failure into a soft-ish landing from just 50 m (164 ft) up. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: China , eVTOL , Electric Aircraft , Air Taxis

China's AeroHT is making rapid progress with its eVTOL flying cars, and it's now shown two fascinating new concepts – a six-wheel-drive hybrid-electric "aircraft carrier" van, and a new version of the flying supercar, with a fully concealed airframe. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: Xpeng , Personal eVTOLs , eVTOL , Flying Cars , China

A new study has found that for type 2 diabetics, eating only between certain hours of the day, on an intermittent fasting or a time-restricted diet, is more effective for weight loss than calorie-controlled eating and has the same positive effect on blood sugar control. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Diet , Diabetes , Diabetic , University of Illinois

With an industry expected to be worth US$100 billion by 2030, an ongoing supply crisis, a time-consuming manufacturing process, a high price tag and no generic alternatives, it's no surprise the much-hyped class of injectable weight-loss drugs has become a prime target for counterfeit trade. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: FDA , Drugs , Weight Loss , Counterfeiting

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which a protein facilitates the spread of breast cancer cells from the primary tumor into healthy tissue. The discovery not only improves our understanding of the metastatic process but is the first step to developing treatments that target this mechanism. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Breast cancer , Cancer , Metastasis , Protein , Pennsylvania State University

For people who are blind or lack fine control of their fingers, touchscreen interfaces such as those used on self-serve kiosks can be virtually impossible to use. The experimental new BrushLens device, however, utilizes the user's smartphone to get the job done. Continue Reading Category: Good Thinking , Lifestyle Tags: University of Michigan , Touchscreen , Disability , Accessibility

Last year, household appliance company Paris Rhône launched a successful crowdfunding effort to break into the home cinema market. That UST projector will cost you shy of two grand, but you can get 4K for significantly less with its latest model. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Projectors , 4K UHD , Android TV , LED

For the second consecutive time, a team from Belgium has landed in first place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), a competition that sees dozens of innovative solar vehicles race across the often punishing continent of Australia. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: World Solar Challenge , Solar Power , Solar Powered , Renewable Energy , KU Leuven

Back in April 2022, premium Spanish bike maker Desiknio partnered with Swiss speed pedelec outfit Stromer, and is now using that alliance to bring its X20 Pinion commuter and X20 Gravel ebike to the US for the first time. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: Stromer , ebikes , Pedal-assisted

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed its first ever supertall skyscraper. Named The Spiral, the extraordinary office building enlivens the Manhattan skyline with a ribbon of greenery that wraps around its exterior as it rises, creating outdoor terrace areas that are accessible from all of its 66 floors. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Bjarke Ingels Group , Skyscrapers , New York

Despite many studies showing pigeons are surprisingly smart, from being as good at counting as primates, to being able to identify breast cancer in X-rays, scientists are fighting a losing battle to dispute their widely held reputation as being a bit “dim-witted.” Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Birds , Animals , Animal science , Ohio State University , Learning