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Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in quantum communications, thanks to a new diamond-stretching technique they say greatly increases the temperatures at which qubits remain entangled, while also making them microwave-controllable. Continue Reading Category: Quantum Computing , Science Tags: Diamonds , Argonne National Laboratory , University of Chicago , University of Cambridge , Quantum , Qubit

Researchers have identified how Lactobacillus, a member of our guts’ microbiome community, affects a critical immune system protein, influencing stress levels and mental health. The findings could lead to new ways to prevent and treat depression and anxiety using specially formulated probiotic supplements. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Microbiome , The Immune System , Depression , Anxiety , Stress , University of Virginia

Green ammonia offers a solution to one of the hardest tasks in decarbonization: replacing diesel in large ships. Yara is stepping forward with a commitment to launch the world's first clean ammonia-powered container ship, ready for service in 2026. Continue Reading Category: Marine , Transport Tags: Ammonia , Shipping , Climate Solutions: Shipping

Daily finger-prick blood tests are an uncomfortable fact of life for diabetics, but they may not always have to be. Scientists from Canada and the US have now developed a prototype home-use device that measures blood glucose levels via saliva samples. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Sherbrooke University , DNA , Diabetes , Glucose , Testing

Although various uses for post-harvest rice husk waste are being explored, the stuff is still usually either incinerated, dumped in landfills, or at best composted. Soon, however, rice husks may be combined with discarded newspapers to form eco-friendly insulation. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Insulation , Agri-waste , Recycling , Paper

ViewSonic has announced a new compact projector called the M10 that features a triple laser light source, offers Full HD visuals with support for HDR/HLG content, and comes with built-in Harman Kardon sound. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Viewsonic , Projectors , HD , Laser

A few months ago, awkwardly-named Chinese ebike maker Cyrusher launched its first mid-drive model in the shape of the Nitro adventure bike. This has now been joined by a carbon-framed fat-tire beast called the Hurricane. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: ebikes , Pedal-assisted , Off-road

We've been hearing about in-road EV charging tech for a number of years, including tests from Renault and Stellantis. Now the City of Detroit is reported to be the first installation of wireless charging in a public roadway in the US. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Wireless Charging , Electric Vehicles , Electric Roads , EV Charging

It's generally considered a good thing to have elevated levels of HDL cholesterol, also commonly referred to as "good" cholesterol. But new research indicates that when those HDL levels climb too high, dementia could be an unwanted side effect. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Cholesterol , Dementia , Monash University , Aging

It has been a crazy year for Saudi Arabian architecture, but the country isn't done surprising us yet. Following the reveal of the Epicon skyscrapers recently, plans have now also been unveiled for an unusual hotel that will be nestled into the rugged desert landscape. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Skyscrapers , Saudi Arabia , Hotel , Neom

One of the most magnificent and terrifying steeds in motorcycledom gets its second major overhaul for 2024. The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R gets a bigger motor, a bigger tank, semi-active suspension and a savagely alien new headlight design. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles , Transport Tags: KTM , Motorcycle , Naked bike

In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with mycorrhizal fungi can improve crop yields of maize by 40%, without the use of any additional fertilizers or pesticides. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: University of Zurich , University of Basel , Fungus , Nutrition , Crops , Farming , Organic

France and Italy are teaming up to build a habitat for future moon bases with Franco-Italian technology company Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) signing a contract to develop the Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH) for NASA's Artemis project. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Moon , artemis , Thales

New research has revealed how genetic changes in a specialized population of brain cells called microglia contribute to neuroinflammation and, in turn, to Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could lead to more effective, targeted therapeutics. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Alzheimer's Disease , Brain , Inflammatory , Genetics , Brigham and Women’s Hospital

There are a surprising number of folding electric scooters out there designed to fit in a basic backpack or even shoulder bag, but Japanese personal mobility company Shimizu has even bigger ... er ... tinier aspirations. It's currently refining a prototype it says will be the world's smallest and lightest, and while we're not ready to rubber-stamp it as such, its 10-lb (4.5-kg) Arma folder is indeed impressively compact. The last-mile transporter quickly packs to the length and width of a piece of printer paper to carry in a messenger bag or daypack ... or work as its own briefcase, complete with built-in handle. Continue Reading Category: Urban Transport , Transport Tags: Scooter , Electric Vehicles , Personal Mobility Vehicle , Kickstarter , Japan Mobility Show 2023

The eyes are more than windows to the soul; they are also windows to detecting traumatic brain injury, thanks to researchers at the University of Birmingham who have developed a non-invasive, handheld device that shines a safe laser into the eye to detect biomarkers of brain tissue damage following a concussion or other traumatic brain injury. The device could be used on-site at the time of injury, ensuring the early diagnosis that’s critical to improving outcomes. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Traumatic Brain Injury , Concussions , Biomarkers , Laser , University of Birmingham

Having shown off simplified copter controls, Airbus Helicopters' FlightLab has completed a fully automated flight testing a new simplified tablet-based human machine interface (HMI) designed to reduce pilot workloads and increase safety. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: Airbus , Helicopters , Autonomous flight , Flight Tests

It was just this August that we heard about a super-slippery 3D-printed toilet bowl, which bacteria slide right off of. Well, if you want that same sort of functionality in your existing toilet, a special coating may do the trick. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: American Chemical Society , Toilet , Bacteria , Hydrophobic , Coatings , Polymer

We've covered a few of Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini's Jet Capsule compact motorboats since they hit the market back in 2013. The most recent version, which is set to be released in 2024, is dubbed the Jet Capsule Super Sport (Jet Capsule SS), which combines a sleek design with the ability to transition between jet-drive sprints and full electric docking at the touch of a button. Continue Reading Category: Marine , Transport Tags: Mini Yacht , Watercraft , Boating , Electric Boats , Jet Capsule

While it's known that regular walking can help you ward off diabetes, a new study attempts to quantify the speed that maximizes the exercise's benefits. It turns out a little extra pep may go a long way toward cutting your risk of the disease. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Diabetes , Diabetic , Walk , Exercise

Probably best known for its portable speakers, Harman brand JBL announced its first vinyl spinners back in January, including one that allowed for wireless playback via portable speakers, soundbars and headphones "without sacrificing audio quality." The Spinner BT is now available to buy. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: JBL , Harman , Turntables , Vinyl , Bluetooth

Dutch ship builder Damen has announced an all-electric version of its 70-m-long hybrid service vessel designed to support offshore wind farm operations. And the company is aiming to charge the batteries direct from a wind turbine. Continue Reading Category: Marine , Transport Tags: Electric Boats , Maintenance , Offshore Wind , Charging

Hospitals are meant to heal people, but there’s an increasing risk of patients picking up a superbug or two during their stay. Scientists have now developed long-lasting antimicrobial coatings for textiles that could allow things like hospital curtains to quickly kill viruses and bacteria. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: Bacteria , Viruses and Bacteria , Antibiotic-resistant bacteria , Microbes , Antibacterial , Antiviral , Coating , Coatings , Textile , Superbugs

Google has announced that its innovative advanced geothermal plant in Nevada is now operational and connected to the grid, pioneering an approach that promises to unlock clean, always-on geothermal energy across a much larger range of locations. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Google , Geothermal , Clean Energy , Alternative Energy

German company Owomo is looking to simplify the build-your-own camper/base camp process with a series of plywood panels that serve as lids for the common gray Eurobox. The panels and accompanying accessories interconnect like puzzle pieces, creating basic furniture such as beds, tables and lounge chairs. With a few Euroboxes and a few hundred euros' worth of Owomo panels, you can create a modular indoor/outdoor camper floor plan with loads of portable cargo storage. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Campervan , camper-in-a-box , Camping , RV , mini-campervan , Outdoors , Cargo , Modular

A team of conservationists have rediscovered a species of golden mole that hasn’t been seen in almost 90 years. The scientists tracked it to its home in the sand dunes of South Africa using environmental DNA (eDNA) and sniffer dogs. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Species , Conservation , Animals , South Africa , Endangered , Extinction

A new study has found that trans-vaccenic acid, a fatty acid found in dairy products and the meat of grazing animals, may boost the cancer-killing abilities of the immune system’s T cells. Also found to enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy, the nutrient has the potential to be used as a nutritional supplement to complement cancer treatments. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Diet , The Immune System , Cancer , Immunotherapy , University of Chicago

Researchers are using machine learning to analyze satellite radar data to detect icebergs in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica as a way to better understand their life cycle and environmental impact. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Antarctic , British Antarctic Survey , Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning

Lotus is aiming to go 100% electric by 2028, a mission that's seen it launch everything from hyper-SUVs to hyper ebikes. Now it's set to blow Tesla off the map with hyper-chargers. Well, not quite. Tesla won't have anything to worry about in the short term – while capable of delivering up to 450 kW, Lotus' Flash Charge hardware will reserve those top speeds for when the grid and auto market are actually ready. Plus, Lotus is just barely getting started with its rollout. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Lotus , Electric Vehicles , EV Charging

Most of us have woken up with an aching back after a night of tossing and turning, only for that pain to then keep us awake the next night. Now, Harvard scientists have discovered a potential link between pain and poor sleep, and maybe even a way to break the loop. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Pain , Pain Relief , Sleep , Harvard , Massachusetts General Hospital , Neuroscience

Triumph starts an "all-in" assault on the dirtbike world with the TF 250-X, a race-ready MX bike with a "class-leading power to weight ratio and the most complete specification package ever to launch into the ultra-competitive 250cc motocross market." Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles , Transport Tags: Dirtbikes , Triumph , Moto X

Six years ago, Ukrainian startup Jollylook brought us a very retro-looking analog camera that produced instant-print photographs. The company is back again with the similarly old-school Eye, that converts digital photos into instant prints. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Technology Tags: Kickstarter , Retro , Instant Photography

Although most of our clothes fold and crease with our bodies as we move, our shoes maintain the same shape and appearance pretty much all the time. With that fact in mind, scientists are now developing a method of catching criminals via shoe ID. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Forensics , Staffordshire University , Shoes , Identification , Crime , Police

Cannondale has dissected the DNA of its Synapse road bike to create a tasty carbon-framed "commuter bike that would make a pro cyclist smile." The Tesoro Neo Carbon ebike is a Europe-only release, and rides out with Bosch power. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: Cannondale , ebikes , Pedal-assisted , Bosch , Carbon

Back in September, Ultimea launched a Tri Color Laser TV called the Thor T60 on Kickstarter. As the company gets ready to ship to backers, the UST projector has gone up for pre-order along with a single laser sibling called the Thor T50. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Projectors , Laser TV , 4K UHD

Inching forward bumper to bumper on a highway when you’re on the way to an appointment, or worse, the airport, is enough to spike anyone’s blood pressure (BP). But researchers have found that a BP surge occurs independent of external stressors, and it could be due to the poor air flowing into the car from surrounding traffic. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: University of Washington , Blood Pressure , Traffic Congestion , Traffic , Cardiovascular , Pollution , Air quality

Finland's industrial VR/XR hardware manufacturer Varjo has announced the latest edition of its mixed-reality headset for enterprise and military, which is claimed to offer "virtual and mixed reality experiences practically indistinguishable from natural sight." Continue Reading Category: Virtual Reality , Technology Tags: Mixed reality , Headset , 4k , Immersion

The River Forest Lookout is an interesting project that puts shipping container-based architecture on a pedestal – literally. The tiny retreat takes the form of a fire lookout tower-style design that consists of two containers raised 60 ft (18 m) above the forest floor in Whitfield County, Georgia. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Airbnb , shipping containers , Tiny Footprint , Micro-House

The USA has only two accelerators that can produce 10 billion electron-volt particle beams, and they're each about 1.9 miles (3 km) long. "We can now reach those energies in 10 cm (4 inches)," said the CEO of TAU Systems, which has built an ultra-compact accelerator. Continue Reading Category: Physics , Science Tags: Particle accelerator , University of Texas , Laser , Compact

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease with few treatment options. But in a new clinical trial, scientists have tested a promising new therapy involving injections of stem cells, which seems to slow progression of the disease. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Multiple Sclerosis , Stem Cells , Neuroscience , Brain , University of Colorado , Cambridge University , Nerves

In an effort to drive down the production cost of biodiesel, researchers have developed an eco-friendly way of extracting triacetin, a combustion-enhancing additive, from an abundant waste source: cigarette butts. Recycling cigarette butts in this way would not only dispose of waste but put it to sustainable use. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Biodiesel , Sustainability , Eco-Friendly , Cigarettes , Waste , Kaunas University of Technology

To meet the demand for a pickup truck shell built to hold all the provisions of modern adventure – platform racks, rooftop tents, standup paddleboards, bicycles and more – LTA Manufacturing has launched the new Venturous brand. The company sets its Ozark pickup cap apart from traditional composite toppers by leaving behind the standard open-mold construction for a superior "PolyFuse" injection-molded process. The result is a topper that boasts classic fiberglass looks at a fraction of the weight with more load-carrying strength than steel. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Pickup , Truck , Rack , Cargo