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Tackling one of the unsung but absolutely necessary tasks of Moon exploration, NASA and SpaceX are doing intensive testing of the docking mechanism that will be used to transfer astronauts from Artemis to the Starship Human Landing System (HLS). Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: SpaceX , NASA , Moon , artemis

Would you say that 17 features are a lot to cram into one titanium carabiner multitool? If so, the GH Carabiner may be just the gadget you're looking for. And who knows, you may even end up putting some of those features to actual real-world use. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Multitools , Titanium , Kickstarter

Honda has found a new application for its sit-down Segway for lazy shoppers launched last year. The Uni-One is being merged with VR goggles for "a first-of-its-kind extended reality experience that merges the joy of mobility with virtual reality adventures." Continue Reading Category: Urban Transport , Transport Tags: Honda , Virtual Reality , Mobility , SXSW , Electric Vehicles , Wheelchairs

Do you live in a lightning hotspot? A new set of maps shows just where all that discharged electricity makes contact with the ground across the United States each year. Tip: If you're worried about getting hit, you might want to skip Florida. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Weather , Lightning , Maps , University of Wisconsin

Described as the world's largest climatized reading space by architect Snøhetta, the huge Beijing City Library forms an artificial forested landscape within China's capital. The building's interior is conceived as terraced hills and a valley, and is designed to make visitors feel like they're sitting under trees as they read. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , China , Library , Snøhetta

Robotic garden helpers have been keeping lawns in trim for decades, but none are as much fun to watch as the Verdie AI-powered outdoor maintenance bot from Electric Sheep as it wheels around edges, blows debris and gets to grips with power tools. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Robot , Garden , Artificial Intelligence , Maintenance

After successful pilot programs, UCLA has partnered with Singapore’s national water agency and others to build the world’s largest ocean-based carbon dioxide removal plant capable of removing 3,650 metric tons (8,046,873 lb) of the greenhouse gas per year while producing 105 metric tons (231,000 lb) of carbon-negative hydrogen. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Carbon Dioxide , Carbon capture , Salt-water , Green+Energy , UCLA

By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers have shown that it’s possible to use epigenetic editing to treat diseases rather than conventional DNA-breaking gene editing technology, which risks unintended effects. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Genetics , Epigenetics , gene therapy , CRISPR

Consuming ultra-processed food, commonly known as junk food, has been associated with a higher risk of more than 30 different adverse mental and physical health outcomes, according to a new study. The research highlights the wide range of health issues that eating this kind of food can cause. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Diet , Food , Processed , Diabetes , Obesity , Health

You've seen a ton of videos of humanoid robots – but this one feels different. It's Sanctuary's Phoenix bot, with "the world's best robot hands," working totally autonomously at near-human speeds – much faster than Tesla or Figure's robots. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Humanoid , Robot , Universal Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Sanctuary AI

As the Odysseus Moon lander faces its final hours of life, it turns out there's one final twist in the saga: The spacecraft broke one of its legs on landing, thanks to a cascade of mistakes that began back on Earth, when a safety switch wasn't flicked on prior to launch. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Moon , Lunar Lander , Space exploration , NASA

Even mild cases of COVID cause significant, measurable cognitive deficits compared to those never infected with the virus, according to one of the largest studies of its type. COVID brain fog is real, and it can sap up to six IQ points for at least a year. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) , Brain , Dementia , Memory , Imperial College

Hovering uncannily close to the waves, the Airfish-8 carves its way over water three times quicker than a boat, and 2.3 times more efficiently than an aircraft. Singapore's ST Engineering has announced its first orders, set to enter service in 2025. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: Ground Effect Vehicle , Aircraft , Marine

If there had been ebikes in the movie Tron, it's entirely possible that they would have looked something like Blue Steel. The futuristic creation boasts features such as hubless wheels, full suspension and a single-sided front swingarm, although it has the soul of an old Schwinn. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: ebikes , DIY

An experimental new wearable could allow people such as stroke victims to communicate via subtle hand movements. The device takes the form of a relatively thin patch that is temporarily adhered to the skin on the back of the wrist. Continue Reading Category: Wearables , Technology Tags: Communications , Hand , Optics

The first 5G-enabled ebike has rolled into Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, courtesy of Long Island-based mobile device company Orbic. The fat-tire pedal-assist ride also comes with a bunch of cameras and AI crash detection. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: ebikes , Pedal-assisted , Mobile World Congress 2024 , 5G , Artificial Intelligence , Obstacle avoidance , Detection

Scraping ice off your car window might get a lot easier in the future thanks to a new spray coating developed by scientists in Austria. That's because of the way the molecules line up – or don't – during its high-tech creation process. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: new material , Ice , Plane , TU Graz , Coating , Coatings

Back in early 2022, Bentley Motors revealed plans to dip its toe into architecture with a new luxury residential skyscraper in Miami. The project is now officially underway and the automaker has revealed more details, including its distinctly car-focused design, which will boast four car elevators and a sky high glazed garage. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Bentley , Skyscrapers , Luxury

UFOs are having a bit of a renaissance lately, moving beyond the tinfoil-hatted crowd and into the realm of serious government investigation. Now a study has analyzed the geography of almost 100,000 sightings and found a few clues about how they cluster. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Extraterrestrial , Flying Saucer , University of Utah , Geography , Data , Aircraft

Most humanoid robots pick things up with their hands – but that's not how we humans do it, particularly when we're carrying something bulky. We use our chests, hips and arms as well – and that's the idea behind Toyota's new soft robot. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Humanoid , Toyota Research Institute , Toyota , Robots , Soft Robotics , Universal Robots

Swedish startup Vidde has introduced its pre-series all-electric Alfa snowmobile with the bold claim that it's the cleanest snowmobile in the world. Sure, that might seem like an easy claim, given that traditional snowmobiles are far from clean in either the emissions or noise departments, but Vidde also works to outdo the nascent e-snowmobile competition by ensuring its materials and product lifecycle are as squeaky clean as its zero-emissions powertrain. The 174-hp Alfa powers up in temperatures as low as -31 °F (-35 °C), slashing through snow for up to 60 miles (96.5 km/h) before needing to reconnect with the grid. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Snowmobiles , Electric Vehicles , Snowsports , Sweden , Icehotel

A 12-week Kundalini yoga course provided test subjects a range of measurable brain benefits including improved memory, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects, according to new research from UCLA, suggesting it could help prevent Alzheimer's disease. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Alzheimer's Disease , Memory , Women , Yoga , UCLA

People who’ve been suffering from allergies for a long time without relief might actually have chronic sinusitis, which requires a different treatment, a study has found. Hoping to help people get it addressed, the researchers have provided a list of signs and symptoms to watch out for. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Allergies

When NASA's DART deep space probe smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, it didn't leave a crater. Instead, there was a splash, where the asteroid was distorted like a jelly as its entire structure shifted. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: NASA , hera , ESA , Asteroid Redirect Mission , Asteroid

An experimental new forensic spray allows latent fingerprints to be made visible in just 10 seconds, plus it doesn't require the use of any messy powders. What it does incorporate, however, is a glowing protein that's obtained from jellyfish. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: University of Bath , Shanghai University , Fingerprint , Forensics , jellyfish , Crime

Mussels and silkworms may soon be indirectly responsible for saving people's lives. Scientists have used proteins from both animals to develop an internal wound dressing that stops bleeding and prevents infections. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Postech , Wound , Dressings , Silk , Antibacterial , Healing

SpaceX and T-Mobile sent up a bunch of Direct to Cell Starlink satellites back in January as a first step toward universal coverage. The company quickly sent and received the first text messages, and now the first post on X has appeared. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: SpaceX , Satellite , Starlink , smartphones

The body uses protein-based molecular motors to perform functions essential to life. Now, researchers have created ‘The Lawnmower,’ the first synthetic motor modeled on those found in nature that propels itself by harnessing the energy it creates as it cuts through fields of proteins. It could transform our treatment of a range of diseases. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Molecules , Molecular machines , Protein , Simon Fraser University , molecular biology

After three years of development, Renault revealed a production-spec electric reworking of its 1970s urban runabout back in December. Now the 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech has taken to Geneva, with a launch date revealed for later this year. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Renault , Geneva Motor Show 2024 , Electric Vehicles , city car

Beating incredible odds, Japan's SLIM lunar lander came back to life after surviving the intense dark and cold of the Moon's night. On February 25, JAXA confirmed that it had temporarily reestablished communications with the robotic spacecraft. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Japan , Moon , Lunar Lander , Space exploration , Launch

The Pyramids of Giza, the Great Wall of China, and now the Line. It sounds hyperbolic but that's the sort of scale and ambition that the creators of Saudi Arabia's city sized skyscraper are aiming for and, despite our initial skepticism that it would actually be realized, work is indeed progressing. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Neom , Saudi Arabia , Skyscrapers

The weak gravitational pull on a particle just half the mass of a grain of sand has been measured for the first time. This most precise measurement of its kind is a breakthrough towards the quantum realm and a potential Theory of Everything. Continue Reading Category: Physics , Science Tags: Gravity , Quantum Gravity , Quantum , Quantum Physics , Quantum Mechanics , University of Southampton

Analyzing tattoo inks from big and small name American manufacturers, researchers have found that 90% contained ingredients that weren’t listed on the label, including some with known health effects. The findings highlight the need for tighter manufacturing regulations around tattoo inks. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Tattoo , Inks , Binghamton University

It seems the Figure 01 won't just be making coffee when it shows up to work at BMW. New video shows the humanoid getting its shiny metal butt to work, doing exactly the sort of "pick this up and put it over there" tasks it'll be doing in factories. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Figure , Humanoid , Robots , Universal Robots

Google DeepMind's Genie turns images into playable video games in one step – but it's just the latest in a rapidly converging list of technologies that point to a bizarre sci-fi future of interactive entertainment, designed and run by real-time AIs. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Creative AI , Google DeepMind , AI Art and Music , Artificial Intelligence , Video Games

Oregonian small RV builder Bend Teardrop has always had a little fun with teardrop trailer size and form. Its 6 x 12-foot (1.8 x 3.7-m) trailer has long served as something of a stretched limo for the teardrop market, a supersized tear with sleeping space for the whole family. The company builds that idea out even more with the new Tall Boy, using the same chassis as a foundation but adding extra height to go along with the length. The result is a four-sleeper high-roof teardrop with over 6 feet (1.8 m) of standing height. The Tall Boy works as a mobile lounge, flexible chuckwagon and cozy four-man bunk room, all without any lifting, swiveling or sliding necessary. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: teardrop trailers , Caravan , Trailer , trailers , RV , Outdoors , Camping

Scientists have devised a method of using fish scales to convey encrypted messages. Not only would the technology divert seafood industry waste from landfills, it should also be less costly than existing options such as special inks. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: National University of Singapore , Fish , Encryption , Ultraviolet , Recycling , Counterfeiting

Mazda's great-looking new CX-90 replaces the aging CX-9. The latter was an excellent three-row crossover, but it was outdated compared to the rest of the market. By contrast, the CX-90 definitely has a more modern appeal. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Mazda , SUV , Plug-in Hybrid , Crossover , Reviews

We've seen a number of electric micro-cars aim for the hearts of city dwellers recently, such as the Mobilize Duo, S04 and the Ami. Arguably the cutest of the bunch is the Microlino EV bubble car, and now a Lite version is ready to roll. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Geneva Motor Show 2024 , Electric Vehicles , city car , Last-mile transport , Retro

Saudi Arabia continues its ambitious efforts to transform its vast desert landscape into a tourist paradise with the newly revealed Elanan. The project will serve as an ultra-luxurious and lush oasis getaway to pamper well-heeled guests. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Saudi Arabia , Neom , Building and Construction , Luxury

Temperatures around the world are on the rise, with 2023 recently confirmed as the hottest since records began. A new study has found that bringing nature into cities could help lower temperatures during heatwaves. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Climate Crisis , sustainable design , Cooling , Green Roofs , Green Walls , Garden

The youngest neutron star detected so far turned 37 years old last week. To celebrate, James Webb Space Telescope has finally found the most direct evidence of it, hiding among the remains of the supernova cloud it was born in. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Neutron Generators , Stars , Supernova , James Webb Space Telescope , JWST , NASA , ESA

A new type of 3D-printed lattice structure has surprised researchers with its strength and light weight. It uses two different lattice structures merged together to eliminate the weak points normally found in these complex shapes. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: 3D Printing , Titanium , RMIT , Materials , Metamaterials