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Kairos Power has broken ground at Oak Ridge on the first officially approved Generation IV reactor ever in the US and the first non-light-water reactor in 50 years. It is being constructed alongside a non-nuclear demonstration unit that will help inform the design of the new reactor facility. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Nuclear , Reactors

Tulip trees have been around for millions of years, but a new analysis of their structure has revealed a previously unknown type of wood. The finding could explain why the trees are great at sequestering carbon and help our efforts to do the same. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Tree , Carbon capture , Carbon Dioxide , Carbon Sequestration , Cambridge University , Forest , Wood

Around this time last year, Chinese robotics company Unitree caught our attention with the impressive circus tricks and GPT chat capabilities of its $1,600 second-generation robot dog. Now the company has wheeled out an all-terrain upgrade. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Unitree , Quadruped , Agility , Wheel , Robot

A new materials technique has taken cues from Grandma's yarn bag and cutting-edge technology, and it could see us 'solid knitting' whole furniture sets, as well as the fabrics that cover them. What's more, it can be unraveled to use again in a completely different form, making it sustainable, versatile and a whole lot of reconfigurable fun. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: Carnegie Mellon , Robotics , Furniture , Robotic construction

Looking like a set of bridge supports that were accidentally installed on a cargo ship, a new wind-driven system by startup CoFlow Jet promises to reduce ship fuel costs by up to 90% using stationary cylinders with no moving parts. Continue Reading Category: Transport Tags: Shipping , Sail , Wind Power , Marine Innovations

Exercise’s positive effect on depression is well-known, but not how it produces its anti-depressant effects. After reviewing a broad range of studies into how depression and physical activity affect motivation, researchers have now come up with a hypothesis. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Depression , Exercise , University College London

Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Dental , Robotics , Surgical robot , Autonomous , Teeth , Surgery

Researchers have developed technology that creates nanoscale sacs containing a compartment within a compartment, like a Russian matryoshka doll. The novel tech is capable of delivering two drugs simultaneously or at different times. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Drug delivery , Nanoparticles , Imperial College

The Hardkorr Xplorer was already one of the smallest, most feature-packed off-road micro-campers out there, and now Hardkorr has gone and made it smaller. More accurately, it's made it lower, dropping down the total ride height so that the trailer stores easily in the average garage. While that means a little less overall cargo volume, Hardkorr makes sure the Xplorer 2.0 "Shorty" doesn't skip a beat. In minutes, it expands like a tactical multitool, furnishing adventurers with a large off-grid kitchen, full electrical system, hot running water, and a rooftop living space complete with staircase entry. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Caravan , Trailer , trailers , RV , Camping , Off-road , Off-grid

Toyota and Stanford University have been pushing self-driving technology beyond the limits of traction for several years now, and they've now released video of two autonomous cars drifting in tandem, getting very sideways with extreme precision. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Autonomous Vehicles , Artificial Intelligence , Stanford University , Toyota Research Institute , Toyota , Drifting

Lithium is a finite resource, and the more we lock inside rechargeable batteries, the less we have to use. A new speedy method to free the element from such sources could be a game changer in terms of the material's availability. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Batteries , Battery , Battery Technology , Lithium-ion , Lithium metal , Rice University , Green+Energy , Recycling

Trek has announced the launch of the "most requested trail ride of the year." The high-end bike maker's new Slash+ enduro model treats dedicated rough riders to a little motor assist and a brand-new battery so they can stay in the saddle longer. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: Trek , ebikes , Enduro , Mountain Bikes , Pedal-assisted

Australian builder Häuslein Tiny House Co. recently updated its Grand Sojourner model to create the all-new GrandHaus. Featuring a similar overall design but with an improved interior layout, it could be a good fit for a family of four looking to embrace small living. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , House , Home , Micro-House , Tiny Footprint

If there’s one thing wars are good at, it’s turning buildings into rubble. But this mobile manufacturing machine does the reverse, turning rubble from destroyed buildings into bricks – bricks which can be stacked and joined together Lego-style to form mortarless structures. After years of development, the first mobile brick factory is on its way to Ukraine to help rebuild housing and infrastructure. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Building and Construction , Construction , Building , Disasters

This extraordinary active pillow is designed to detect snoring and actually do something about it – repositioning your head until you breathe easier, without waking you up. Yes, we've officially entered the age of the AI pillow. Continue Reading Category: Good Thinking , Lifestyle Tags: Kickstarter , Sleep monitors , Sleep , Snoring , Artificial Intelligence , Smart Home

Elon Musk's ambitious eye implants that "ultimately may exceed normal human vision" are unlikely to reach this lofty benchmark, according to scientists who have used 'virtual patients' to expose the limitations of this innovative technology. Because even the greatest engineering is no match for human neurophysiology in restoring sight. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: University of Washington , Elon Musk , Neuralink , Artificial Intelligence , Vision , Sight

The US Army is pushing for full deployment of its first hypersonic missiles, with its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Battery taking part in Exercise Resolute Hunter 24-2 at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada along with forces from the Five Eyes alliance. Continue Reading Category: Military , Technology Tags: US Army , Hypersonic , Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman

MAN Truck & Bus has demonstrated a megawatt charging prototype developed by the Technical University of Munich that pushed out more than 1,000 kilowatts. The 40-tonne eTruck received enough charge in 30 minutes for almost 250 miles of hauling. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: MAN , Technical University Munich , Electric truck , EV Charging

"We can feed black soldier flies straight, dirty trash," says a team that's working to turn insects into landfill-clearing biomanufacturing machines that turn regular, dangerous or contaminated garbage into a range of high-value products. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Macquarie University , Insect , Genetic engineering , Climate Solutions: Landfills , Waste

Scientists in Japan have developed a new method for breaking down toxic “forever chemicals” quickly and at room temperature. The technique broke down 100% of certain types of these pollutants overnight, recovering some useful components for reuse. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Pollution , Chemicals , Chemistry , Health , toxic , Japan , Nanocrystals

A type 1 diabetic dad is 1.8 times more likely to pass the condition on to his kids than a type 1 diabetic mom, who, research suggests, confers long-term protection against it. The findings open the door to developing new ways of preventing type 1 diabetes. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Diabetes , Parenting , Cardiff University , University of Exeter

We know diet and lifestyle play a huge role in the onset of diseases and the management of many medical conditions, but for a lot of us, making long-term changes is easier said than done. But researchers have now demonstrated that eating a plant-based diet for just two months has a significant, meaningful impact on our biological age, which is one of the key markers of health as we get older. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Epigenetics , DNA , Veganism , Weight Loss , anti-aging , Age-Related

Star Catcher Industries has secured US$12.25 million in seed funding for its ambitious plan to build the world’s first “space-based energy grid.” A network of satellites would gather energy from the Sun and beam it at higher concentrations to other satellites in orbit. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Satellite , Solar Power , Solar Powered , Concentrating Solar Power , Concentrated Solar Power , Orbit , Astronomy

A single injection of a new, off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of participants involved in a clinical trial. The treatment also has the potential to halt the disease’s progression. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Osteoarthritis , Stem Cells , Arthritis

A new set of 'powered pants' can boost your leg strength as much as 40%, or make you feel around 30 lb (14 kg) lighter, according to Google X Labs spinout Skip. This 'mountain goat' exoskeleton aims to eliminate physical barriers to outdoor hiking. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Mobility , Fashion , Alphabet , wearable electronics , Exoskeleton

Sometimes a bicycle commuter needs a big, old basket for carrying groceries or other everyday sundries. Sometimes a big, old basket is the last thing he or she needs. Sure, you'll find plenty of bikes with modular basket solutions, but what if you don't realize you need one until you're wobbling around with shopping bags hanging off each handlebar end? The new Allpacka One ensures that never happens, riding as a flat, low-profile cargo rack during the average commute and fast-folding into a spacious 30-L basket whenever you need one. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: Bicycle , Bikes , Eurobike 2024 , Cargo , Origami , Folding , Foldable

This year marks the 15th year of the Urban Photo Awards, a worldwide competition that celebrates the world around us and encourages us to look at the built environment and its inhabitants in a new way. With professional and amateur snappers vying for the main prize, judged in October, we have a look at some of the outstanding finalists that have been chosen from a very competitive field. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Technology Tags: Urban , Photo , City , Competition

Few Class A motorhomes make us want to live indefinitely on the road, but Niesmann+Bischoff has mastered the art of making several of those select few. It doesn't build the largest or most expensive motorhomes out there, but we'd argue it makes some of the nicest. The all-new Arto is the latest, debuting with smart, multipurpose spaces and furnishings, upmarket, yacht-like fittings and trims, and enough buyer options to create nearly 26,000 interior configurations. We don't think we're the only ones that would happily call the Arto a full-time home. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: RV , Motorhome , Motorhomes , Luxury , Glamping , Camping , niesmann+bischoff , Outdoors and Camping , Travel

Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses recently completed a new model named the Bandelier. Though it only has a modest length of just 28 ft (8.5 m), the tiny home is cleverly designed to offer a comfortable interior for two – plus guests – that has a well-proportioned living area, and even a bathtub. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Tiny Footprint , House , Home , Micro-House

For the first time, the fully mechanical heart made by BiVACOR, which uses the same technology as high-speed rail lines, has been implanted inside a human being. The feat marks a major step in keeping people alive as they wait for heart transplants. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Artificial organs , Organ donation , Transplant , Surgery , Titanium , Texas Heart Institute , Heart , Heart Disease

The official definition of a “planet” could be set to change again soon. Last time that happened, Pluto was kicked out of the club, but the new proposed definition is designed to be more inclusive. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: Planet , Dwarf planet , Pluto , Astronomy , Exoplanet , Solar System

Ocean Energy has deployed its 826-tonne wave energy converter buoy OE-35 at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site off the coast of the island of Oahu ahead of it being hooked up to Hawaii's electricity grid. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Wave Power , US Marines , US Navy

The recognition of same-sex marriage across the European Union has had a negative impact on the US economy, causing the number of highly skilled foreign workers seeking visas to drop by about 21%, according to a new study. Continue Reading Category: Lifestyle Tags: Washington State University

MIT scientists have discovered an intriguing new way to produce hydrogen fuel, using just soda cans, seawater and coffee grounds. The team says the chemical reaction could be put to work powering engines or fuel cells in marine vehicles that suck in seawater. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Hydrogen , Hydrogen-powered , Aluminum , Fuel Cell , MIT , Coffee , Alloy , Energy , Reactors

Speaking a language with different words for different color shades allows the brain to perceive those shades quicker than using a language with only one word for that color, according to new research. The findings highlight the important interaction between language and perception. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Language , Brain , Color , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , University of Oslo

Finding that many ebike riders prefer to throttle through commutes and urban adventures, LA-based startup Owlet opted to ditch the pedals altogether for its upcoming One model – a high-torque angular beast with attitude. Continue Reading Category: Urban Transport , Transport Tags: Electric Vehicles , ebikes , Scooter , Mobility

Tycho Brahe is best known as a Danish Renaissance astronomer. But he was also a bit of an alchemist, and a first-ever analysis on shards found at his former home from the 1500s has shed some light on just what he was up to in his basement lab. Continue Reading Category: History Tags: Archaeology , Chemistry , Astronomy , University of Southern Denmark

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have used a titanium beam to make atoms of element 116. Not only does this represent a new way to make the super rare element, but it stands as a proof-of-concept that they could soon potentially create the as-yet-undiscovered element 120, which may be stable. Continue Reading Category: Physics , Science Tags: new element , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Atoms , Titanium

In a fascinating discovery, scientists have pinpointed what happens in our brains when we're expecting pain relief but are given a placebo, unknowingly, instead. It not only confirms 'the placebo effect,' but offers clues into how powerful the mind is in mitigating physiological functions such as pain. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: University of North Carolina , Pain , Neuroscience , Brain , Treatment , Chronic , Stanford University , Howard Hughes Medical Institute

A new report has sounded the alarm on the evolution of the avian influenza virus, with comprehensive genome sequencing showing that the current strain is now capable of multidirectional infections across species. While human-to-human risk remains low, it's a worrying step towards the virus honing its transmission ability. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science Tags: Cornell University , avian-influenza , Virus , pandemic , University of North Carolina , Artificial Intelligence , Disease

China's Tsinghua University has scored a world first by demonstrating the inherent safety of the first operating commercial pebble-bed nuclear reactor by shutting off the power and letting the passive systems maintain control of the reactor core. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Tsinghua University , Nuclear , Safety