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Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new kind of “biohybrid” robot moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Robot , Robots , Robotics , Robotic , Soft Robotics , Fungus , Cornell University , Electronic

With obvious interior space limitations, vanlife can be a lesson in compromises. But thanks to a clever rear expansion module from StarVan, wanderlust adventurers should sleep in comfort when parked for the night. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Campervan , Camping , Mercedes , Off-road , Modular , dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2024

While hydrogen's high energy per mass makes it an excellent fuel, it's awfully hard and expensive to store long-term. That could change, thanks to the work of researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich. They've worked out a way to store hydrogen in ordinary steel-walled containers for months without losing it into the atmosphere – using iron. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Hydrogen , Green+Energy , Storage , Clean Energy , ETH Zurich

Most of us associate Honda with the color red. The multinational is even known as Big Red in some parts of the world. Have you ever wondered how that came to be? The answer is both obvious and convoluted. Continue Reading Category: Transport Tags: Honda , History , Motorcycle , Sports Cars , automotive designers

The Hartley, by Ridgeline Tiny Homes, is a little larger than the firm's previous model and has a length of 8.4 m (27.6 ft). Though still quite compact, the additional room has enabled the designer to install a space-saving interior layout that can fit a family of four. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Tiny Footprint , House , Home , Micro-House

Despite what you might say when drunk, you’re not the best backflipper in the world. That honor belongs to a tiny little bug called a globular springtail, whose superfast backflips have now been caught on slow-motion camera for the first time. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science Tags: Insect , Pro-Jumps , North Carolina State University , Animal science , Animals , locomotion

Proposed methods of removing toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water have either only trapped the chemicals or broken them down. A new study has demonstrated a method that does both – quickly and cheaply. Continue Reading Category: Environment , Science Tags: Chemicals , Environment , Water , Purification , University of British Columbia

Music can enhance our ability to learn new information and positively alter existing memories, according to two recent studies. The findings could inform music-based interventions for conditions such as PTSD, depression and dementia. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Memory , Georgia Tech

While its fancier sibling has been undercutting it with a solid piece of off-road RVing, Airstream has been preoccupied taking a good idea too far. Way too far. The Interstate 19X LE Outland Edition starts off with a few unique, interesting camping features, including a slide-out indoor/outdoor bed. Sadly, somewhere along the line Airstream's "off" switch got disconnected, and it decided to slather the van in a package so over-the-top tacky, the SEMA show might just be embarrassed to host it. Thankfully, only 30 will be built. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Campervan , Airstream , Off-road , Off-grid , RV , Outdoors and Camping , Camping

Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls. Continue Reading Category: Military , Technology Tags: Northrop Grumman , Aircraft , drones

A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Maintenance , Windows , Skyscrapers , Cleaning , Robots

The St. Pauli Bunker was commissioned during WWII to protect Hamburg residents from Allied bombing raids. Once a symbol of Nazi ideology, the massive structure has received an ambitious new extension and makeover into a trendy greenery filled hotel and restaurant space, as well as a large park and "mountain path." Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , Hamburg , Renovation

Budget ebike brand Heybike is looking to tap into the growing car-replacement cargo bike space with the Hauler, a longtail model with a payload capacity of 440 lb, 1,400 watts of motor power on call and a dual-battery range of 85 miles. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles , Transport Tags: ebikes , Pedal-assisted , cargo bike

A head-mounted ultrasound device has now completed two human trials. One showed how the targeted sound waves could improve pain symptoms, while another revealed a marked improvement in depression symptoms after just one session. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Chronic , Pain , Depression , Brain stimulation , University of Utah , Wearable

A new injectable, temporary pacemaker could help correct a heart arrhythmia in an emergency. This nanoparticle gel can regulate the heart’s electrical signals for up to five days before dissolving harmlessly in the body. Continue Reading Category: Medical , Science Tags: Pacemaker , Heart , Heart attack , ECG , Lund University , Cardiac , Cardiovascular , Hydrogels

A 67-year-old London man with lung cancer has been the first to receive a new cancer vaccine as part of an international trial. The early-stage research will test the immune therapy’s safety and whether it can be used together with existing cancer treatments. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Cancer , Lung cancer , Immunotherapy

Less than a year ago we told you about the Tiroler, a titanium ring that's a rather clever alternative to the boring ol' tape measure. Well, its makers are back with a new take on the concept, which also performs calculations. Continue Reading Category: Good Thinking , Lifestyle Tags: Titanium , Kickstarter , Mathematics , Tools

When blood sugar levels go high, so does voice pitch, according to a new study. It paves the way for detecting type 2 diabetes or monitoring diabetics’ blood sugars simply by talking into a smartphone and having AI analyze their speech. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Diabetes , Voice , Artificial Intelligence

The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Fossils , Animals , Animal science , Sharks , University of Zurich

In a show of how far things have come in a few short years, the FAA has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket after one failed during a powered landing attempt on August 28, 2024 after the successful launch of 21 Starlink satellites. It's the first unsuccessful landing for SpaceX since 2021. Continue Reading Category: Space , Science Tags: SpaceX , Falcon , Launch , FAA

Following the success of 2021's award-winning Theater ultra-short-throw laser projector, China's Formovie has added a cheaper model called the Cinema Edge. This brighter family member comes packing Google TV with Netflix cooked in. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Projectors , 4K UHD , Laser TV , home theater , Google TV

Imagine that you're injured on a remote mountain path but have managed to contact emergency rescue. The first to arrive on the scene could be a small humanoid robot wearing a jetpack if Italian research bears fruit. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Technology Tags: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Humanoid , Robots , Jet+Pack , Jets , Prototype

Rather than send those unwanted Kallax shelving units to landfill once you're done with them, you may soon be able to pocket some extra cash from Ikea. The furniture giant has decided to dip a toe into the used furniture marketplace with a new online platform named Ikea Preowned. Continue Reading Category: Around The Home , Lifestyle Tags: IKEA , Furniture , Online Shopping

Three Danish energy tech firms have flung open the doors to the first ever green ammonia plant in the world, in the town of Ramme, Denmark. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: World's First , Clean Energy , Ammonia , Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Manufacturing could be dramatically changed thanks to two new techniques for joining materials created by scientists in Austria. The two methods create super strong bonds at the pore level, eliminating the need for caustic adhesives. Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: TU Graz , Glue , Adhesive , 3D Printing , Building and Construction , Ultrasonic

A full DNA computer is a step closer, thanks to a new technology that could store petabytes of data in DNA for thousands or even millions of years. The system can also process data, as demonstrated by solving sudoku puzzles. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Data , Data Storage , DNA , North Carolina State University , Information , Computer , Computers

Boom Supersonic has completed the second test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator. On August 26, 2024, the prototype aircraft took off with Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg at the controls for a 15-minute flight at Mojave, California. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: Boom , Supersonic , Transport

While most multitools are touted as being EDC (everyday carry), many are big and bulky enough that they're not likely to actually be carried on one's person every day. The Multi-Kit isn't like that, as it packs an impressive array of features into a relatively tiny package. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors , Lifestyle Tags: Multitools , Kickstarter , Titanium

If you love movies but don't want a massive TV dominating your living space, an ultra-short-throw projector could be a good option. Samsung has added two models to its Premiere line of premium screen fillers, offering 4K visuals and immersive sound. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Technology Tags: Samsung , Projectors , 4K UHD , Dolby , All-in-one

A new study from MIT has revealed the exact mechanism by which fasting causes intestinal stem cells to regenerate, which is one of the practice's benefits. However, the study also showed a downside that needs to be considered when breaking a fast. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: Fasting , Diet , Stem Cells , MIT , Mice , Cancer

We're a tad late to the news on this one, but we're no less excited to bring it to you heavy machinery nerds. Australia's Fortescue is teaming up with Liebherr Mining to develop an autonomous mining truck that will, in addition to driving itself, be the first of its kind worldwide to operate with zero emissions. Continue Reading Category: Transport Tags: Fortescue , Autonomous Vehicles , Truck , Mining

The law of unintended consequences gained new appreciation today when a five-year international study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology detailing how long-term exposure to pharmaceutical pollutants can have dramatic consequences for marine wildlife. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing , Lifestyle Tags: fluoxetine (Prozac) , Pollution , Fish , Monash University

We've seen a lot of tiny houses over the years, but they continue to surprise us. Case in point is the Rubishack by Canada's Rubitracks, which is a bonkers tiny house that has its own engine and off-road tracks, allowing it to overcome even the most challenging terrain. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Lifestyle Tags: Building and Construction , House , Truck , Motorhome , Tiny Footprint , Micro-House , Off-road

The brain-machine interface race is on. While Elon Musk's Neuralink has garnered most of the headlines in this field, a new small and thin chip out of Switzerland makes it look downright clunky by comparison. It also works impressively well. Continue Reading Category: Computers , Technology Tags: Brain Machine Interface , Neuralink , EPFL , Paralysis , Neuroscience , Brain-computer interface

The laptop form factor is still evolving. Research definitively shows that two screens are better than one, offering a 40-50% increase in productivity and 98% increased satisfaction. Continue Reading Category: Laptops , Technology Tags: Dual-screen , Productivity , Portable , Laptop

You may have seen this video doing the rounds; it peers through the lens of a microscope at a smartphone chip and starts zooming in, giving you a visceral sense of just how insanely tiny today's transistors have become. Continue Reading Category: Computers , Technology Tags: Nanoscale , Chips , Microscopes , Zoom , Super-Zoom , iPhone , Engineering , Manufacturing Technologies

You know how EVs and practically anything else that runs on lithium batteries aren't really all that 'green' because producing lithium takes a huge toll on the planet? Continue Reading Category: Materials , Science Tags: Lithium metal , Mining , Metals

Startup Deep Fission has come up with a new way to deal with the economic and safety problems of nuclear power that is, to say the least, novel. The idea is to build a reactor that's under 30 inches (76 cm) wide and stick it down a mile-deep (1.6-km) drill shaft. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Science Tags: Nuclear , Power , Electricity

Nissan may not be known for camper vans in the US (or vans at all, at this point), but it continues to release intriguing designs abroad. It's currently busy with the official launch of its MyRoom sleeper van in Japan, and it's designed a very different spin on van life for Europe. The automaker has transformed its full-size Interstar commercial van into a weekend escape with help from a complete roll-in/roll-out camper van solution. Just as quickly as it becomes a camper on Friday afternoon, the Interstar gets ready for the workweek on Sunday evening by spitting out the camper module and reverting back to work van mode. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Campervan , camper-in-a-box , Van , Nissan , Dethleffs , Camping , Outdoors and Camping , dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2024

As one of the four basic things humans need to live, clean drinking water is obviously of the utmost importance. While rainfall and rivers and lakes are the traditional go-to sources, climate change is making once reliable water sources much more undependable. Aquaria Technologies, a San Francisco-based company founded in 2022, is looking to provide affordable, clean drinking water for the masses by pulling it out of the air. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Water , Atmosphere , Renewable Energy

If you really want to concentrate on your writing, you probably shouldn't be using a computer that's connected to the highly distracting internet or that's always sending you email alerts. That's where the BYOK comes in, as it doesn't let you do anything other than write. Continue Reading Category: Electronics , Science Tags: Screen , Display , Writing , LCD , Kickstarter

Microplastics. We've found them in the Arctic sea and even frozen into the ice. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of all our oceans, is polluted with plastic debris. Mount Everest has microplastic contamination. Our drinking water and food, especially processed foods in single-use packaging, are contaminated with microplastics. Recent studies have found microplastics in our blood, lungs, liver, and kidneys ... They've even been found in the placentas of unborn babies. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Pollution , Microplastic , Eco-Friendly