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It's ironic that even when surrounded by water, sailors who are lost at sea can still die of thirst. The QuenchSea 3.0 portable desalinator is designed to keep that from happening, and it requires no power source other than its user's arm muscles.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Desalination, Water, Osmosis

When most of us think of freshly poured concrete, we picture a material that should be left to dry as smooth as possible. A new wheeled robot drives right over the stuff, however, gouging its surface to make structures stronger yet also cheaper to build.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Concrete, Construction, Autonomous

Phoenix-based mobility outfit Lectric has a reputation for quality builds at affordable prices. Such is the case for an updated version of the XPeak all-terrain adventure bike, which keeps the same price tag as the original but can now be optioned with a longer-range battery.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Off-road

China is now home to the world's most powerful centrifuge capable of creating artificial gravity. This facility will enable a wide range of experiments to help make sense of scientific phenomena, simulate geological events, and test new materials.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Gravity, China, Testing, World's Most Powerful

Back in 2022, Eco Wave Energy announced plans to relocate its wave energy array from Gibraltar to the Port of Los Angeles. Now the company has secured final approval for what will become the first onshore wave energy project in the US.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Wave Power, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy

At a test track in Germany, Bugatti has just recorded an open-top speed much quicker than the iconic Veyron managed with a roof on when it stunned the world in 2010. Next stop, says Mate Rimac, is 500 km/h (311 mph) and the outright speed crown.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Bugatti, Hypercar, Supercar, World's Fastest, World Records, Convertible

Chilean architectural studio Tololo Ugarte has created a luxurious vaulted tiny house that blurs the lines between its tasteful interior and the surrounding landscape. Dubbed Catalejo, which means Spyglass, the project leverages the unique attributes of its site to inform the design.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Tiny Footprint, Cabins, Off-grid, Home

The rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 on November 12, 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Supersonic, Dawn Aerospace

A peptide hormone produced in the brain that triggers physiological reproductive responses has been 'hacked' by scientists to form an effective, safe and non-invasive way to treat chronic gut pain. It's being deemed an entirely new class of painkiller.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Queensland, Irritable bowel syndrome, irritable-bowel-disease, Chronic, Pain, Drugs, Drug delivery, Analog, molecular biology, Gastrointestinal

On November 11, MAPHEUS-15 became the 600th suborbital rocket launched from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center. While not wanting to downplay this impressive milestone, many are keener to see whether its payload paid off, scientifically speaking.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Cells, Health, Microgravity, La Trobe University

Pushing heavy loads in a wheelbarrow may be easier than carrying them, but it can certainly still be a plenty difficult task. The eBarrow Kit was designed with that fact in mind, as it electrifies existing wheelbarrows.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Hub Motors, Electric, Urban Gardening

The icy fingers of winter are starting to grip folks in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally this might mean packing away the bike until things warm up a little. But the latest electric ride from Giant has been designed for "those who embrace the thrill of winter riding."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Off-road

With its length of 4.8 m (15 ft) and its simple, space-saving layout, the 4800L Compact tiny house could be a good fit for those looking for a weekender or guest house. It's also relatively affordable and starts at just AUD$48,000 (roughly US$31,000).Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Micro-House, House, Home, Tiny Footprint

It’s not just the Mulders of the world watching the skies anymore – the Scullys are getting involved. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released its latest report on UFOs, with some intriguing stats and stories.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Aerial, Department of Defense, Extraterrestrial, Aircraft, Flying Saucer, drones

We've been following the development of Australia's AMSL Aero's longe-range, hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL for some time and now the box-winged tilt-rotor aircraft has completed its first free flight after over a year of 50 tethered tests.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Flight Tests, Hydrogen Aviation

Chinese company JiYue has unveiled a stonking high-performance, long-range, intelligent supercar capable of doing 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 400 miles (644 km) to a charge, and featuring a unibody carbon frame.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: China, Supercar, Supercars, Artificial Intelligence, Self driving cars, Electric Vehicles

When disaster strikes, drones and robots can be sent into danger zones to scout for survivors. The RoBoa from a student team at ETH Zurich is designed to snake its way through debris that would stop other solutions in their tracks.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Soft Robotics, ETH Zurich, Rescue, Monitoring, Mapping, Disasters, Biomimicry

LG Display has built on the technology powering its flexible screen prototype that stretched by 20% in 2022, announcing what's claimed to be the world's first stretchable display capable of expanding up to 50%.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: LG Display, Display, Stretchable Electronics, Micro LED, Foldable, Flexible Electronics, Screens

The unassuming yet popular white button mushroom has cancer-fighting abilities, according to the results of a human clinical trial on the use of food as medicine. Not only does it slow tumor growth, but it also allows cancer-fighting immune cells to do their job effectively.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Mushrooms, Prostate cancer, Treatment, City of Hope

It's nearly 15 years since the first air fryer as we know it hit the market, but food companies and consumers are still catching up when it comes to food safety and these game-changing kitchen gadgets. Experts say better instructions and user awareness will lower the risk of food-related illness.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Food technology, Food, Cooking, Bacteria, Kitchen,...

Many of us will have had a tooth pulled in the dentist chair, either under local or general anesthetic, and even with modern medicine, it's not a pleasant experience. So spare a thought for the people who, for millennia, voluntarily had good, healthy front teeth hammered or pulled out – a practice that continued from 4800 BP to the early 1900s. And it was...

With its length of 45 ft (10.3 m), the Cumberland is about as large as a tiny house can get before we need to start thinking about calling it something else. Arranged on one level, the dwelling boasts a spacious open interior with a home office, plus a sizable porch too.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Building and Construction

We've seen plenty of futuristic-looking concept motorcycles over the years – the BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 and Yamaha Motoroid prototype, to name just two. The Rocket One fits comfortably amongst such offerings, with a massive LED headlamp that looks like a jet engine inlet or the Argo’s wave motion gun from Star Blazers.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, Concept Motorcycles, Triumph, HUD, Augmented...

Manipulating important non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes using light prevented fear memories from being retained long-term, according to new research. The findings add to growing evidence about astrocytes’ role in memory and open the door to potential treatments for conditions like PTSD, which is characterized by abnormal fear memory.Continue ReadingCategory: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Memory, Fear, Optogenetics, Astrocyte, Tohoku University