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After winning over a hundred thousand iPhone users who wanted to attach a BlackBerry-style keyboard to their handsets, Clicks is now making its physical keyboard cases for a small selection of Android devices. Up first: Google's Pixel 9 and 9 Pro.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Android, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, Keyboard, smartphones, Accessories, Motorola RAZR

While it's great that many types of paper can now be recycled, textile waste is still mostly just dumped or burned (with a few experimental exceptions). A new technique could change that by combining the two materials, using discarded cotton clothing to boost the strength of packaging paper.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: TU Graz, Recycling, Paper, Textile, Clothing, Waste

Internal combustion engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. And while you can't argue about how inefficient they may be, the truth is that internal combustion has led the way for modern transportation since time immemorial.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Exhaust, Pollution, Thermoelectricity, Energy, Ice

A 2022 study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans found drinking four units of alcohol a day – two beers, or two glasses of wine – can cause structural damage and brain volume loss equivalent to 10 years of aging. The findings proved to be the tip of the iceberg for researchers looking at how alcohol affects our brain.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness &...

You may not know what a springtail is but man, those little things can jump! Scientists have now copied the creatures' jumping mechanism in a small robot that could one day explore places that people can't go.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Harvard, Biomimicry

Kia's got a bunch of new EVs in the pipeline, and I'm especially jazzed about this EV4 sedan. It's set to arrive stateside later this year, and boasts seriously solid range to give the Tesla Model 3 a run for its money.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Kia, Electric Vehicles, Sedan

After a couple of successful Kickstarters for versions of its book-sized smart telescope, DwarfLab opted to jump straight into production for the Dwarf III. We've recently been out stargazing and wildlife watching with this latest dual-lens budget-friendly sky watcher.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Telescope, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Amateur astronomy, Reviews

Following the release of Microsoft's latest quantum computing chip last week, Amazon has unveiled its first one today, after four years in the making.Continue ReadingCategory: Quantum Computing, ScienceTags: Amazon, Quantum, Processing, Chips, Computers

Excavations have found that the brain of what seems to be a human male contained dark glass formed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The effect can't be explained by lava temperatures alone, but rather a different event from the cataclysm.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Disasters, volcano, Bones, Archeology, Human, Brain

If you don’t know what a Koraidon is, well, you’re probably not alone. And you're also probably not into Pokémon. Koraidon is a dragon-type Legendary Pokémon that appears in the 2022 game Pokémon Scarlet.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Concept Motorcycles, Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Nintendo, Self-balancing, Japan, Crazy

Energy company Helion is inching closer to its goal of firing up the world's first fusion reactor to produce usable electricity. It's currently considering a property in the city of Malaga, Washington, to set up a 50-MW facility and power Microsoft's data centers.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Helion Energy, Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear, Clean Energy

Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a day on their backsides eating bamboo. But contrary to the many jokes about the intelligence of these black and white bears, scientists have found that it's not because they're too dumb to know better. It's actually far more fascinating – and gives...

Figure is leveling up its humanoid robot business far more rapidly than any other robotics company I can think of right now. CEO Brett Adcock just announced it plans to begin alpha testing its robots in the home sometime in 2025 – that's two years ahead of schedule.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, Figure, Robots

Looking like something out of a science fiction thriller, Diehl Defence is showing off its CICADA eMissile, which is the centerpiece of the company's Sky Sphere system for defending against Class 1 and 2 small drones with minimal collateral damage.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: drones

Earlier this month we looked at the Flying Whales airship, a hugely ambitious project if ever there was one. A small but critical piece of that floating puzzle, the Evolito axial flux motor – or all 32 of them – will be responsible for powering the big, bloated behemoth forward.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Electric Motors, Airships, Electric Aircraft

Scientists in China have found a new potential drug target for weight loss. Blocking a protein called CD44 has been shown to protect against obesity in mice on a high-fat diet, specifically by suppressing the formation of white fat cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Obesity, Diabetes, Weight, Weight Loss, Ozempic, China, Health, Fat cells

The most innovative flip blade of 2025 may not be a knife; it may just be an axe. Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has bravely taken one of its most unique folding knife designs and adapted it into a sleek, compact axe that packs safely without a sheath and flips into full-on chopping mode in milliseconds. It's the new Provoke X pocket axe,...

If a robot is going to excel at traversing multiple types of terrain, it shouldn't have an unadaptable "Jack of all trades, master of none" body shape. That's where the GOAT robot comes in, as it automatically changes shape depending on the landscape.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: EPFL, Transformable, Shape-shifting

Californian ebike maker Aventon has doubled down on security for the follow up to 2022's flagship urban commuter. The Level 3 is the second model to feature the Aventon Control Unit, smart bike tech with 4G/GPS and theft deterrence.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Security

Following its reveal back in 2020, Sydney Fish Market is now almost complete. The building has been fitted with an ambitious timber roof that's designed to resemble fish scales and weighs 2,500 tons.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Timber, Sydney, sustainable design, 3XN

Italian firm Virus Power produces motorcycle gear that is lightweight, wearable, and most importantly, free of animal-derived materials. The brand claims that its products meet extremely high safety standards and are already used by a number of riders, including Scott Redding in the World Superbike series.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Motorcycle Gear, WSBK, Veganism, Racing, Ducati, Protection, Safety

Japanese scientists have created what may be the world’s smallest video game. Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: World's Smallest, Nano, Nanoscale, Nanometers, Nanoparticles, Electric, Electrons, Nagoya University

Cue the self-replicating robot revolution: Apptronik's humanoid Apollo robot is gearing up to assist in manufacturing copies of itself. That's thanks to a deal between the Texas-based robotics company and global engineering solutions firm Jabil, which produces components for the likes of Apple, Dell, and HP.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, Robots, Apptronik, Manufacturing

It’s hard to get glue to work underwater – unless you’re a mussel. Scientists have now created a new adhesive that combines the stickiness of mussel’s natural glue with the slimy, germ-repelling nature of mucus.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Adhesive, Glue, Underwater, Water, MIT, Freie Universität, Biomimicry