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If you've watched even a single episode of CSI, you'll know how important it is to check suspects and crime scenes for gunshot residue (GSR). A new technique could make that task faster and easier than ever before, by quickly causing the residue to glow green.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University of Amsterdam, Forensics, Crime, Guns, Detection, Police, Perovskite

Influential Dutch studio MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being transformed into a public swimming pool, complete with a movable floor that lets visitors "walk on water."Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Renovation, Church, MVRDV, Pool

Storing hundreds of books on a digital device is a great way to satisfy your thirst for adventure or knowledge without needing lots of shelving in the home. But e-readers don't really feel book-like. Until now. E Ink has partnered with Readmoo to launch the first foldable color e-book reader.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: E-Ink, E-reader, Folding, Color

Santa Clara-based eVTOL maker Archer has its sights set on making air taxis a thing, like, really soon. It's just revealed plans for a network of vertiports from which its electric aircraft can take off and land in New York (NYC) – so you can beat street traffic and get around town in minutes.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: urban transport, eVTOL, Air Taxis, Flying taxi,...

While hydrofoils lift out of the water thanks to an underwater fin, hydroplanes zoom along by riding directly on the surface of the water. A slick carbon-fiber scale model from startup CovaConcepts shows off the latter concept in a fun new video.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Hydrofoil, Hydroplane, Boating, Electric Boats, Model, Prototype

For the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a remarkable new heart transplant in which the donor organ never skips a beat in the process, reducing the damage that can occur during such a complex operation. It ushers in a new era of more successful heart transplant surgery.Continue ReadingCategory: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cardiovascular, Heart Failure, Transplant, Surgery, National Taiwan...

The British Army has successfully tested a Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW) that took out multiple swarms of drones simultaneously and near instantaneously using high-frequency radio waves at a cost of 10p (US$0.13) per shot.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: British Army, Directed Energy Weapon, drones

In the world's largest study into the long-term health impacts of flooding, scientists have quantified the widespread and shocking ways in which this traumatic experience affects people. The results call for urgent action to address these potentially deadly issues.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Monash University, Flooding, Disease, Infections, Disasters, mental health, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, renal failure, Diabetes

Looking beyond jabs, sprays or tablets, scientists are thinking outside the box for delivering antiviral medication to prevent the spread of highly transmissible bugs. Their secret weapon? Chewing gum – but not any gum. This one is made from a rather fascinating bean.Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Pennsylvania, avian-influenza, Influenza, Herpes simplex virus, Herpesvirus, Antiviral, Coronavirus (COVID-19),...

We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive orbital junk problem. The European Space Agency (ESA) noted in its Annual Space Environment Report that more than 6,600 tons of space junk are currently floating about in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), between 100 - 1,200 miles (160 - 2,000 km) above our planet's surface.Continue ReadingCategory:...

The lightest-weight full-bodied pickup truck camper we've ever covered has somehow gotten even lighter. While the average pickup camper manufacturer struggles to build products any lighter than 1,500 lb (680 kg), Texas startup Peak Performance spent 2024 getting the word out about a pop-up camper weighing in at a mere 550 lb (249 kg), as midsize truck-friendly as you'll find.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Camping,...

Billed as a vision for a bridge between adventure and refinement, the Genesis X Gran Equator Concept has been unveiled at the New York Auto Show.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Genesis, Concept Vehicle

While it's great to be able to virtually ride some of the world's best cycling routes on rainy or snowy days, sometimes you just wanna ride VR versions of your own favorite local roads. Rouvy's Route Creator lets you do exactly that, utilizing ride footage that you shoot yourself.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Cycling, Pedaling, Virtual Reality, Interactive

Subaru has taken the wraps off a new and improved Solterra for the 2026 model year. The EV has more range, an NACS plug, and more power output with faster charging times. Also unveiled is a new off-road version of the Solterra, the Trailseeker.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Subaru, New York Auto Show, Electric Vehicles, Off-road, SUV

Tiny drops of water might not seem like powerhouse energy producers, but a new method shows how simple tubes might be able to turn falling rain into an energy source. In tests, the method was able to power up 12 LED lights.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Clean Energy, Rain, National University of Singapore, Hydro-Electric, Electricity, Water

This skyscraper's extraordinary exterior is not just for show. Designers Triptyque and Architects Office have arranged the building around a concrete exoskeleton, which provides structural support and frees up floorspace inside.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Exoskeleton, Building and Construction, Brazil, Residential towers, Skyscrapers

Though it has dabbled in other materials, Urtopia is best known for its carbon fiber bikes. Now the young maker has added a fat-tire utility ebike to its stable, which is being pitched as a "head-turning, cargo-carrying, joy-spreading machine."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike, Carbon Fiber

Literally a century after it was first discovered, we now have footage of the colossal squid alive in its natural habit for the very first time for your viewing pleasure.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Ocean, Animals

Just last month we trawled the internet for updates to our coverage of the Dynafin propulsion concept from marine giant ABB. Now the technology has been independently tested, which also gives us our first look at the actual system.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Shipping, Energy Efficient, Motor, Prototype, Boating

A new study of nearly 15,000 people found that the window of late-night workouts in which sleep is then impacted is actually much larger than previously thought, showing that exercising within four hours of bedtime can have a detrimental effect on shut-eye.Continue ReadingCategory: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Monash University, Exercise, Sleep monitors, Sleep, Cardiovascular, Fitness, Insomnia

Digital notebooks with E Ink screens offer scribblers, jotters and doodlers an old school paper-like creative experience while also cramming in modern tech. The latest to join the party comes in the shape of a color E Ink tablet called the Bigme B7.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: E-Ink, Tablet, 4G, Notes, E-Paper, Color

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia that contains uranium enriched above 5% – a US commercial first.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Westinghouse, Nuclear

Using a traditional U-lock can be a hassle, as you have to pull it out of your bag, take it apart, then run its shackle through the bike's frame before putting it back together. The bike-mounted V-160 offers a simpler approach, in that you just push it head-first into whatever's at hand.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Lock, Theft, Security, Cycling, Kickstarter

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A possibly life-saving new multi-sensor stethoscope is claimed to be much better at the job, with the added benefit that it can be used by just about anyone.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: University of Cambridge, Heart Disease, Diagnostic devices