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Aerospace startup Natilus is taking on the biggest players in civil aviation, unveiling its plans to build its Horizon Blended Wing Body (BWB) passenger/cargo liner that can carry 200 passengers from New York to London with 50% lower emissions.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: blended wing, Airlines

An RNA-editing gene therapy has been developed that switches off the key driver of common eye conditions affecting diabetics and the elderly. The researchers behind the innovative treatment say that it’s an alternative to the current treatment: regular injections of medication directly into the eye.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: gene therapy, Eye diseases, Diabetes, Center for Eye Research Australia

Using social media platforms for long periods has little to no association with mental health indicators like depression, anxiety and stress, according to new research. However, another recently published study found that men risk developing unhealthy obsessions with physique if they place too much importance on likes and comments.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: mental health, Social media, Psychology, Curtin University,...

Riding a motorcycle is already risky enough without adding obscured vision to the equation. That's where the Bikerguard is designed to come in. It's a visor wiper that can be attached to just about any motorcycle helmet to swipe away the rain.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Helmets, Motorcycle Gear, Gadgets, Road Safety

How do you keep a glass of beer cold the longest? By using science, of course. At least that's what one researcher has turned to, finding the optimal shape of vessel that will keep a poured beer chilled for as long as possible while you drink it.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Beer, Physics, Mathematics, Glass, Design Engineering

Although we've seen a number of packable camp kitchens recently, most of them are large enough that they have to be transported in a vehicle. The iKSPLOR Adventure BBQ is different, in that it fits into its own custom backpack.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Barbecue, Cooking, Camping, Kickstarter

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that's never been done before: lit the fuse of an aerospike rocket in flight.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Rocket

At this year's Euronaval show outside of Paris, MBDA is showing off the latest version of its venerable Exocet anti-ship missile. The new submarine-launched SM40 boasts greatly increased range and targeting capabilities.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Missile Defense

Noisy environments pose a challenge to deaf people, particularly when they're trying to discern what a specific person within such a setting is saying. AirCaps glasses are designed to help, by providing real-time captioning to the wearer.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Deaf, Hearing, Glasses, Eyewear, Cornell University, Artificial Intelligence, Speech

Sure, maybe it's blasphemy to say that any new Volkswagen California camper van is better than the icons that came before it. But Volkswagen has worked quite hard to optimize the freshly launched California eHybrid 4Motion for smart, affordable, carefree road trips. Not only does the new camper bus pack standard all-wheel drive to master the slick conditions inevitable in van life, it boasts...

For almost all sports, training involves some combination of speed, strength, balance, coordination and/or force. That's where the CatchPad comes in, as it's designed to help athletes hone those skills wherever they want, without a human coach.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Training, Artificial Intelligence

This year's winner of the prestigious World Building of the Year award has been announced during the annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Australia's Darlington Public School, by fjcstudio, got the nod for its sensitive and inclusive approach to early learning.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: World Architecture Festival, Building and Construction, Awards, sustainable design, School, Sydney

Electric bikes come in all shapes and sizes, but few will turn heads quite like the Mod Easy SideCar Sahara. This limited-edition ebike has been inspired by the WWII-era BMW R75 motorcycle, and comes complete with sand-beige desert camouflage.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Retro, Sidecar

In a bid to draw in more riders and make e-motos more accessible, Zero Motorcycles has unveiled a new 'All Access' plan. At its core are six newly developed motorcycles, all priced under US$10,000. The first two electric motorcycles from this pack were unveiled at EICMA 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Zero Motorcycles, Electric Motorcycles, Off-road, Sur-Ron, Electric, Concept Bikes, EICMA 2024

Following a number of industry partnerships, imaging titan Leica announced its own smart projector in 2022. Now the company has followed that ultra-short-throw Laser TV with a compact audiovisual treat designed for "maximum flexibility and cinema feeling in Leica premium image quality."Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Leica, Projectors, Laser, 4K UHD, Compact

From washing urinals to tidying up the beach, we can already see a future where our robot servants help keep our world a little cleaner. Now, a robotic arm has mastered the surprisingly complex task of sink washing, showing off its ability to learn.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Robot, Automation, TU Wien, Cleaning

Scientists have demonstrated a creative new way to kill cancer cells effectively, with few side effects. Gluing two particular proteins together tricks the tumors into destroying themselves.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, Protein, Drug, Stanford University, Apoptosis, Tumor

Whether you're an avid birder or just a casual observer of the native feathered friends that visit your neck of the woods, you can now set up the ultimate high-tech feeding and water station that's also incredibly low-maintenance. However, you might end up with even more visitors once word gets out.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Birds, nature, Smart Home, Artificial Intelligence, Animals, Wildlife

Under the right circumstances, electrons can actually “freeze” into a bizarre solid form. Now, physicists at Berkeley Lab have created and taken the first ever direct images of this structure.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Electron Microscopes, Electrons, Matter, UC Berkeley, University of California Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials

Flight 6 of SpaceX's giant Starship is scheduled to fly no earlier than Monday, November 18, 2024. If there are no delays, the world's largest rocket ever to fly will lift off at 4:00 pm CST from the company's Texas Starbase. Here's how to watch.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Starship, Launch

The ‘Ozempic drug,’ semaglutide, has been found to reduce moderately severe pain caused by knee osteoarthritis and improve physical functioning following weight loss, according to the results of a recent clinical trial by Novo Nordisk, the drug’s manufacturer.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Pain, Physical functioning

When we last heard from Lumos, the bike helmet company had announced a model which was simply equipped with a "smart" tail light. The firm is getting fancy again, however, with its turn-indicating, 360-degree-illuminating, crash-detecting Nyxel.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: bike lights, Cycling, Helmet, Road Safety, Kickstarter

A new super small knife made from M390 steel promises to offer strong slashing at your fingertips in a package that's about the size of a house key. The compact cutter also comes with two other surprises including a handy bottle opener.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Knife, Multitools, Kickstarter, Everyday Carry, Keychains

Researchers have developed a nanoscale sensor that detects lung cancer simply by analyzing the levels of a chemical called isoprene in your breath. The team believes its breakthrough could unlock a non-invasive, low-cost method to catch the disease early, and potentially save a lot of lives.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, Lung cancer, Lung, Breathalyzer, Zhejiang University