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If aliens are watching Earth, they might be able to detect us from the radio signals we beam to Mars to control our rovers there. Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Extraterrestrial, Life, TRAPPIST-1, Astronomy, Radio, Pennsylvania State University, SETI

A wearable, non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that quickly measures neural activity while the user plays through a video-game 'test' is helping clinicians more accurately diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While still in the research stage, this novel invention is showing a lot of promise in removing the gray area of ADHD diagnosis.Continue ReadingCategory: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024,...

Nobody enjoys giving blood samples, but it’s a necessary part of many hospital stays and doctor visits. Soon we might not have to, thanks to a new device that can isolate biomarkers for different diseases using sound waves, from a single drop of blood, in around an hour.Continue ReadingCategory: Imaging & Diagnostics, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Diagnostic devices, Diagnosis, Diagnose, Blood, Biomarkers, University...

Using a weighted blanket overnight not only improves insomnia but mood as well, in addition to reducing the use of sleep medications, a review of existing studies has found. It’s an effective, non-drug way of improving sleep to ensure better overall health.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Sleep, Insomnia, mental health, Flinders University

If, like me, you can't decide which ammunition to load into your chain gun, Northrop Grumman has a variant of its 30 x 113mm M230 Link Fed (M230LF) Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun that can swap from one ammo to another at the flip of a switch.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, Cannons, Weapon

We've been roaming the halls at InnoTech Taipei this past week, which is where we spotted the award-winning Sillykids Bug ebike. This moto-inspired fat-tire cargo hauler can be had with a rack and basket, plus a two-wheel trailer.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike, Retro

Tiny home builder Movable Roots has built to the limits of a bumper-pull recreational vehicle with this 42-foot-long (12.8-m), 8-ft-6-inch-wide (2.6-m) wide custom beauty called The Elmore. Sitting on three axles, you can take this home-away-from-home anywhere.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Recreational vehicle, Travel, Off-grid, Glamping

There's nothing quite like pulling a wheelie on a motorcycle for firing up the adrenalin glands. More people would do it if it wasn't so difficult and potentially painful and embarrassing – so RawRR is launching a trainer to make it easy and fun.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Stunts, Motorcycle

In one of the strangest partnerships we've come across, Axiom Space and Prada (yes, that Prada) have teamed up to produce the space suits NASA astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon as part of the space agency's Artemis program.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Space Suit, artemis, NASA

In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and "military-grade encryption." This is true and not true.Continue ReadingCategory: Quantum Computing, ScienceTags: Hack, Quantum Information, China, Encryption

It was just a year ago that Leatherman launched a 20-in-1 pocket tool it literally billed as the best multitool it ever made, to the detriment of every Leatherman tool that came before (or since). The company was that confident in the Arc. A year later, and Leatherman has released a new version of the Arc that might rightfully be the most stylish multitool...

For 50 years now, camera company Nikon has been highlighting microscopic marvels with the annual Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Headlining this year’s winners is a groundbreaking view of mouse brain tumor cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Gallery, Photography, Photographic, Photographers, Nikon Small World, Nikon, Cells, Insect

Rocket Lab is making innovative strides in space travel with the Neutron medium payload rocket – namely, it's the largest composite rocket ever made. Initially, hundreds of layers and thousands of square feet of carbon fiber were laid onto a mold by hand, taking a large team several weeks to complete.Continue ReadingCategory: Manufacturing, TechnologyTags: Carbon Fiber, Rocket Lab, Neutron Generators, Rocket, 3D Printing

A new continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that is not only non-invasive but that predicts blood sugar levels from ECG data promises to shake up diabetes management. The device is being showcased at the 2024 Taiwan Innotech Expo.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Diabetes, blood-glucose, Continuous Glucose Monitor, ECG

While there are many multitools that include a bit driver along with a lot of other tools, what if a driver is all you really need? That's where the tiny, compact ScrewMaster comes in – and it does also let you break car windows in emergencies.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter

Austrian hi-fi brand Pro-Ject is probably best known for making high-end gear affordable, with its excellent Debut line a good example. But the company does make ultra-high-end models too, and now there's a new flagship Signature to rule the roost.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Turntables, Luxury, Audiophile

If you find that you can never get the temperature quite right in bed, a new gizmo called the Homiffi could help. It cranks out either cool or warm air and also acts as a clock, a wireless charger, a Bluetooth speaker and more.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Clock Radios, Bluetooth Speakers, Fan cooling, Heating, Climate, Kickstarter, Crowdfunding

With its upcoming scientific research center in Uzbekistan, Zaha Hadid Architects has taken a low-tech approach to maintaining a comfortable temperature. The eye-catching building will feature an ingenious passive cooling system inspired by traditional local architecture.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, sustainable design

Ferrari's new F80 hypercar has tongues wagging about the new design language, and whether it'll make for a suitable successor to the 2013 LaFerrari. What's probably more important, though, is that the Maranello-based marque's latest creation can get from 0-62 mph in just 2.15 seconds, and hit a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Ferrari, Hypercar, McLaren

Microscopic battles rage around, on and in us at all times, and the microbial combatants use far more exciting weapons than we might realize. Scientists have now observed a bacterium that attacks like a pirate ship, ensnaring its prey with grappling hooks and firing “cannons” that blow it open.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Bacteria, Cells, ETH Zurich

Leonardo UK has publicly rolled out its BriteStorm electronic warfare system that allows air forces to penetrate hostile airspace by creating phantom squadrons of fighter planes and missiles to jam and spoof radar defenses.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, leonardo, drones, Electronic

Brand new videos on the Tesla and Unitree humanoids perfectly illustrate the different approaches behind these two cutting-edge robots. Optimus is clearly focused on useful work, ASAP – while the Unitree G1 is becoming surprisingly agile and athletic.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Tesla Robot, Tesla, Unitree, Humanoid, Robots

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year. It turns out that a common bioplastic we've been using for over 100 years does, and they've learned how to accelerate that process.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Ocean plastics, Biodegradable,...

If you were a flowering plant, wouldn't you want your pollen to be received by a plant of your own kind? According to a new study, at least one plant may ensure that happens, by blasting "rival" pollen off of pollinating animals' bodies.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Stellenbosch University, Plants, Reproduction