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Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a high-speed VTOL military aircraft as part of DARPA's Speed & Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. Early ground effect testing has demonstrated its fan-in-wing vertical lift system.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: aurora, Boeing, DARPA, VTOL, Sprint

A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life. The findings go to prove that you’re never too old to reap the benefits of stopping smoking.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Smoking, quit-smoking, life-expectancy, University of Michigan

Infuse spirits and cocktails like a professional mixologist with this handy little device, a first-of-its kind gadget that makes adding complex flavors to drinks – and food – far simpler than existing methods. And a damn sight cheaper, too – at US$49 as a special launch price.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Gadgets, Entertainment, Whiskey, Smoke, Kickstarter

Taking a pill is the easiest, least invasive way to take medicine, but unfortunately, not all drugs work that way. Now, Stanford scientists have found “an embarrassingly simple solution” that could make almost any drug molecule effective in oral pill form, testing it in mice with chemotherapy drugs that are normally administered through IV infusion.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Drug,...

Hoarding disorder is debilitating, and current treatments aren’t that effective. A new study found that modifying distressing mental images into more positive ones was an effective way of motivating people with the condition to discard their unneeded objects.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: psychiatry, mental health, cognitive-behavioral-therapy, University of New South Wales

Data from NASA's Curiosity rover collected on Mars is shedding new light on how the Red Planet became uninhabitable in the distant past due to a changing climate that caused the surface water to evaporate or be locked away as ice.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Curiosity Rover, NASA, Mars

Here's an early look at one of the future's cheapest electric vehicles. Renault officially kicks off the Twingo's next generation with an all-electric prototype debuting at next week's 2024 Paris Motor Show. The endearing little hatchback features a revamped design that smashes together the past and present into an optimistic mini-hatch with a digital twist (and swing and tango, too).Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Renault,...

Tiny homes don't often have a full suite of smart gadgets, but Massimo Modular rings in all the bells and whistles with the futuristic, nearly completely see-through, tiny E9 smart home.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Smart Home, Off-grid, Tiny Footprint, Eco-Friendly

While battery-electric ferry boats may be more eco-friendly and require less maintenance than their diesel-burning counterparts, they're still not perfect. That's why scientists are now looking into powering small ferries using nothing but compressed air.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Compressed Air, Electric Boats

Ebikes designed for commuting are often rather heavy, dumpy-looking things with no real sense of "fun." Specialized is apparently out to change that, with its just-announced line of carbon-fiber-framed Turbo Vado SL 2 Carbon city bikes.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Specialized Bikes, Cycling, Carbon Fiber

Learning to play piano is a hard slog, and many people – myself included – tend to start well, and then lose momentum before giving up entirely. Roli is hoping to keeping students engaged with a gesture-tracking AI teacher called the Airwave.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: ROLI, Learning, Tracking, MIDI, Keyboard, Piano, Artificial Intelligence, Digital music, Gestures

In a world first, an autonomous electric ferry began commercial operation in Stockholm last year, transporting up to 25 passengers between islands in the region. Now the vessel has been remotely operated from 600 km away.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Autonomous, Electric Boats, Remote

Seeking to improve the tokamak fusion reactor known as ITER, researchers have found a way to stop rogue tungsten atoms from shearing off the walls and messing with the plasma. The finding is another important milestone on fusion's road to success.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Nuclear Fusion, fusion engineering, Tokamak reactor, Princeton University, Plasma, Stellarator

Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Wind Power, Wave Power, Solar Power, Floating offshore wind, Floating, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy

ESA's Hera spacecraft designed to assess NASA's experiment to deflect an asteroid has launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. At 14:52 GMT, the robotic probe lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket to begin its three-year mission.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: ESA, NASA, Asteroid Redirect Mission, Asteroid

Giving psilocybin to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Psychedelic Medicine, psilocybin, Depression, Monash University

One picture taken every day of the year starting September 2023 through to September 2024 provides a pretty fascinating perspective of the twilight zone transit due to the Earth's 23.5-degree axial tilt as it orbits around the Sun.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Earth, Calendar, International Space Station, Satellite, Weather

Even if you don't usually carry a multitool, there are times when a pen, a craft knife or a screwdriver could just be super handy. The Ti-ONE gives you these and more at a super-compact size small enough to hang off a keychain or necklace.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter, Crowdfunding

Pirelli and Bosch have signed a joint development agreement to create a software-driven "intelligent tire" system that will combine Bosch's hardware and software know-how with Pirelli's tire-integrated sensors tech.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Pirelli, Bosch, Tires, Automotive, Transport

New research has found that men’s and women’s metabolisms favor eating different foods at breakfast time and could be key to developing personalized nutrition strategies that help to address health issues or lose weight.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Diet, Sex, metabolism, Metabolic syndrome, University of Waterloo

German camper brand Vanderer has proven itself a master at transforming the smallest vans into warm, cozy wheeled tiny homes with a layout that goes above and beyond the average mini-camper. It goes simpler for its second floor plan, deconstructing the camper van into a series of smart, versatile components spread around the vehicle. The Vanderer Two roams the wild as one of the...

In a rural area of Poland, Mobius Architekci studio has designed an impressive architectural piece that seamlessly merges traditional farmhouse aesthetics with bold, modern minimalism. Dubbed the Loop House, the project boasts a contemporary design that embraces green roofs to reduce the building's environmental impact.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Rural, Green Roofs, House, sustainable design

For many coffee aficionados, traveling means having to go without their daily cup of artisanal pour-over java. The iKoffy GoBrew coffee maker is out to change that, as it's designed to let users be their own barista while on the road.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Coffee, Portable

Scott Sports has launched its most advanced urban ebike to date. The Silence eRide "is lightweight, sporty and elegant" and described as a work of art. The stylish ride features a carbon frame, German mid-mount motor and internal battery.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Scott, Lightweight, ebikes, Pedal-assisted