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In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using air instead of electric motors.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Stanford University, MIT, Virtual Reality, Haptics, Inflatable, Touch, Soft Robotics

Benda quickly made a name for itself in the Chinese motorcycle market, and of late has expanded into the West quite drastically. At this year’s EICMA, the company’s 250cc caught our attention – but it wasn’t the only bike on display.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Benda, Naked bike, EICMA 2024, Honda, Yamaha, China

Although sunscreen does help protect our skin from the sun's harmful UV rays, it isn't designed to keep that skin cool. An experimental new sunscreen does that very thing, however, while maintaining an SPF rating of about 50.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Tsinghua University, American Chemical Society, Sunscreen, Sunlight, Titanium dioxide, Infrared, Heating, Cooling, Skin

An interesting smart projector has landed on Kickstarter that can serve as a projector for wall or ceiling, a mini smart display for work or play, and even a bedside clock. The A3 puts out 4K visuals at 3,000 lumens, and can tilt on its speaker-packing stand.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Projectors, 4K UHD, Touchscreen, Productivity, Streaming, Android, Tilting-Vehicle

American EV startup Canoo has been in hot water for a while now, and it looks like the temperature's rising further still. Last Friday, Canoo put its team on a “mandatory unpaid break” through at least the end of the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, canoo

We’ve been waiting a long time for the first million dollar motorcycle, and in a world heavyweight contest of sorts, three American-made motorcycles capable of breaking that barrier will all go to auction within a few minutes of each other (lots 684, 701& 727) on the same stage on the final day of Mecum's annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Auction, Collecting,...

From pet parrots perched on the arms of scooter riders in central Taipei, to wild red-breasted nuthatches hopping across douglas fir branches above hikers armed with binoculars in Oregon, birds are one of the most loved (and important) animals on the planet. And if yours is one of the almost six million US households that has a resident bird, this one is for you.Continue...

Showing how far AI engineering has come, a new aerospike engine burning oxygen and kerosene capable of 1,100 lb (5,000 N) of thrust has successfully been hot-fired for 11 seconds. It was designed from front to back using an advanced Large Computational Engineering Model.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Aerospike, Rocket, Artificial Intelligence

It was just a year ago that we first encountered a multitool which sported a tiny adjustable wrench. Well, the Orioners Z3 is the latest tool to also boast one of those, along with eight other handy features including a fold-out cutting blade.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Wrench, Kickstarter

No, this isn't the return of Marvel's Iron Man; Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has announced plans to build the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant near Richmond, Virginia.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear, Electricity

As Saudi Arabia continues to reshape its desert landscape with an incredible number of ambitious construction projects, it has employed some high-tech robotic help to increase efficiency and speed things up.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Neom, Saudi Arabia, Robotics, Building and Construction

It's easy to assume that the only thing a cute little squirrel poses a threat to is a nut, but it turns out they could have more of a murderous streak than we realized. After watching squirrels in California for 12 years, a team of scientists has seen them actively hunt down and kill small rodents this past summer.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Animal science,...

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix robot is certainly an impressive beast, with hydraulically actuated hands that are incredibly dextrous. Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Sanctuary AI, Hand, Dexterity

After revealing a show-stopping concept version last year, Honda has announced it'll launch the 6th generation of its legendary Prelude sports coupe in late 2025.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Honda, Sports Cars, Hybrid

BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for production of the unique aircraft.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: VTOL, BAE Systems, Flight Tests

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet. The planet, known as WASP-69b, is slowly evaporating in the radiation of its host star.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Exoplanet, Planet, Stars, Atmosphere, Comets, Astronomy, NASA, UCLA, Keck observatory

New research has found that a chemical abundant in fruits, vegetables and plant products can suppress the immune response seen in food allergies. It paves the way to developing a natural treatment for this globally increasing problem.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Flavonoids, Allergies, Anti-inflammatory, The Immune System, Tokyo University of Science

Hugely promising cancer drug dostarlimab is one step closer to being widely available, after the Food and Drug Administration granted it Breakthrough Therapy Designation status that, if successful, will expedite its path to market.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Tumor, Immunotherapy, Treatment, clinical trials

In what seems like a remarkably obvious move, ESA is working with the Portuguese Space Agency and the Portuguese Navy to use life aboard a naval submarine to learn more about the effects of isolation during long-term space missions.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: ESA, Submarine

Chinese "Space Transportation" company, Lingkong Tianxing Technology, has successfully tested its new JinDou400, also known as JinDouyun, ramjet detonation engine nearly twice the altitude of commercial passenger planes and more than doubling the Concorde's fastest speeds during its test.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Supersonic, Jets, China

Forget Westfalia or Winnebago. Some of this year's most striking, innovative camper vans came not from dedicated RV manufacturers or small conversion garages but from much bigger household names: the automakers themselves. Okay, some of those car companies did get loads of technical help from the Westfalias of the world, but they debuted and marketed the campers themselves.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Campervan, mini-campervan, RV,...

Jinan, a city of 9.4 million people and the capital of Shandong Province in East China, has made world headlines. Crews working there have completed the monumental task of building the world's largest-diameter underwater shield tunnel.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Tunnel, Underwater, World Records, China

Real Motors' Project: Ares is an electric cafe racer with a sci-fi movie vibe, that blends modern technology with vintage aesthetics. It offers a 100-mile (161-km) range and a top speed of about 95 mph (153 km/h), and it takes less than four seconds to go from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, Futuristic, Prototype, urban transport, Retro

In the heart of Monaco’s coastline, a new vision of urban development has come to life. Dubbed the Mareterra project, this floating eco-district was officially completed this month, setting an unprecedented global benchmark. Built entirely on "land" reclaimed from the sea to create new territory for development, this urban expansion adds six hectares (about 15 acres or 3% of Monaco’s total land area), seamlessly...