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Nobody likes being carsick, seasick or airsick, but what can you do to keep from getting that way? Well, according to a new study, simply listening to an audio tone for one minute might be all it takes to stop you from losing your lunch.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Nagoya University, Motion, Sound

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient. An experimental new bot addresses that tradeoff by using a wing-assisted mechanism to hop instead of walking or flying in the traditional sense.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: MIT, City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, locomotion

Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements for decades. Researchers at Washington State University have devised a way to leverage those properties, and use discarded blades to create strong and durable plastics – without resorting to the use of harsh chemicals.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Wind turbine, Recycling, Plastics, Washington State University

Dirt Freak… with a name like that, you ought to either produce some solid, purpose-built off-road motorcycles… or an inexpensive vacuum cleaner. I’m glad to say it’s the former, in the shape of an electric moto from Japan dubbed the GE-N3.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Japan, Electric Motorcycles, Moped, Off-road, Dirt Bikes

As we noted for our review of the Freedo recently, warmer evenings up north could mean taking your entertainment outdoors. ViewSonic latest take on portable projection is a palm-sized model rocks Harman Kardon audio and is mounted to a 360-degree 3-in-1 stand.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Viewsonic, Projectors, Portable, Google TV, LED, HD

Many cyclists may be riding blind and risking serious injury, with more than than one in 10 having experienced an accident that they found was due to a structural failure undetected in the bike. Researchers now call for more stringent testing of bikes to identify these red flags before things go wrong on the road.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: University of New South Wales, Bicycle,...

A year after Ballie's no-show, Samsung has once again promised to bring its adorable companion robot to market this Northern Hemisphere summer.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Samsung, Projector, Robots

Airbus Defence and Space has taken the wraps off its fighter cockpit of tomorrow that it's helping to develop as part of Europe's Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project to build interfaces for next-gen warplanes.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, Fighter, Airbus

A Japanese-badged MPV put together in the US and turned into an American camper by a Korean mini-camper specialist – that about sums up the new Unicamp Toyota Sienna Pop Top camper van. Or at least it tracks its melting-pot roots – the new camper minivan has a much larger story to tell, filling a major void left by midsize van market deserters like...

Remember the Mjølner? Not the mythical hammer of thunder from whence the name originated, but the equally earth-shaking V12 engine under development by Danish hypercar marque Zenvo. Welp, rip that "under development" tag clean off, as the first unit of the world's most powerful road-going V12 engine has been completed. The new quad-turbo 6.6-liter power plant will develop over 1,200 hp without violating the...

You wanna drive a Mars rover? Well sorry, but you can't. You could, however, buy and drive a li'l four-wheel-drive rover that can be controlled from anywhere in the world via 4G cellular networks. Appropriately enough, it's called the EarthRover.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Rover, Remote Control, 4G

Did you know you emit a variety of gases through your skin all day long? These vapors, which include carbon dioxide, water vapor, and volatile organic compounds such as ammonia, can reveal vital information about your metabolic status, disease states, and overall health. Now, there's a wearable that can detect and analyze these for you.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Skin, Wearable, Northwestern...

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain perception is affected by conditions like autism and offers an animal-free method of testing pain treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Chronic pain, Autism spectrum disorder,...

How small can you realistically go before a tiny house becomes impractical? We're not sure, but Sweden's Vagabond Haven must be nearing that point with its Honey 216, which combines a well-designed but tiny interior with a price tag to match.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

French scientists have uncovered an odd superpower triggered by tapping your finger to a rhythm – it can help you hear and understand someone talking to you in a noisy environment, such as a party or a busy cafe. While it may sound a little woo-woo, there is a reason for it.Continue ReadingCategory: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Aix-Marseille Universite, Hearing...

I've loved being a cat parent to our little Neko over the last couple of years, but I don't envy folks with several cats who have to repeatedly clean out their litter boxes.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Pets, Cats, Kickstarter

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled by 2022. What's more, "strep" – which also causes a bizarre flesh-eating disease – had become shockingly resistant to common antibiotics.Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: CDC, Infections, Transmission, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Bacteria, Hygiene

If you've been wondering how long the day on Uranus is, you probably need to get out more. But if you have, you'll be interested to know that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown that it's 28 seconds longer than previously thought.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Hubble, Uranus, Astronomy, ESA, Planet

If you're gonna be inserting an object into one of your bodily orifices anyways, why not have it check up on you while it's in there? That's exactly what the OpenEarable 2.0 earphones do, using integrated sensors to measure over 30 physiological parameters.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Earbuds, Earphones, Diagnostic devices

An ambitious new timber tower in Toronto, Canada, is due to begin construction soon. Thanks to its innovative prefabricated wooden design, the residential building named 230 Royal York is expected to rise in a mere 90 days.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Timber, sustainable design, Residential towers, Canada, Prefabricated

A report from UK-based climate and energy think tank Ember notes that clean energy sources accounted for 40.9% percent of electricity produced around the world in 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Clean Energy, Solar Power, Wind Power, Electricity

Utah's Escapod already builds some of the market's sleekest composite teardrop trailers. Now it's turning its attention to offering a trailer tailored to the needs of mountain bikers, ebikers and other cyclists. The all-new Topo2 MTB features an integrated ebike-rated hitch rack, along with a veritable bike workshop. Combine those bonus features with the Topo2's existing multifunctional amenity set, and you have a towable...

Until now, ebike riders would have to juice up their steeds using a charger supplied by the seller. Ampler has just announced the Nova series, with a USB-C port for top-ups using a power brick you may already charge your laptop with.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, USB Type C

There's plenty to gawk at (and in my case, fall head over heels in love with) in this futuristic new Chevrolet Corvette concept from GM. I'll save you the anticipation: it's not going into production. But hopefully, it's a shape of things to come from the American auto giant somewhere down the line.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Concept Cars, Chevrolet, Corvette, General Motors