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Single-use paper circuit board can be burnt to ash when discarded

Single-use paper circuit board can be burnt to ash when discarded

Single-use electronic devices pose a challenge, as the heavy metals and other toxic materials in them shouldn't just be released into the environment, yet those substances are difficult to reclaim....

Google announces sharper-shooting Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones

Google announces sharper-shooting Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones

Google has just announced the latest versions of its Pixel smartphone, namely the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Both models feature improved cameras, the next-generation Google Tensor G2 processor,...

Google finally launches its own WearOS smartwatch, the Pixel Watch

Google finally launches its own WearOS smartwatch, the Pixel Watch

The rumors and leaks have been many, but today Google finally pulled back the curtain on its very first smartwatch. The Pixel Watch combines aspects of the Google universe with health and fitness...

Halo-like stadium "hovers" over rolling landscape

Halo-like stadium "hovers" over rolling landscape

As is often the case with projects from MAD Architects, its recently completed Quzhou Stadium stands out with an unusual, almost alien-like form. Described as a halo hovering over the landscape by...

Pure Advance urban e-scooters designed for stability and comfort

Pure Advance urban e-scooters designed for stability and comfort

Motoring on many electric kickscooters can have riders twisting their bodies to fit both feet on fairly narrow decks. UK-based micromobility company Pure Electric is looking to encourage a more...

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Bizarre drum machine beats to a different rhythm to raise CHD awareness

Bizarre drum machine beats to a different rhythm to raise CHD awareness

At first glance, building a drum machine that uses the heartbeats of children with congenital heart disease might be considered very poor taste. But audiovisual artist Love Hultén and Teenage...

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Scientists earn Nobel Prize for breakthrough that made chemistry click

Scientists earn Nobel Prize for breakthrough that made chemistry click

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 has been awarded to a trio of scientists for their work in pioneering a form of chemistry that enabled molecular building blocks to snap together like Lego. Called...

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Toyota Land Cruiser micro RV deploys into loaded off-grid base camp

Toyota Land Cruiser micro RV deploys into loaded off-grid base camp

Like a multitool you can drive all over the globe and then stop and live in, the all-new Kamelback from South African RV specialist Bushwakka folds, slides, swings, drops and flips its way from...

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Separator made from seaweed gives next-gen battery a performance boost

Separator made from seaweed gives next-gen battery a performance boost

Batteries that make use of sodium as an electrode material are showing exciting promise by some key measures when it comes to next-generation energy storage solutions, and new research has now edged...

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Cavity-causing microbe "superorganisms" grow limbs to leap across teeth

Cavity-causing microbe "superorganisms" grow limbs to leap across teeth

If you needed more motivation to brush your teeth regularly, this could do the trick. Scientists have discovered that cavity-causing bacteria and fungi in saliva can team up to form “superorganisms”...

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Highlights from world’s most spectacular photo contest: The Pano Awards

Highlights from world’s most spectacular photo contest: The Pano Awards

In its 13th year, the Pano Awards continues to present the most awe-inspiring imagery of any photo contest going around, with the overall winner stitching 40 separate drone shots together to depict a...

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Striking Juno closeup brings Europa's icy crust into clear view

Striking Juno closeup brings Europa's icy crust into clear view

In late September, NASA’s Juno probe swept by the Jovian moon Europa in the closest flyby for decades, capturing a slew of data that will help scientists untangle the mysteries of the frosty celest...

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Meet the artist giving control of machetes to plants & guns to flies

Meet the artist giving control of machetes to plants & guns to flies

For over a decade, artist David Bowen has explored the strange relationship between the natural world and robotics. His latest sculpture uses the electrical signals of a houseplant to control a...

4X4 Gladiator is ready to head for the hills – or the beach

4X4 Gladiator is ready to head for the hills – or the beach

There are quads, there are off-road scooters and skateboards … and then there's the 4X4 Gladiator. The go-anywhere electric vehicle is currently the subject of an Indiegogo campaign, and it will...

Scientists scrutinize new video of orcas hunting great white sharks

Scientists scrutinize new video of orcas hunting great white sharks

Back in July, we heard how orcas were hunting great white sharks in South Africa, scaring the fish away from certain regions. While scientists were basing their findings on examinations of shark...

Study indicates that even small amounts of crude oil can harm seabirds

Study suggests that even small amounts of crude oil can harm seabirds

It's always upsetting to see images of seabirds covered in crude oil, as the result of an accidental spill. According to a new study, however, even tiny amounts of routinely released waterborne oil...

Albania's new tallest tower conceived as a greenery covered mountain

Albania's new tallest tower conceived as a greenery covered mountain

The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. Some of architecture's biggest names, including MVRDV, BIG and Stefano Boeri, are busy transforming the city with...

Albania's new tallest tower conceived as a greenery covered mountain

Albania's new tallest tower conceived as a greenery covered mountain

The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. Some of architecture's biggest names, including MVRDV, BIG and Stefano Boeri, are busy transforming the city with...

Focal takes aim at travel noise with premium wireless ANC headphones

Focal takes aim at travel noise with premium wireless ANC headphones

French high-end audio brand Focal has unveiled its first pair of wireless ANC headphones in the shape of the oddly-named Bathys. The eye-catching cans come with proprietary drivers, boast two...

U-Boat Worx floats $25 million submersible superyacht

U-Boat Worx floats $25 million submersible superyacht

The idea of a superyacht that pampers guests with luxury both atop and below the waterline is one that has long tickled the imaginations of everyone from adventurous children to demanding billionai...

Chronic back pain treatment blocks nerve signals with heat

Chronic back pain treatment blocks nerve signals with heat

Persistent lower back pain is a debilitating problem for millions of people around the world, and it’s not something that is easily treated. A technology called Intracept is making waves in this...

Pet robot Loona looks straight out of a Disney movie

Pet robot Loona looks straight out of a Disney movie

Robot pets have been a sci-fi staple for decades, and in recent years we’ve seen a glut of them finally hit the market, with varying success. The latest is Loona, a quite advanced-looking bot with a...

China turns on the world's largest compressed air energy storage plant

China turns on the world's largest compressed air energy storage plant

The world's largest and, more importantly, most efficient clean compressed air energy storage system is up and running, connected to a city power grid in northern China.

Wax worm saliva shown to degrade plastic bags in just hours

Wax worm saliva shown to degrade plastic bags in just hours

The search for new solutions to the growing problem of plastic pollution has led scientists to some interesting places that include the soils of a Japanese recycling center and the guts of superwor...

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to quantum entanglement experimentalists

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to quantum entanglement experimentalists

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for their work in pioneering quantum information science. Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger all conducted some of...

Late-night eating habits tied to slower calorie burn, increased appetite

Late-night eating habits tied to slower calorie burn, increased appetite

A common perception around meal timing and human health is that it’s best to steer clear of late-night dinners and midnight snacking, and a new study has offered some compelling insights into the...

BentiX drone is designed for underwater explorers on a budget

BentiX drone is designed for underwater explorers on a budget

While not nearly as expensive as full-on industrial ROVs (remotely operated vehicles), smaller underwater drones can still cost up to a few thousand dollars. The BentiX is designed to be different,...

VSSL threads flask and speaker into easy-carry backcountry party

VSSL threads flask and speaker into easy-carry backcountry party

VSSL expands its lineup of modular tubular utility gear with a very different style of multitool, a packable party it calls the VSSL Insulated Flask. Not only does the slim double-walled vacuum-ins...

Prestige brand Ibis gets into the eMTB game, with the full-carbon Oso

Prestige brand Ibis gets into the eMTB game, with the full-carbon Oso

When it comes to electric mountain bikes, there are those made by obscure bandwagon-jumping startups, and then there are others made by trusted, established bicycle companies. The Oso is definitely...

Honda debuts new in-line twin with the 2023 CB750 Hornet

Honda debuts new in-line twin with the 2023 CB750 Hornet

Ten years after the mid-sized naked sportbike CB600F Hornet went out of production, Honda is plotting its return with claims of a class-leading power-to-weight ratio from its brand new 755-cc inline...

Sabrewing prototype VTOL breaks a weight-lifting record

Sabrewing prototype VTOL breaks a weight-lifting record

It goes without saying that the heavier a load a cargo aircraft can carry, the more useful that aircraft becomes. Well, the RG-1-A Alpha has reportedly just broken a record, by "dead-lifting" more...

Xiaomi joins the 200-MP camera party with launch of 12T Pro handset

Xiaomi joins the 200-MP camera party with launch of 12T Pro handset

Earlier this year, Samsung treated us to the kind of image madness we could expect from its new 200-megapixel camera sensor by pasting a huge photo of a cat on the side of a building. The honors for...

Macdonald tiny house cuts the cord for off-grid adventure

Macdonald tiny house cuts the cord for off-grid adventure

Canada's Fritz Tiny Homes was hired by a couple who plan to spend their retirement traveling throughout North America. The firm duly designed the Macdonald, which is kitted out for adventure and...

Dallas debut for 136-inch 4K Micro LED luxury television

Dallas debut for 136-inch 4K Micro LED luxury television

LG recently rolled into the CEDIA 2022 home technology expo in Dallas for the public debut of its MAGNIT 4K 136-inch luxury television, which combines AI-enhanced processing, a smart TV platform and...

Telescope trio captures 10,000-km tail in asteroid impact aftermath

Telescope trio captures 10,000-km tail in asteroid impact aftermath

Last week, NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an event witnessed by millions of people around the world. It turns out we weren’t the only ones watching – a suite of telescopes was also...

Extinct human genome sequences earn scientist first Nobel Prize of 2022

Extinct human genome sequences earn scientist first Nobel Prize of 2022

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo, for his work in tracing human evolution by reconstructing the genomes of extinct hominins. Pääbo...

Recycling breakthrough turns one common type of plastic into another

Recycling breakthrough turns one common type of plastic into another

In a bid to reduce the environmental burden associated with both the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, scientists have demonstrated a new upcycling technique that turns one common form of it...

Pinarello takes aim at Hour Record with "world's fastest" 3D-printed bike

Pinarello takes aim at Hour Record with "world's fastest" 3D-printed bike

Italian manufacturer Pinarello has wheeled out what it bills as the first high performance 3D-printed bike, and the fastest 3D-printed bike ever built. We won’t have to wait long to see if those...

Oil-eating microbes excrete the world's cheapest "clean" hydrogen