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While we've heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the technical requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the "semi-humanoid" FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Delivery robots

California-based researchers have developed an AI-powered system to restore natural speech for paralyzed people in real time and using their own voices.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Speech, Text-to-Speech, Artificial Intelligence, Paralysis, University of California Berkeley, University of California San Francisco

While headphones do provide a nice immersive listening experience, music is really made to be heard through a good set of speakers in a room. Movengine's AirCore OWH headphones are designed to simulate that experience, and I recently got to give the things a try.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Headphones, Reviews, Kickstarter, Audio, Sound

Tickets for autonomous flights over two tourist spots in China should go on sale shortly. China's civil aviation authority has given the green light for urban air mobility outfit EHang to begin low-altitude commercial operations with its EH216-S eVTOL.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Ehang, eVTOL, Air Taxis, Tourism, Autonomous flight

The keys on Clevetura's new CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren't just for typing, they're touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Keyboard, Bluetooth Keyboards, Wireless, macOS, Gestures, Touch-enabled, Kickstarter

Enduring a week’s worth of cold water plunges can jolt the body’s cells into starting the process of autophagy to clean up and recycle old, worn-out, and broken parts, according to a new study. It highlights the potential of ice baths as a treatment for aging or chronic illness.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Cold water immersion, Cellular, Aging, Chronic illness,...

The latest private space mission has launched four astronauts into a sideways orbit that has never been attempted before with a crewed spacecraft. At 9:46 pm EDT, the Fram2 mission lifted off atop a Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Launch, SpaceX, Commercial, Space Tourism

Scientists have created what they say is the world's smallest untethered flying robot, by taking a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they've moved the bot's power and control systems out of its sub-centimeter-wide body.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: UC Berkeley, Flight, Magnetism

Like many oddball ideas, the JackRabbit micro ebike began as a crowdfunding project in 2018. The cross between a compact bike and scooter has been growing in power and size ever since, with the new Pro models being the most beastly yet.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: JackRabbit, ebikes, Scooter, Bikes, Off-road, Electric Vehicles

We've long relied on lithium-ion batteries for long-term energy storage, but they can be expensive to produce and maintain over the years. California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable alternative with its sodium-iron battery tech, and it'll soon manufacture cells to showcase its benefits.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Battery Technology, Sodium battery, Iron, Storage

Some 20 years after it was first founded, San Diego, California-based startup Aptera has taken its solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) out on a proper 300-mile (~480-km) road trip – the first time it's been filmed doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Solar Powered, Electric Vehicles, Aptera

Whether it's reading a book, having a shower or putting on some music, many of us have some kind of ritual – small or large – that we do before lights out. And while we have a feel for the good and the bad, we often don't really know just how detrimental some bedtime habits might be for our sleep. Now, for one particular...

Continental Europe's first attempt at an orbital space launch ended shorter than expected after Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang 30 seconds after lifting off only to crash and explode in the Norwegian Sea next to the pad.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Norway, Rocket, Launch

A new antibiotic to treat stubborn urinary tract infection (UTI) and a blood-clot-dissolving intravenous treatment for acute ischemic stroke have been granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It's been nearly three decades since adjacent treatments have entered the market to treat their respective conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Stroke, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Strokes, Bacteria, Antibiotic, Medication, FDA

With a length of just 8 m (26 ft), the Kookaburra features a well-designed interior layout that's suitable for two people. It includes a spacious and light-filled living room, plus it has a full kitchen and even a home office.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, House, Home

A pair of studies conducted by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab found a small percentage of test subjects who used ChatGPT extensively reported increased loneliness and emotional dependence, as well as reduced social interaction.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: GPT, Open AI, mental health, MIT

Scientists in China have created a new type of display with the smallest pixels and the highest pixel density ever. Individual pixels were shrunk to 90 nanometers – about the size of a virus – and a record 127,000 of them were crammed into every inch of a display.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Display, miniLED, Micro LED, LED, Nano, Cambridge University, University of...

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown off the United States' latest nuclear weapon as full production begins seven months ahead of schedule. The B61-13 variable-yield gravity bomb is part of a major program to modernize the American nuclear deterrent.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Department of Energy, US Air Force, Sandia Labs, Nuclear weapons

Construction has begun on an eye-catching new skyscraper in Miami, Florida. The residential tower will be defined by its sculpted exterior and feature solar-panel-integrated windows to help reduce its grid-based energy usage.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Residential towers, Luxury, Miami

The method used to brew coffee can significantly affect levels of natural cholesterol-raising compounds called diterpenes, according to a new study. It might be that the way your coffee is made is affecting your heart health.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Coffee, Brewing, Cholesterol, Uppsala University

There’s just something about well-put-together Royal Enfield custom builds. Ever since the Indian bikemaker released its 650 platform, it opened a portal to some of the most iconic custom designs I’ve seen. This one comes courtesy of the Australian custom shop, Purpose Built Moto.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Royal Enfield, 650s, Custom Bikes, Retro

Yangwang, the Chinese carmaker that brought us the [Mach 5 inspired?] jumping/dancing U9 electric hypercar, isn't shy when it comes to boasting about the off-kilter feats its vehicles can deliver. This time it's rooftop Wing Chun on the new U7.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, China

If last weekend's Lutz Minicamper seemed a little too cushy, expensive or pavement-limited for you, perhaps you'll like the Let's Go Aero (LGA) Crashpad a little better. Originally designed as a ruggedized towable pickup bed for hauling heavy, jagged cargo across equally jagged off-road surfaces, LGA's trailer now transforms into a pull-behind pop-top pickup camper of the simplest form. It's an affordable, hassle-free and...

Swedish sci-fi adventure flick Watch the Skies is using a technique called 'visual dubbing' to alter the cast's lip movements and map them to dubbed English dialogue for international audiences – without reshooting a single scene.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, Movies, Filmmaking