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When it comes to things that have a reputation for being hard to learn, flying an airplane certainly ranks among the hardest. The Airhart Sling could soon change that, however, as it's designed to radically automate and simplify the flying process.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Flying, Flight, Pilots, Training

High-end Brit audio gear maker Bowers & Wilkins has given its iconic Zeppelin portable speaker a Pro upgrade. The blimp-shaped unit is home to improved drivers, better support for hi-res streaming, plus a few eyeball pleasers for good measure.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Bowers and Wilkins, Music Streaming, Speakers

The team behind the Sphere, the incredible Las Vegas building that boasts bragging rights as the world's largest spherical building and hosts the world's largest LED display on its exterior, has revealed plans to create a second version in the United Arab Emirates.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Sphere, Building and Construction, Abu Dhabi, LED, Entertainment

A few months back, China's Robot Era demonstrated the strolling capabilities of its XBot-L humanoid by setting it loose on the Great Wall of China. Now the company has released video footage of two flagship Star1 models racing through the Gobi Desert.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, China, Robots

You could argue that the American Ultra II is a blasphemy against the purity of Leo Fender's first masterpiece – or you could evaluate this guitar without the baggage of its heritage. Either way, it's certainly a fascinating and inspiring instrument.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Reviews, Fender, Fender Telecaster, Guitar, Instrument

On its own, your computer keyboard just might not cut it in today's multi-tasking landscape. The Tmice X can be optioned with extra productivity modules that are added when a task demands it, then removed when no longer needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Modular, Productivity, Keyboard

After a decade in the works, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have successfully devised a way to produce cement with 98% less CO2 emissions than traditional methods.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Cement, Concrete, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Dioxide, UCLA, University of California

Don't let its bright, friendly stripes fool you – the Iveco Daily Switch 4x4 was the meanest-looking camper van at the year's largest RV Show. By far. The towering RV was also among the show's most versatile, combining Iveco's highly configurable van platform, a warehouse worth of airline tie-down track, and a modular equipment set that seamlessly "switches" between hauling supplies to remote forestry...

A surprise discovery in a remote Australian desert region has given us new clues into the evolution of complex animal life, dating back more than 500 million years. The numerous fossils of the animal now known as Quaestio simpsonorum also show clear left-right asymmetry, concrete evidence of when complex lifeforms took shape on Earth.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Florida State University, Fossils, University of California,...

A new oral nanotherapy works directly on the small intestine, reducing its ability to absorb fat from the food we eat, according to a new study. While the therapy is at the early stages, if it proves effective in humans, it has huge potential as a treatment for diet-related obesity.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Obesity, Diet, Nanomedicine, fat-absorption

The first Isetta-inspired Microlino EV made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, finally rolling into production some six years later. A tourist-focused concept was also revealed in 2022, and now concept has become reality for the official launch at the 2024 Paris Motor Show.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, City, Holiday, Retro, paris-motor-show-2024

Hailed as the world's first pentakis dodecahedron (or 60-sided) tiny house, this pint-sized geodesic dome home has been expertly designed to maximize its limited space. Named the Mini Dome, it's currently available for vacation rentals and will soon be up for sale in bare hub kit form too.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Airbnb

Apple's Machine Learning Research wing has developed a foundational AI model "for zero-shot metric monocular depth estimation." Depth Pro enables high-speed generation of detailed 3D depth maps from a single two-dimensional image.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Images, 3D, Imaging

86% of type 2 diabetes patients treated with a new procedure no longer needed insulin throughout the two-year-long study they participated in. That procedure could be a real game changer for nearly half a billion people currently estimated to be living with the condition worldwide.Continue ReadingCategory: Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Diabetes, blood-glucose, Insulin

Sticky plaques building up on the walls of your blood vessels can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Now, a new nanoparticle infusion therapy has been found to break down these plaques safely in tests in pigs.Continue ReadingCategory: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cardiovascular, Heart attack, Heart Disease, Michigan State University, Nanoparticle, Inflammatory

Researchers have developed a gene therapy technology that uses magnetic fields to switch groups of neurons on and off, controlling brain circuits affected by Parkinson’s disease. In addition to Parkinson’s, the tech could be used to treat conditions as diverse as depression, obesity, and chronic pain.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: gene therapy, Magnetic field, magnetogenetics, Weill Cornell Medicine

You might not hear it, but rodents are known to speak to each other in voices so high-pitched that human ears can’t pick them up. Now scientists have found that these vocalizations might have a second purpose – they help them smell better.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Animal science, Animals, Mice, Ultrasound, Sound, University at Buffalo, Smell

Jetson Founder Tomasz Patan is clearly getting very comfortable with the Jetson One eVTOL's flight control system ... Watch him wrench the controls around to show off how sharply – and safely – this thing can handle tight turns in flight.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Personal eVTOLs, eVTOL, Electric Aircraft, Personal Flight

Taiwan may be only 0.37% the land size of the US, but the small island has become a hub for startups, sustainable design and technological innovation. And this year, close to 600 inventions will be vying for the Platinum Award, the coveted top prize at the long-runing annual Taiwan Innotech Expo (TIE).Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Taiwan, Artificial Intelligence, Inventors, Green+Technology, Assistive Technologies, Smart Cities, Smart...

KTM’s all-new Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) is rolling out on the upcoming 1390 Super Adventure tourer, and the company claims it'll change the way we ride motorcycles. It comes with a P – N – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 gear sequence – and of course, no clutch lever.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: KTM, BMW, Honda, Yamaha, Transmission, Automotive

In an astonishing bit of space gymnastics, SpaceX has pulled off a true first. It captured a Super Heavy booster at about 7:31 am CT using its own launch tower after delivering a Starship second stage to orbit, followed by a controlled reentry.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Starship, Launch

Known best for its highway-oriented caravans and motorhomes, Dethleffs is starting to support more ambitious adventurers who yearn to travel deeper into the unknown. It started last year with the versatile Yoka Go toy-hauling motorhome, and it continues in 2024 with a more dedicated off-road motorhome, the Globebus Performance 4x4. The new Volkswagen-based Class B+ camper combines a rugged, all-terrain-ready spec with an amenity...

Anduril Industries has just announced the Bolt and Bolt-M drone. These aren't your average hobbyist drones either, as the M stands for "munitions," packing up to a 3 lb (1.4 kg) payload of your favorite tactical ordnance.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: drones, Explosives, Department of Defense

What do you want from an action cam? It should be rugged, reliable, and able to capture great video and audio. But that’s just the bare minimum for DJI and its all-new Action 5 Pro – a serious big hitter that might just displace GoPro from its throne.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: DJI Innovations, GoPro, Cameras, iPhone, Actioncam, Reviews