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An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST) device doesn't rely on scarce materials.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Solar Power, Photovoltaic, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Scientists in China have developed the world’s strongest resistive magnet, which produced a steady magnetic field of 42 Tesla (T). The system could improve devices that use magnets, as well as enable a range of new experiments that probe electromagnetism.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Magnetism, Magnetic, Magnetic field, Electromagnetic, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, World Records

Nobody wants to get a respiratory infection such as COVID-19 or the flu, but vaccines aren't 100% effective, and constantly taking preventative drugs can be problematic. That's where a special nasal spray may come in, as it's been shown to prevent such illnesses (in mice) without the use of drugs.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Viruses and Bacteria,...

Ordinarily, if you want liquid to flow in only one direction through a pipe, that pipe needs to be equipped with a flap-type valve – which could fail. Now, however, scientists have created a new type of potentially more robust one-way-flow pipe, which was inspired by shark intestines.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: University of Washington, Sharks, Biomimicry, Fluid Dynamics, Liquid

A new player has entered the projected home entertainment space with a compact 1080p projector. The We.Beam from audiovisual veteran Loewe aims to occupy premium ground in the battlefield, but does it have the specs to match?Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Luxury, HD, Laser, Projectors, Portable

Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade's work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered its origins, making it the most ancient cheese ever found, dating back around 3,600 years.Continue ReadingCategory: History, ScienceTags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fossils, Mummies, Fermentation, Probiotic, DNA

Dragon Tiny Homes offers a good balance between size and features with its recent model, the Vista. Despite its compact footprint of just 204 sq ft (18.95 sq m), the tiny house includes a snug but livable interior that fits two bedrooms and even a small home working space.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

KTM is kitting out a new motorcycle for the 2025 model year with a bunch of clever radar-guided safety features – including the ability to automatically squeeze the brakes to prevent a collision.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Bosch, KTM, Radar, Safety, Assistant

Though many of us carry our digital music library or streaming player around with us in the shape of our smartphones, enjoying high quality audio can be problematic. Fiio's KA15 DAC not only levels up the sound but also looks retro cool while doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Audiophile, Portable, Hi-fi, Earphones, Headphones, Digital music

Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of environmental challenges have been taken, with the "world's first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale" opening in Richmond, VA. It's backed by an international team of scientists that see this new phase of agriculture as a way to ease global food demands.Continue ReadingCategory: Manufacturing, TechnologyTags: sustainable design, Food technology, Biotechnology,...

Aurora Flight Sciences has released a new video of its revolutionary wing-in-ground-effect Liberty Lifter concept aircraft that it's developing for DARPA. The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: DARPA, Ground Effect Vehicle, Aircraft

A newly discovered cell that matures into two specialist cell types – an immune cell responsible for tissue repair and a cell that forms blood vessels – significantly boosts wound healing, according to new research. It could be a game-changer for people suffering from chronic, hard-to-heal wounds.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: wound-healing, Stem Cells, progenitor-cells, south-australian-health-and-medical-research-institute

Blue Origin has conducted the first hot-fire static test of the fully integrated second stage of the company's New Glenn orbital rocket. The 15-second test took place on September 23, 2024 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Blue Origin, New Glenn, Rocket

Earlier this year, we took a look at a knife quite unlike any other in the Craighill Sidewinder. True to its name, the knife uses a curvaceous deployment action that's fascinating to watch. Trying to quickly build on its rapid success with the design, Craighill is now turning the Sidewinder into a family, introducing a smaller version that folds the same split-handled, slide-and-flip design...

If a multitool already includes an adjustable wrench, surgical steel blade, bit driver and pry bar, how do you make it even more useful? Well, in the case of the new Pichi X2S, you give it a fold-out saw.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter

We're now one step closer to seeing tourists making balloon flights to the edge of outer space. Just last week, Florida company Space Perspective sent a balloon-lifted test capsule to the outer limits of our planet's atmosphere, followed by a successful splashdown landing.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Space Tourism, Balloon, Space Perspective

Whether at the shopping mall or tasked with moving stuff around the office, you've likely had to deal with a cart with a wonky wheel at some point. Help could be on the way in the shape of a flying cart named the Palletrone.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: drones, Logistics, Cargo, Prototype, Shopping, Cart

It's not often that we see something as humble as a former Aldi store get the starchitect treatment, but that's what's happening with the Museum for Papirkunst. Designed by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), it will totally transform the existing building, which hosts a paper museum, into a light-filled space defined by an eye-catching roof that resembles a colossal piece of paper draped over the...

Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new superstar baby animal that's become a surprise viral sensation – a nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto whose species-defying growth spurt has made this big boy a worldwide hit.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Penguins, Zoo, Aquariums, Sea Life Melbourne

LiquidPiston is testing a 10-kW generator it's prototyped for the US military, which it claims is just a quarter of the size and weight of the current model the Army uses.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: LiquidPiston, Engine Technologies, Wankel, US Army

A technique originally developed to combat acid rain has the potential to pull an enormous amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere – while helping to deacidify oceans, restore rivers and boost biodiversity and fish populations.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Direct Air Carbon Capture, Climate Crisis, Carbon capture, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Ocean acidification, Ocean, River, Geoengineering

Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by more than two-and-a-half times, according to a new study.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: cardiac+arrest, Heart attack, defibrillator, Oregon Health and Science University

China's Nebula-1 reusable first-stage rocket booster took a bit of a tumble on September 22, 2024 when its nearly perfect high-altitude vertical flight ended when it got a bit dented as it crashed into the ground during the powered landing attempt.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: China, Rocket, Flight Tests

Gut bacteria that have been disrupted in infancy can lead to greater aggression later in life, including causing changes to aggression-related genes, according to a new study. The findings warrant more research into the complex interplay between the gut, brain, and aggression.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Microbiome, Gut Bacteria, Genetics, Bar Ilan University