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The most ambitious private space mission yet, which will see the first private spacewalk, has lifted off. At 5:23 am EDT, the Polaris Dawn mission rose from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket for low-Earth orbit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Launch

The YangWang U9 is remarkably affordable for a 1,287-horsepower electric hypercar at around US$236,000. It also rocks a 'DiSus' active suspension system powerful enough to launch the car off the ground, or let it rotate on the spot in a "tank turn."Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BYD, Electric Vehicles, Hypercar, Supercar, Active Suspension, Suspension, Crazy

The world's first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine ended in disaster, but Polaris Aerospace is back on track, preparing to fly two new prototypes for its MIRA supersonic/hypersonic aerospike spaceplane platform within weeks.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Aircraft, Polaris, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Rocket, Kerosene, World's First

The new Ariel E-Nomad concept may not look quite as downright menacing and imposing as a Polaris RZR Pro R (or, for that matter, Ariel's own ICE Nomad), but it definitely throws down the gauntlet. With nearly 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of insta-torque from its all-electric powertrain, the E-Nomad sprints from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) on the flats in a mere 3.4...

Screen size is a laptop’s defining characteristic, and a major consideration when purchasing a new laptop. Can you get a bigger display and still retain portability? The creators of the TriMax Pro are aiming to provide a bigger-screen experience in a still-portable package.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, TechnologyTags: Laptop, Display, Personal Computers, Screen, Kickstarter

The race is on to develop the first daily weight-loss pill that would be both cheaper and less invasive than the current injectable drugs on the market, with the latest strong trial results from US company Terns following similarly positive outcomes from competitors including Eli Lilly, Roche and Structure Therapeutics.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Ozempic, Obesity, Weight, Weight Loss, GLP1

In an experiment that sounds about as safe as bobbing for fries, ESA carried out the first-ever 3D metal printing in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Built with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer completed the first of four test shapes.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: ESA, Airbus, International Space Station, 3D Printers, 3D Printing

Cargo ebikes are increasingly being touted as smaller, less costly replacements for cars, and Xtracycle's Hopper is no exception. The California-based company states that the vehicle is "designed to be the most intuitive, easy to ride, compact family cargo bicycle."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, cargo bike, Cycling

The tiniest, most adorable motorized camper we saw at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon is a slick, space-efficient micro-camper that rides on Ford's smallest van. No, not the Transit Connect Ford sold in the US not so long ago, but the Transit Courier, an even smaller van that looks more like a subcompact crossover. Alpincamper has transformed it into one of the European market's...

While many bike lights are designed to provide side visibility, SeeMe takes the concept a whole lot further. The system's head and tail lights incorporate wraparound LED lighting strips, along with HD cameras that record any accidents which may occur.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: bike lights, Cycling, Road Safety, Kickstarter

If you find yourself in the Australian port city of Albany and spot a humongous yellow machine bobbing in the waves of King George Sound, don't be alarmed. It's just a generator prototype making a case for renewable wave energy.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Wave Power, Renewable Energy, University of Western Australia

Back in January, plans were revealed for a skyscraper in Dubai that could potentially become the world's new second-tallest building. Now it has been confirmed that the project is going ahead, and the massive tower will soar to an impressive height of 725 m (2,378 ft).Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Skyscrapers, Dubai, Building and Construction

While they might sound like healthy choices, a large study in Finland has revealed the detrimental impact of eating most fruits and several grains on diabetes risk. The study also revealed a helpful food ally in fighting off the disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diabetes, Finland, Diet, Food, Children

Doctors have successfully operated on a pig – from 9,300 km (5,780 miles) away. Using a video game controller, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopy on a pig in Hong Kong, paving the way for remote procedures in humans in areas where local expertise isn’t available.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Surgery, Robot Surgeons, Remote, Remote Presence, Chinese University of Hong Kong, ETH Zurich

Some kinds of vegetables lower high blood pressure much better than others, according to a new study. The researchers say that the reduction could translate to a 5% reduced risk of major heart events and encourage everyone to eat more greens.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Vegetables, Diet, Blood Pressure, Edith Cowan University

If you happen to live in Rhode Island, you may get a chance later this year to witness the first manned flights of the Regent seaglider, a unique ocean-hugging electric aircraft that relies on wing-in-ground effect (also known simply as ground effect) to extend its range.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Ground Effect Vehicle, Hydrofoil, Electric Aircraft, Efficiency

New research has found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain by engaging a distinct brain pathway, separate from the pathway activated by a placebo. The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness produces could be leveraged to help people living with painful conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Pain, university-of-california-san-diego, Meditation

Nobody likes washing dishes, but they keep piling up. The new Capsule Solo portable dishwasher from Loch Electronics is designed to make short work of that chore even while camping.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Dishwasher, Dishwashers, Appliances, Kitchen, Camping, Portable, Kickstarter

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that the first of his company's Starship spacecraft will set off for Mars in two years and the first crewed missions will follow in 2028. He sees this as part of his plan to make humanity an interplanetary species.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Elon Musk, SpaceX, Starship, Mars

So a diffusion model, denoising data, peak signal-to-noise-ratio, RL-agent, autoregressive model, and thermodynamics walk into a bar ... And now we can play the 1993 cult-classic first-person shooter, DOOM, generated in real-time by AI.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, Game, Video Games

Solar eclipses don’t just look cool – they can send gravity waves rippling through Earth’s atmosphere like dropping a stone in a pond. An international team of students has measured these gravity waves for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: NASA, Atmosphere, Weather, ECLIPSE, Balloon, Earth

While being a night owl has a certain cachet, a new study shows that staying up into the wee hours can be downright dangerous. The late-night lifestyle was shown to dramatically raise diabetes risk and cause several other health-damaging effects.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Sleep, Sleeping, Diabetes, Night-time, Leiden University, Weight, Obesity

Italy's Mobilvetta is exploring the future of RVing with a concept it calls Fluideen. Something of a mini-jungle on wheels, the design study looks to seamlessly blend the natural with the technological, bringing in innovations like electrochromatic privacy glass, fragrance-diffusing composite wallpaper and electric-retractable furniture and appliances.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2024, Motorhome, Motorhomes, Concept Vehicle, RV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Akaso's Seemor 200 night-vision scope uses AI to blur the dividing line between color day imaging and infrared black-and-white night imaging. We waited for sundown and put one through its paces. Here's what we found.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Reviews, Night Vision, Binoculars, Colors, Cameras