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The laptop form factor is still evolving. Research definitively shows that two screens are better than one, offering a 40-50% increase in productivity and 98% increased satisfaction.Continue ReadingCategory: Laptops, TechnologyTags: Dual-screen, Productivity, Portable, Laptop

You may have seen this video doing the rounds; it peers through the lens of a microscope at a smartphone chip and starts zooming in, giving you a visceral sense of just how insanely tiny today's transistors have become.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, TechnologyTags: Nanoscale, Chips, Microscopes, Zoom, Super-Zoom, iPhone, Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies

You know how EVs and practically anything else that runs on lithium batteries aren't really all that 'green' because producing lithium takes a huge toll on the planet?Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Lithium metal, Mining, Metals

Startup Deep Fission has come up with a new way to deal with the economic and safety problems of nuclear power that is, to say the least, novel. The idea is to build a reactor that's under 30 inches (76 cm) wide and stick it down a mile-deep (1.6-km) drill shaft.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Nuclear, Power, Electricity

Nissan may not be known for camper vans in the US (or vans at all, at this point), but it continues to release intriguing designs abroad. It's currently busy with the official launch of its MyRoom sleeper van in Japan, and it's designed a very different spin on van life for Europe. The automaker has transformed its full-size Interstar commercial van into a weekend...

As one of the four basic things humans need to live, clean drinking water is obviously of the utmost importance. While rainfall and rivers and lakes are the traditional go-to sources, climate change is making once reliable water sources much more undependable. Aquaria Technologies, a San Francisco-based company founded in 2022, is looking to provide affordable, clean drinking water for the masses by pulling...

If you really want to concentrate on your writing, you probably shouldn't be using a computer that's connected to the highly distracting internet or that's always sending you email alerts. That's where the BYOK comes in, as it doesn't let you do anything other than write.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, ScienceTags: Screen, Display, Writing, LCD, Kickstarter

Microplastics. We've found them in the Arctic sea and even frozen into the ice. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of all our oceans, is polluted with plastic debris. Mount Everest has microplastic contamination. Our drinking water and food, especially processed foods in single-use packaging, are contaminated with microplastics. Recent studies have found microplastics in our blood, lungs, liver, and kidneys ... They've even...

The Crane WASP, also known as "the infinity 3D printer," uses locally sourced clay, mud or cement to 3D-print affordable homes. It can even use agricultural waste as aggregate. The system is now being used to build much-needed housing in Colombia.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Home, United Nations, Colombia, 3D Printing, Housing

ZeroZero Robotics' HOVERAir X1 Pro and X1 ProMax are set to become the standard in prosumer camera drones. Both models pack a truly impressive list of features into a small package that starts at less than $500.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Indiegogo, Camera drone

Due to the country's strict towing laws, French tiny houses tend to be a lot smaller and lighter than their US counterparts. That said, few are quite as portable as the Tiny house du Lac by Plume, which despite its length of just 5.4 m (17.8 ft) sleeps two people – or even a family of three, at a squeeze.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags:...

The computer mouse was one of those ideas that changed the world. It was such an intuitive and easy way to instruct a computer, that widespread global adoption followed and the impact of the humble computer mouse on society has been gargantuan. We're just about to see how much the world recognises it.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Mouse, Computers, Auction, Christie's, Paul G. Allen, History

Astronomers have watched a supermassive black hole take two bites of a star, and predicted when it might go back for a third. If it does, this should make for an intriguing stellar light show.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astronomy, Black hole, Supermassive black hole, Stars, Light, X-ray, Ultra-violet, Ultraviolet, NASA

Shimano has been granted a US patent on a wireless electronic cleat system for cycling shoes. The system is used to adjust the position of the shoe relative to your pedals as you ride. It allows fore+aft and lateral positioning via inputs from rider and bike sensors. These generate data which determines and automatically moves to an optimum shoe position. Manual adjustment is also...

Taking placebo pills fully aware that they contain no active pharmacological ingredients can still significantly reduce stress, anxiety and depression according to a new study. It’s suggested that these 'non-deceptive placebos' might be an effective way of improving mental health.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: mental health, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Michigan State University

In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used drug could be repurposed to induce a hibernation-like state, to slow down organ damage and save lives by giving patients more time to reach a hospital.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Sleep, Harvard, Wyss Institute, Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease, Drug, Drugs

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn, the first private space mission to include a spacewalk, is scheduled to lift off on Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 am EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Here's how to watch.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Space Tourism, SpaceX, Spacewalk, Launch, Falcon

If you've ever looked at your wrist and wished that you had a Cold War momento on it that costs as much as a hypercar, Urwerk has your back with its EMC SR-71 watch that includes material from an SR-71 Blackbird supersonic spy-plane.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Urwerk, Watches

Astron aerospace has shown a partial prototype of a new rotary combustion engine it claims runs at an extraordinary 60% thermal efficiency, burning totally clean with zero NOx emissions and nothing but fresh water out of the tailpipe.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: hydrogen-engine, Wankel, Clean+Fuel, Efficiency, Hydrogen-powered

We've watched the rooftop tent (RTT) take off as a popular camping alternative, but the hitch-mounted tent just hasn't caught on the same way. It has attracted the enthusiasm of several startups and even one of the true kings of the vehicle hitch, but it's faced some tough sledding gaining traction. The latest take on the genre looks to prove itself with a swing-out...

In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts "not stranded" on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is only the start of the problems.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Boeing, SpaceX, Starliner, Dragon, International Space Station

A “bananageddon” might be on the horizon, and not for the first time. But new research could help save our favorite fruit.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Fruit, Agriculture, Fungus, Extinction, University of Massachusetts

At last year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Ford fully updated its Nugget camper van series around the second-gen Transit Custom. This time around, it's growing the family with some new additions, including a long-wheelbase model that promises more kitchen and storage space and an Active version with a sportier design and available all-wheel drive. Also on the launching block is a plug-in hybrid powertrain that...

Remember back when basketball courts had hardwood floors? You're right, most still do, although some may soon be switching over to the eye-popping dynamic-display ASB GlassFloor. Its first permanent installation was announced earlier this week.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, LifestyleTags: basketball, Leds, Floor, Display