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The humble capo has graced the gig bags of performing musicians for decades, clamping down to change the overall key of a guitar in a single, swift motion. Now, a new take on the capo opens up whole new musical worlds of alternate tunings.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Guitar, Tuning, AweSome Musical Instruments, Instrument

Imagine a 'perfect storm' on the auction block, where historical importance, rarity, massive demand, the provenance of several of history’s most important people and fortuitous timing all coincide to multiply the sale price to unprecedented levels.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Auction, Steve Jobs, Apple, Computer, Historic, Paul G. Allen

Manuka honey reduced breast cancer cell growth by 84% without harming healthy cells or causing major side effects, according to preliminary studies. The findings open the door to developing a natural, non-toxic supplementary, or potentially stand-alone, anticancer treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Breast cancer, honeybees, nature, UCLA

Tiffin is best known for offering some of the American market's most lavish and expensive bus-sized Class A motorhomes. So it might come as a surprise that it's added a gritty, fully off-grid-capable Mercedes Sprinter camper van to its lineup. It's even more of a surprise that the GH1 all-wheel-drive adventure camper prices in lower than much of the competition, including its own cousin,...

New research has found that even a years-old mild concussion can have long-lasting effects on brain function and behavior in otherwise healthy people. The study adds to a growing understanding of traumatic brain injury and is relevant to the evolving legal landscape around brain injuries in sports.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports, University of Cambridge

The US Air Force has released video of a ship being ripped in half to demonstrate its new Quicksink weapon, which turns an inexpensive dumb bomb into a precision anti-ship missile – and which lives up to its name in spectacular fashion.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Air Force, Weapons, Shipping

If you want to get high-speed internet to people in remote communities, why not simply beam it to them from a high-flying blimp-like aircraft? That's just one of the proposed purposes of the Sceye HAPS, which uses solar power to hover in the stratosphere.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Airships, Internet, Flight, Solar Powered

Though many laser projectors that promise quality lights-on viewing might leave viewers feeling a little let down, Epson's new premium Q-Series models could just get you out of the dark places and into the light – with the top of the range outputting 10,000 lumens.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Epson, Projectors, home theater, 4K UHD, Laser

Can-Am may be a name associated with four-wheel utility vehicles and moto-trikes, but the brand began by making two-wheelers. Now Can-Am Motorcycles is back for the electric transport age with the launch of the 2025 Pulse and Origin.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Can-Am, Electric Motorcycles

With its Rogue model, Stanley Tiny Homes shuns overly complicated features to focus on the basics: providing a compact tiny house that offers enough space for two people and is easy to tow. The dwelling also has a relatively low price tag to match.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Lloyd's Register and nuclear startup Core Power are joining forces with shipping company Maersk to study how to update regulations as part of an effort to introduce Gen IV nuclear reactors to power the next generation of zero-carbon-emission cargo ships.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Nuclear, Shipping, Marine Innovations

Outdoorsy types have plenty of uses for folding knives, so if such a device can be lightweight yet also kinda cool-looking, so much the better. That's where the Dragon Ridge comes in, as it has an M390 steel blade that folds into a skeletal titanium handle.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Knife, Titanium, Folding

Taiwanese manufacturer Kymco has mashed a maxi-scooter together with an adventure bike to create an accessible, trail-ready machine with underseat storage and a seat you don’t need a ladder to climb up to. Built on a crossover platform, the CV-R5 concept further blurs the lines between an adventure bike and a scooter. With an off-road chassis, semi-knobby tires, and a 427cc engine, the CV-R5...

From a New York rooftop in the 1800s to their first journey to space. From kidnappings and bribery to a world-changing mistake with an inkwell... Solar panels are one of humanity's greatest inventions, and their history is more fun than you thought.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Solar Power, Perovskite, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic

BMW is getting good at building polished, driver-centric cars that happen to be electric. Viewing the EV option as a choice instead of a must makes the electric Bimmers more appealing.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BMW, Reviews

Nobody wants to go anywhere near chemical or biological weapons, so the US Army is testing a robotic Autonomous Equipment Decontamination System that can decontaminate military vehicles exposed to such nastiness without putting soldiers at risk.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Chemical Weapons, Robots, US Army

Whether you're an all-out survivalist, a tool collector or just a general appreciator of smart, modern design, you'll want to have a look at the new Hyzer modular titanium hatchet from Exceed Designs. Heck, even if you're not any of those things, it still might pique your interest. The compact, ultralight hatchet combines an eye-catching skeletal handle with a modular head system that lets...

For babies born with a certain heart defect, implantation of a "shunt" is essential to their survival. A new type of shunt can be expanded using light, potentially eliminating the need for more heart surgeries that are currently needed to swap in larger shunts as the infant grows.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Drexel University, American Chemical Society, Heart, Baby, Surgery, Implant, Light

We've been following the progress of the incredibly ambitious Neom project since its announcement in 2017, which includes a 105-mile-long, 660-ft-wide and 1,600-ft-tall megacity called The Line. Now we know how some of its tourists and residents will get around.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Candela, Neom, Hydrofoil, Electric Boats, Taxi

Some species have an incredible knack for hacking others to get what they want. Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ flashes to attract more bugs to their webs.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Spiders, Insect, Predator, Animal science, Animals, nature

Australia's Ridgeline Tiny Homes proves that sometimes less can be more with its Sun Valley model. The tiny house embraces a simple, light-filled layout that flatters the small space available and would be a good fit as a vacation home or second home.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Smoking, obesity, and stress. They're all common causes of damaging cardiac events. However, a just-published study says a new culprit should be added to the list of the risks that can hurt our hearts: constipation.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Cardiovascular, Cardiac, Heart Disease, Heart attack, Monash University

China's Unitree Robotics is a relatively recent entry in the general-purpose humanoid robot space, but its $16,000 G1 model is already proving itself to be quite the performer. So much so that the company has now revealed a version that's ready for mass production.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Unitree, Humanoid, Robots, Artificial Intelligence

Metalworking usually requires very high heat and pressure, but scientists in Singapore have now demonstrated a way to make very pure metal structures at room temperature. It’s inspired by the exoskeletons of crabs and insects.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Metals, liquid metal, Manufacturing, Chitin, new material, Materials, Singapore, Biomimetic