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Hong Kong startup Viwoods has cooked AI smarts into its 10-inch e-note tablet to help users get the most from ePaper productivity on the go. Voice interaction is available, the AI can summarize blocks of text or take meeting minutes, and can even correct grammar.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, TechnologyTags: E-Ink, Tablet, Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, Kickstarter

Using heaps of data, Google trained a table-tennis-playing robot to take on human competitors and get better as it did so. The results were impressive and represent a leap forward in robotic speed and dexterity. It also looks really fun.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Google DeepMind, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Sports

Scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatment options for celiac patients. The team identified how and where the gluten response begins, with certain cells playing a bigger role than thought.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: celiac, Autoimmune, The Immune System, McMaster University, Bacteria, Cells

Researchers have identified an enzyme that's key to updating existing memories with new information, a process that declines naturally with age. Blocking the enzyme improved memory impairment, opening the door to developing treatments for age-related memory problems.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Memory, Neuroscience, Enzyme, Pennsylvania State University

A new kind of 3D display could take the form of an acrylic cube with an image inside, which can be erased and rewritten to easily. The new technique can be used to make 2D, 3D and even animated images.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Image, Images, Medical Imaging, Display, 3D, NVIDIA 3D Vision, Dartmouth College, Light, Erasable, Display

Aerospace startup Dawn Aerospace has made a major advance in its push to create a highly reusable spaceplane. The latest test flight reached transonic speeds of Mach 0.92 and an altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m), or 3 times and 5 times, respectively, better than before.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Hypersonic, Supersonic, Aircraft

In 2017, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) announced audacious plans to build an extraordinarily ambitious 10,200-square-mile (26,500-sq-km) urban area called Neom at the northern tip of the Red Sea with a US$1.5-trillion budget.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Neom, Saudi Arabia, Clean Energy

In an automotive era where safety, sanity, sustainability, and responsible eco-friendliness have taken center stage, enter Nilu27, stage far-right. America's newest V12 hypercar is designed explicitly to have no frills, no digital, no driver aids, and a lot of heavy metal in mind.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Hypercar, Supercars, Crazy

Standing in the pickup zone at the Austin airport, I felt the immense humidity of that part of Texas. As a man of the High Plains, much further north on the map, I felt the powerful heat that holds that rain-soaked part of the Lone Star State during the summer. Then the giddiness of low altitude was surpassed by the sight of a baby...

We like Nissan cars, SUVs and trucks well enough, but we're starting to think the company is wasting its talents and should focus all attention on camper vans. It has designed several of our favorite camper van concepts in recent memory and even sells a few versatile mini-campers at dealerships around the world. Its Caravan MyRoom is the latest to hit the market, debuting...

Seattle's Rad Power Bikes is hoping to tempt new riders to its ebike stable with the launch of the RadKick step-through – a Class 2 cargo-ready commuter with chain drive for $1,200 or clean and quiet belt drive for just 200 bucks more.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, urban transport, Mobility

Volocopter's plans to trial passenger flights in its striking electric air taxi from a floating platform on the River Seine during the Olympics have been thwarted by bureaucracy. However, the company has managed to kick off the eVTOL operational validation phase at a vertiport a few miles away.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Volocopter, Air Taxis, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL

A remarkably ambitious proposal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looks set to take timber to new heights. Assuming all goes to plan, the project will become the world's tallest timber skyscraper once complete.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Timber, cross-laminated timber, World's Tallest

Geologists have drilled deeper than ever into material from the Earth’s mantle – more than three quarters of a mile (1.2 km). The sample gives a glimpse into the geology and even life in a deep world normally beyond our reach.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Geology, Earth, Ocean, Minerals, University of Queensland

Drinking in a social setting triggers the release of dopamine, causing a euphoria that isn’t seen when drinking alone, according to a new study. By identifying the region of the brain stimulated by social drinking, the researchers hope it will lead to a greater understanding of problem drinking.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Alcohol, Drinking, University of Texas El Paso

In February of this year, we reported on the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and its phase one testing of a low-vacuum-tube hyperloop-style maglev ultra-high-speed (UHS) train. In initial 1.24-mile-long (2-km) tests, the T-Flight hit a whopping 387 mph (623 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Maglev, China, High speed train, Trains, Bullet+Train

Prenatal exposure to higher levels of bisphenol A, a plastic commonly found in water bottles and packaging and known to leach into our foods and drinks, has been linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys, according to a new study that also identified the biological mechanism underlying this link.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Autism, Plastics, Pregnancy, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental...

China's AutoFlight currently holds the record for world's longest eVTOL flight with the 155.7-mile (250.6-km) mark it set in 2023 in the dramatic Prosperity air taxi designed by former McLaren and Lilium draft king Frank Stephenson. Now its robust battery and range-maximizing technology is poised to get a major boost, as the company has signed a collaborative agreement with CATL, the global battery leader...

Scientists have discovered the largest known protein in biology. Given the fun name of PKZILLA-1, the protein was found in algae cells and helps them make toxins that are responsible for mass killings of fish.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Protein, World's Largest, UC San Diego, Algae, toxic, Chemistry

The saga of the "not stranded" Starliner astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) has taken an embarrassing turn with NASA admitting that their one-week visit to the orbiting lab could be extended into 2025 and they may come home in a SpaceX Dragon.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Boeing, Starliner, International Space Station, SpaceX, Dragon

Following successful trials last year at a UK wind farm, Denmark's Ørsted has now put heavy lift drones to work at a 94-turbine offshore wind farm in the North Sea – completing resupply missions up to 15 times faster while also reducing costs.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Offshore Wind, Cargo, Delivery drones, Wind turbine

We usually associate Dragon Tiny Homes with no-frills tiny houses like the Element, but for its new model Kemi, the firm has drawn inspiration from Scandinavian design to create a simple and affordable tiny house that would be a good fit for use as a vacation home or guesthouse.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, House, Home

Ford has become the latest in a long line of auto makers to try and break into the ebike market, partnering with e-mobility outfit N+ for a licensing deal to launch full-squish two-wheelers inspired by the Mustang sports car and Bronco off-road SUV.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Ford, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Mustang, bronco

Instead of focusing on fighting the plaques linked to Alzheimer's, researchers took a look at boosting electrical oscillations in the brain. The molecule they invented got the job done in mice, offering hope for a new treatment path for humans.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: molecular biology, UCLA, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory, Brain