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Good news for planet Earth, at least as far as the data shows for the United States. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in the five years from 2019 to 2024, in March and April specifically, electricity production using wind power has almost doubled, significantly outdoing generation from coal-fired power plants in the US.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Clean Energy, Wind Power, Wind turbine,...

Eve has unveiled its first full-sized prototype eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) air taxi today during the UK's 45th Farnborough Airshow. It's called the Eve Air Mobility.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Air Taxis, Prototype, Electric Aircraft

Engineers at Southwest Research Institute have discovered a vulnerability in DC fast-charging stations that allows hackers to gain access to your electric vehicle while you're sipping a coffee.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Hack, Electric Vehicles, EV Charging

The Apple iPod may no longer be with us, after it was retired for good in 2022, but if you're feeling nostalgic, you can turn your Watch into a mini retro device that does a little more than just play music.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, TechnologyTags: iPhone Apps, Apple Watch, Apple, iPod

This nifty little quadruped robot has been trained to seek and eliminate litter by researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology, using a vacuum cleaner backpack with nozzles strapped to its ankles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Vacuum, Vacuum cleaner, Quadruped, Robots, Italian Institute of Technology

Something of an automotive phenom, Munich startup DeepDrive is hard at work on a more practical, mass production-ready in-wheel electric motor. Its unique radial flux motor concept uses a dual-rotor configuration to produce copious amounts of torque from a particularly compact, lightweight, cost-efficient package. Well beyond some specs on a sheet, the motors are about to undergo serious road testing with help from DeepDrive's...

Multitool-maker Logical Carry has returned to Kickstarter with an upgraded take on its Ti-Mag titanium ratcheting screwdriver. The new V2 model still magnetically holds five bits, but features a handy folding design along with other improvements.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Titanium, Folding, Kickstarter

No creature in the history of planet Earth sparks the imagination quite like Tyrannosaurus rex. But how do we separate the movie-monster myth from the actual animal? Victoria the T-rex, a traveling exhibition currently visiting Melbourne Museum in Australia sets the record straight with recent discoveries about what T-rex looked and sounded like, how it sensed the world, and how it hunted.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology,...

While cochlear implants do indeed allow some deaf people to hear, they also incorporate potentially problematic external components located on the side of the head. That could soon change, however, thanks to an experimental new implantable microphone.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: MIT, Harvard, Hearing Augmentation, Deaf, Columbia University, Cochlear, Implant

Vertical Aerospace has pulled back the hanger doors on the second full-scale prototype of its four-passenger VX4 tilt-rotor eVTOL aircraft. The latest flavor has been given a significant power boost, and features proprietary batteries for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Air Taxis, Vertical Aerospace, Tiltrotor

Unpredictable monster waves at sea can severely damage ships and offshore platforms, putting the lives of those who work on them at risk. A new system out of the University of Maryland uses a neural network to provide valuable early-warning alerts.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Wave, Ocean, Shipping, University of Maryland, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Network

This remarkable miniature rotorcraft is so lightweight and efficient that it can lift its own mass given nothing but sunlight. The entire thing weighs about as much as four paperclips, and it can fly all day if the sun's shining.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: drones, Solar Power, Autonomous flight, Aircraft

Researchers have figured out how a commonly used general anesthetic drug induces unconsciousness by causing brain activity to become increasingly unstable. The findings could lead to better anesthetic control in the operating room and treatments for conditions like depression and schizophrenia.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Anesthetic, Brain, MIT

The ancient Italian city of Pompeii is famous for its uniquely pristine preservation of the daily lives of its residents 2,000 years ago. While most residents were quickly buried under volcanic ash, two newly discovered skeletons reveal a couple of unlucky people who suffered a different fate.Continue ReadingCategory: HistoryTags: Italy, Archeology, Bones, Historic, volcano, Earthquake

A new propeller created by the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) coated with a skin mimicking that of a dolphin holds the promise of significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions in large cargo ships.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Shipping, Dolphin

Researchers have developed a remote, non-invasive method of selectively controlling neurons in the brain using magnetic fields. The technique opens the door to a greater understanding of brain function and, potentially, new treatments for disorders.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Brain, Magnetic field, Institute for Basic Science, Yonsei University

Yep, that's a big head. But there's a method to the Franken-headed madness – the cartoonishly massive roof on the new Vanyx camper van is a habitat in itself, splitting the van into separate floors for sleeping and daytime living. The new all-German camper looks to bring an unprecedented level of land yacht luxury to the Class B segment while still offering enough hard-nosed...

NASA has revealed details about its plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) after it's decommissioned in 2030. At a press conference, NASA explained how the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) being built by SpaceX will be used for the job.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, SpaceX, International Space Station

Tiny aerial drones have many potential uses, but their ability to navigate is severely limited by their minuscule amount of onboard processing power. Scientists have now set about addressing that limitation, taking a cue from foraging insects such as ants.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Delft University of Technology, Navigation, Micro drones, Insect, ANT+, Biomimicry

While it's very important to have a properly fitting bicycle, not all bike store employees have the time or expertise to manually perform a full bike-fit session with each customer. That's where the Smartfit Q2 kiosk comes in, as it uses AI to do the job quickly.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Eurobike 2024, Artificial Intelligence, Laser, Cycling

Last year, Brooklyn-based e-mobility startup Infinite Machine launched a futuristic electric scooter rocking angular Cybertruck lines. Now the company has announced a limited second production run called the P1: First Edition.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Scooter, Electric Motorcycles, Electric Vehicles, urban vehicle, Modular

OODA is certainly no stranger to designing unusual buildings, however its latest project ramps up the ambition considerably. Named Bond Tower, it takes the form of a pair of skyscrapers that have kinks in them, forming a shape likened to an oversized ballet pose.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Residential towers, Tirana

Transparent OLED technology has come a long way since early prototypes more than a decade ago, but screens are still a pricey proposition. Korean researchers have developed a 100-inch NTS display for mass production at a tenth of the cost.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Transparency, Display, Screens, Mass-Production, Nanoparticles

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how a specific protein increases in our organs as we get older and actively promotes the aging process. By blocking this activity, it could not only help us live longer, but slow the physical decline that is, right now, an inevitable part of aging.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Duke University, anti-aging, Age-Related, Protein, Health