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We've been following Electra's ultra-short takeoff and landing electric hybrid prototype for some time and now the company has unveiled its EL9 Ultra Short production model that is designed to carry nine passengers at 175 knots (201 mph, 324 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Electra (aircraft company), Electric Aircraft

A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with another light source, it’s possible to create this bizarre optical effect.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Light, Lighting, Laser, Optical, Optics, Brookhaven National Laboratory

After receiving the world's first type certification a year ago and delivering dozens of aircraft for low-altitude tourism initiatives, China's EHang has become a de facto leader in the burgeoning eVTOL industry. This month, it used that leadership role toward advancing the use of solid-state battery technology in the air, completing what it calls the world's first solid-state battery test in a pilotless passenger-carrying...

A compact tagalong designed to explode into a fully equipped hunting camp, the new Built For Xtreme (BFX) is a fundamental building block of outdoor preparedness.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Trailer, trailers, Camping, Off-road, RV, Off-grid, Hunting, Outdoors and Camping

When a patient's blood flows through catheters, stents or other medical devices, there's always a risk that harmful clots may form. An experimental new bio-inspired coating could keep that from happening, without the use of blood-thinning drugs.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: University of British Columbia, Blood, Strokes

While many EVs use solar panels to extend their range, those panels often don't look like they'd make much of a difference. Such is certainly not the case with the Lightfoot scooter, however, the sides of which are covered with panels that reportedly provide up to 18 miles of extra range per day.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Solar Powered, Scooter

China's DEEP Robotics is about to add a new quadruped to its kennel called the Lynx. But rather than go for walkies on pads, the mid-sized pup rolls on four wheels and is built for all-terrain shenanigans – as you can see in the pre-launch promo.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Quadruped, Terrain, Off-road, Robots, Wheel, Agility

South Korean startup Kosmos has made its Indiegogo debut with a tech-packed ebike named the Nova7. The PAS commuter features a mid-mount internal gearbox, rear-hub motor with responsive torque sensing, and a low-maintenance belt drive.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Indiegogo, ebikes, Pedal-assisted

Researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a single genomic test that can quickly detect virtually any kind of pathogen in a patient. This allows for much quicker diagnoses, enables targeted treatment to begin sooner, and could lower healthcare costs.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Health care, Disease, Genome, DNA, University of California San Francisco

Another example of how the bleeding edge aerospace sector is going through a massive shakeup has surfaced as civilian supersonic startup Exosonic has announced that it is going out of business after being unable to raise needed funding.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Aircraft, Supersonic

Researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of chronic pain. Instead of dulling the nerves that send the pain signals like other analgesics, this new pain pill directly addresses the underlying cause. Its makers are currently working towards testing the compound in human trials.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Pain, Prodrug, Chemistry, University of...

UK-based R&D shop White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) punched a gaping hole in a Zero SR/S electric motorcycle to reduce aerodynamic drag by 10%. The prototype now goes faster, and can deliver extended range at highway speeds – proving this method can serve as an effective way to increase EV efficiency.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Zero Motorcycles, WMC (White Motorcycle Concepts), Electric Motorcycles, Aerodynamics

For the first time, there's scientific evidence that a smaller, lesser known component of the cannabis plant – cannabinol – delivers better quality and longer sleep. It paves the way for finally having an effective sleep aid sourced from medical cannabis that's comparable to existing medications.Continue ReadingCategory: SleepTags: Cannabis, University of Sydney, Marijuana, Medication, Sleep, Insomnia, clinical trials

As work continues on Saudi Arabia's futuristic mirrored megacity, the Line, new details have now been revealed. Government authorities have given an update on the progress so far and named the architects in charge of making this desert dream a reality.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Neom, Building and Construction, Saudi Arabia

It takes years of intense study and a steady hand for humans to perform surgery, but robots might have an easier time picking it up with today's AI technology.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, Surgery, Surgical robot

Harley-Davidson's all-electric LiveWire division is collaborating with Taiwanese scooter giant KYMCO on high-performance electric maxi-scooters. Anticipated to hit the market in 2026, these scooters will make use of LiveWire’s S2 Arrow powertrain.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Scooter, Harley Davidson, Kymco, Concept Motorcycles, urban transport, Electric Motorcycles, Electric Vehicles

Phoenix-based ebike maker Lectric reckons that last year's XPedition model went on to become the best-selling cargo ebike in the US. Now the company has launched its second generation – sporting "premium features typically found in $3,000+ models" but at a fraction of that kind of price tag.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: cargo bike, ebikes, Pedal-assisted

Six years on from the first iMicro smartphone microscope, the team has unveiled its latest: the iMicro Q3p, a fingertip-sized, lightweight device that makes microscopy inexpensive, portable and accessible to anyone with a camera on their phone. What's more, this new model features polarization, allowing you to see (and photograph) incredible detail in the structures of materials such as crystals and minerals – all...

Scientists have devised a clever new method of allowing people to feel sensations that are transmitted to their skin. Beyond its applications in fields such as gaming and telepresence, the technology could also be used to guide the blind.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Northwestern University, Haptics, Touch, Virtual Reality

Although hot tubs may get all the glory, cold-plunge tubs are the ones that really help reduce muscle inflammation and soreness after exercise. The Snowcap tub makes that process more doable than ever, by chilling water without using any ice or refrigerants.Continue ReadingCategory: Fitness & ExerciseTags: Indiegogo, Cooling, Thermoelectricity, Water

The S'Mouse City Model offers a modern tiny house take on the traditional shepherd's hut. Featuring a very compact but comfortable interior layout, the towable dwelling also comes with optional off-the-grid upgrades.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, House, Home, Micro-House

Honda’s presence in the electric two-wheeler space has long been limited to one-off scooters and bikes. But all that is set to change with the Japanese maker unveiling a performance electric motorcycle called the EV Fun Concept at this year’s EICMA motorcycle trade show.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Electric Motorcycles, Concept Motorcycles, EICMA 2024, Scooter

Ever been caught in the crossfire of a wet dog firing droplets of water away from their fur with a mad shake? Well, they can't help it. Scientists have discovered the underlying mechanism that drives dogs – and many other hairy mammals – to vigorously shake water out of their fur, in a fascinating look at the genetics that trigger this involuntary behavior.Continue ReadingCategory:...

We're kicking off this week with a treat for your peepers. Unlike their usual settings, Harvard University staff photographer Niles Singer pointed a camera and a strobe flash at some of the school's athletes and performers as they ran, jumped, and danced in the dark.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Photo, Gallery