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Ancient-fossil bioconcrete traps 142% more carbon – and it’s strong as hell

Using intricate geometry found in nature and refined through aerospace and biomedical design, scientists have now 3D-printed these forms into concrete to boost strength and capture carbon – creating a scalable building material that benefits both people and planet.

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Category: Materials, Science

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Autonomous robot surgeon removes organs with 100% success rate

We're a step closer to entering an operating theater without any human life besides ours, following the world's first surgery performed by a robot responding and learning in real time. Its precision and skill matched that of experienced surgeons.

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Category: Robotics, Technology

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Rhubarb and turmeric deliver superbug smackdown in new study

Picking up where traditional antibiotics are failing, two natural compounds have been shown effective in killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater. The finding could point towards a natural way to defeat the increasingly undefeatable bugs.

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Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

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Trailblazing 12-prop ground-effect seaglider rises on its hydrofoils

Designed to provide the range, speed and convenience that electric aircraft and boats lack, the otherworldly Viceroy seaglider developed by Rhode Island startup Regent has completed another major milestone. Just a few months after hitting the water for the first time, the dramatic gull-winged vessel emerged out of the water to demonstrate its foiling capabilities for the first time. Pretty soon, it will be taking to the air to put its range-boosting ground-effect technology to work.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

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Review: Prepare to party with the JMGO 3-in-1 PicoPlay 1080p projector

Shenzhen-based projector maker JMGO has a new family member. The PicoPlay brings the party to any indoor space with Full HD projection combined with a Bluetooth music speaker and ambient light show, in a form factor about the size of a travel mug and light enough for an easy carry at the wrist or in the backpack.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

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Big brains, farms and killer bugs: Epic tale of evolution still affecting us today

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 years ago, during which our biology and society created a perfect storm that would forever change our evolutionary path.

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Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

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Simple scan lets you slow down aging and even prevent chronic disease

A single, freely available, noninvasive brain scan done in just a few minutes during midlife can predict what chronic diseases are most likely to appear in the future, empowering people to make diet and lifestyle changes that mitigate their risk even decades before symptoms begin to show. Getting the jump on degenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease could have a huge impact on health outcomes later in life.

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Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind

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Hoverair X1 Promax: It's so bad, but in the NES Power Glove kinda way

Remember the movie The Wizard (1989), when Lucas shows off his Nintendo Power Glove and says, "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad." English is weird; "Bad" meant good in the late 1980s. Today, "sick" means really cool. Other today-words that come to mind to review the Hoverair would be "slaps", and "fire," none of which actually sound like a good thing ... where was I going with this?

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

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Stealth camper shell fuses together pickup cap and rooftop tent

Different yet familiar, the new Trailster Truck Camper from Arizona's Unplug Outdoor Company is yet another spin on the pickup camping topper, a particularly low profile, lightweight spin. The Trailster stands at cab height on the bed like a heavy-duty expedition-grade cap, but rather than the simple fixed body of other caps, it features an integrated fold-out tent ready to sleep the overland crew.

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Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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