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Tesla has been granted a ride-hail permit in California by the state's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), paving the way for the EV giant to make good on its promise to launch a robotaxi service soonish.
Category: Transport
Tags: Self-Driving, Autonomous Vehicles, Tesla, California
Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its swivel-jointed Atlas robot running, cartwheeling and breakdancing shows it's still at the bleeding edge.
Category: AI & Humanoids, Technology
Tags: Boston Dynamics, Humanoid, Robots, Robotic, Crazy
There's newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver rehabilitation without the need for challenging long-term physical therapy.
Category: Stroke, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: UCLA, Stroke, Brain, Neuroscience, neurons, Rehabilitation, Drug development, Brain activity
This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement manufacturing process capture carbon dioxide instead of emitting it. Scientists at Northwestern University grew this stuff out of seawater, electricity and CO2.
Tags: Concrete, Climate Solutions: Cement, Cement, Climate Solutions: Cement, Building, Building and Construction, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Neutral, Northwestern University
Quite similar to the ePropulsion eLite but bigger and more powerful, the RemigoOne is a hassle-free portable electric outboard built for fast, easy transport to and from the water. The push-button e-drive recently made the trip over to the US market, where it gives Americans an option for a clean, quiet, readily luggable all-in-one electric propulsion solution for RIBS, tenders, dinghies and small boats up to 25 feet (7.6 m) long.
Tags: Outboard Motor, Boating, Boats, Marine Innovations, Portable
It’s not every day that you see a US$1,000 motorcycle that’s ready to ride as it comes. That’s exactly what we have here in the form of the X-Pro MC-N025, a unique, commuter bike that comes from … China. Yep.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: China, Affordable, Honda Motorcycles, CFMoto, Benda
Our soft tissues swell and shrink throughout the day, so a wearable that fits in the morning may not do so in the afternoon. A new adaptive lining for the sockets of prosthetic limbs was designed with this important fact very much in mind.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Prosthetic, Imperial College London, Comfort
Mercedes’ “compact sedan for the electric age” has arrived and boy is it stuffed with electric capabilities. It becomes the first EV in a completely new generation of Mercedes cars.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid, BMW, Geely
At just 6.6 m (21.7 ft) in length, what this off-grid capable tiny house lacks in available space it makes up for with portability. It could be a good fit for up to two people wanting a towable vacation home or to embrace a minimalist life on the road.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
If you missed your chance to buy one of the coolest smartwatches ever made, listen up. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky's new outfit Core Devices is now accepting pre-orders for two new Pebble-like wearables.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Smartwatch, Pebble, E-Paper
If you have the persistent tone in your ears known as tinnitus, you'll want to pay attention to a new study that shows a link between certain foods and a reduction in risk. The finding offers a potentially easy way to get some peace and quiet.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
With the threat of a US ban looming over Chinese drone maker DJI, keen flyers throughout the land will likely be on the lookout for alternatives. Homegrown Ascent Aerosystems may have an answer with its somewhat oddball Helius.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Camera drone, 4k, Rugged, Surveillance, Monitoring
Over a year and a million kilometers' worth of real-world testing has returned impressive results for Spanish company Fersa's "fuel efficient wheel hub," which cuts fuel burn by at least 3% and saves operators around US$3,500 per truck per year.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Fuel efficiency, Truck, Efficiency
A rice wine native to the Philippines has grabbed the attention of researchers looking into new, natural ways to slow biological aging. But it's not the wine itself – sorry – in the spotlight, but what's left over after the liquid is ready to bottled.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Microbes, Yeast, Aging, anti-aging, Age-Related, Cells, Chronic illness, Health, Fermentation
Back in 2021, at the height of the pandemic, scientists at Pfizer revealed the development of a novel antiviral molecule, designed to hinder the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s ability to replicate. Clinical trials moved quickly, and by the end of the year we had the very first oral COVID antiviral, called nirmatrelvir.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Antiviral, Drugs
I know many folks who dismissed Stark's initial announcement of the Varg, a 60–80 horsepower electric dirt bike intended to compete with conventional gas-powered motocross bikes, as just another ambitious EV project that would never reach the market.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Electric Vehicles, Supermoto, Zero Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, World's Fastest
Imagine being able to listen to music or other audio that no one else can hear, without having to wear headphones. Doing so is now possible via so-called "audible enclaves," which already exist in functional prototype form.
Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Tags: Pennsylvania State University, Audio, Sound, Ultrasound, metasurface
Budget e-mobility brand Engwe has taken the wraps off the latest generation of its compact L20 fat-tire ebike. The dual-suspension compact hauler can be collapsed down for between-ride transport in the trunk, and comes in hub-drive and mid-drive variants.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Foldable bike, Off-road, City
The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle unplanned infernos.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Wildfires, Google, Satellite, Machine Learning, Detection
Tiny house firms are always trying to think up new ways of maximizing every inch of available space. Modern Tiny Living has hit upon a neat approach to this with its Shadow model, which features a living room that seats six, has lots of storage, and also doubles as a guest bed.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home