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A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia that contains uranium enriched above 5% – a US commercial first.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Westinghouse, Nuclear
Using a traditional U-lock can be a hassle, as you have to pull it out of your bag, take it apart, then run its shackle through the bike's frame before putting it back together. The bike-mounted V-160 offers a simpler approach, in that you just push it head-first into whatever's at hand.
Tags: Lock, Theft, Security, Cycling, Kickstarter
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A possibly life-saving new multi-sensor stethoscope is claimed to be much better at the job, with the added benefit that it can be used by just about anyone.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Cambridge, Heart Disease, Diagnostic devices
Now this is the sort of application of AI that really intrigues me. Researchers have developed DolphinGemma, the first large language model (LLM) for understanding dolphin language. It could help us translate what these incredible creatures are saying, potentially much faster than we ever could with manual approaches used over several decades.
Tags: Google DeepMind, LLM (Large Language Model), Artificial Intelligence, Dolphin, Language, Communications
Consuming cannabis can certainly be a way to deal with some health conditions like chronic pain or insomnia. But when a user goes too far and winds up in the hospital, the negative consequences can reach far into the future, says a new study.
Category: Addiction, Brain Health, Body & Mind
There appears to be a race on to launch the first 13.3-inch color ePaper monitor. Dasung currently has an Indiegogo waiting in the wings, but it's looking like Bigme will be first to the line with pre-order status for its B13 device.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Not everyone with ADHD responds to stimulants like Ritalin, which increase dopamine levels in the brain. Now, new research suggests the drug’s effectiveness is less about the amount of dopamine it produces and more about the number and type of receptors that respond to it.
Category: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: ADHD, Stimulant medications, Dopamine, Brain activity, University of Maryland
The suitably named Mod trailer from Trail Trailers (say that five times fast) is one in a new wave of ultra-modular trailers designed to build up from chassis bones to fully capable, plug-and-play adventure wagon. The Mod starts off as a basic, rugged, military-inspired utility flatbed weighing well under 500 lb (227 kg). From there, it builds up via available modular components into a capable toy hauler, towable toolbox, and/or multi-day adventure tagalong.
Tags: trailers, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Modular, RV
A three-year study has found robust evidence that one particular vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) offers older adults long-term protection against the infection, even if efficacy wanes from season to season. Despite this, just a single dose cut serious illness by nearly two thirds, and getting a shot every year was not more beneficial.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Infections, Lung, Vaccines, clinical trials, Age-Related, Age Care, CDC
If you've ever looked into the living conditions of astronauts in space, you probably know they make do with spartan arrangements, including mostly rehydratable meals.
Tags: Food, Astronauts, International Space Station, MIT, Technical University of Denmark
The McMurtry Spéirling has just redefined what "hypercar" actually means. The little single-seater electric beast dethroned a 21-year-old record held by a Formula 1 car at the Top Gear Test Track ... and not in a very subtle way. It went for the full usurper kill.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: McMurtry Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Record, Hypercar
Factory wood-cutting robots may be capable of fast and intricate carpentry tasks, but they're expensive – plus they put actual carpenters out of work. A new augmented reality system splits the difference, by precisely guiding the hands of human carpenters.
Category: Virtual Reality, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: EPFL, Augmented Reality, Robotics, Wood
E Ink demonstrated a new flavor of its Kaleido color electronic paper technology at ISE 2025 back in February, which is designed for big outdoor displays. Now the company has announced a 75-inch display featuring its color-rich Spectra 6 ePaper.
Category: Technology
Tags: E-Ink, Colors, Digital signage, Display
Lasers are great for heating things up, whether you need to do it quickly, hit a precise target, or do it from a distance. Under specific conditions, lasers can also cool things down, and that might be JUST what we need to tackle way-too-toasty data centers.
Tags: Laser, Data Center, Chips, Sandia Labs, University of New Mexico, Cooling, Photonics
If you don't want a part of your body to get sore, then that part shouldn't be pushing against something that doesn't move along with it. That's the thinking behind the vabsRider bicycle saddle, the two sides of which pivot in time with your pedaling.
Tags: Seat, Cycling, Comfort, Ergonomic, 2025 Updates
Space solar power, or what I like to call Starlink for electricity, is at once a ludicrous idea and a bit of a pipe dream. None of that is stopping Baiju Bhatt from giving it a go.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Solar Power, Wireless Power Transmission, Renewable Energy
One of the ketogenic diet's major perceived drawbacks is an increase in LDL, or so-called bad cholesterol. A new study, though, says that this cholesterol spike doesn't fit the conventional science in terms of its disease-causing ability.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Keto, Ketogenic diet, Protein, UCLA, Weight Loss, Cholesterol, Heart Disease
You don’t typically associate Ducati with an off-road motorcycle. That’s because the Bologna-based bikemaker hasn't produced one since 1974, which was the R/T. Now, 52 years later, Ducati has introduced the 2026 Desmo450 MX, its very first purpose-built motocrosser.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Ducati, Off-road, Ducati Panigale, Dirt Bikes
Tubeless mountain bike tires certainly improve on their conventional counterparts, but could they perform even better? The OPTIS insert is claimed to help them do so, by serving as an inflatable alternative to foam-bodied tubeless tire inserts.
Tags: Tires, Cycling, Mountain Bikes, Inflatable