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In 2025, around 24 million Americans are estimated to suffer from sleep apnea, and around 90% of these cases are undiagnosed. Now, a groundbreaking new study warns that this is going to rapidly increase as the planet warms.
Category: Sleep, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Flinders University, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, Heart attack, Stroke, Climate Crisis, Global Warming
ChatGPT volunteered to play a 1977-vintage Atari 2600 to a game of chess and came to regret it after the eight-bit chess engine from the age of Disco Fever and the introduction of the Force did better than expected. A lot better.
Category: Computers, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Chess, Computers, Artificial Intelligence
The instant we saw the Torsus Praetorian off-road bus for the first time, we knew: That would make an absolutely killer expedition motorhome. There was a false start or two, but the big, bad beast of a bus has finally completed its destiny. And it's done it with more flair and style than we would have imagined, rivaling a few million-dollar expedition vehicles with an upscale rustic-chic interior living environment that would feel as at home parked outside the bustling marinas of Monaco as it would standing alone in Patagonia or the Gobi Desert.
Category: Expedition Trucks, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: expedition vehicles, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Truck, Motorhomes, Motorhome, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Torsus
Although there already are "smart" contact lenses that monitor the eyes for signs of glaucoma, the devices are typically only worn when the patient is awake. A new type of contact lens, however, watches over the eyes throughout the night, too.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Contact Lenses, Glaucoma, Eye, Vision, Wearable
Although AI-based restoration methods can indeed bring new life to damaged paintings, the end result is typically a digital copy of the original painting. By contrast, a new MIT technique applies reversible repairs to the physical painting itself, in the form of a removable mask.
Category: Good Thinking, Technology
Tags: MIT, Artificial Intelligence, Art, Paint, Repair
Germany's Mahle is reported to be one of the world's largest manufacturers of automotive components. But the company also makes ebike motors and has now launched into the eMTB space with a mid-drive claimed to be "one of the most powerful systems on the market."
Tags: Mahle, ebikes, Mountain Bikes, Motor
If you have an aversion to the bitter taste of grapefruit, cabbage, broccoli and even alcohol, you might be a "super-taster," and you're not alone – as many as one in four people have the genetic code that triggers this sensitivity. But scientists have now found that it's also linked to poor health outcomes, including chronic kidney disease and bipolar disorder.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Queensland, Taste, Genetics, toxic, Microbiome, kidney, Bipolar Disorder, Disease, Diet
Archaeologists have long debated the origin of human symbolic behavior. The dominant idea was that only modern humans (Homo sapiens) were capable of complex symbolic thought and behavior; such as creating art, jewelry, or engaging in rituals. However, growing evidence suggests Neanderthals also developed symbolic behavior independently, around the same time.
Category: Science
Tags: Archaeology, Evolution, Human, Fingerprint
Storied e-mobility brand VanMoof has risen from the ashes of bankruptcy courtesy of McLaren Applied, and launched its first new ebikes since going under in 2023. The S6 series is said to be "the culmination of 5 generations and 11 years of ebike innovation."
Tags: VANMOOF, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, McLaren
Looking forward to a future where laser beams replace power lines, DAPRA's Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program has set new records for transmitting more power wirelessly over longer distances.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Energy, Laser, DARPA, Wireless Power Transmission
If you're trying to avoid sugar in your diet, you'll want to be careful about how you choose and use your artificial sweeteners. A study led by physiologists from the University of Colorado Boulder shows that a popular sugar substitute called erythritol could increase your risk of suffering a stroke.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Sugar, Stroke, Cardiovascular, University of Colorado, Diet, Health, Food
Boutique audio brand Astell&Kern is known for pushing the music hardware envelope in terms of tech and price, but its titanium-housed Luna earphones bump things up a notch with a price tag so high it will send your bank balance into orbit.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Earphones, Titanium, Luxury, Audiophile
ESA's Solar Orbiter deep-space probe has made history, returning the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole. It's a world first that sheds a great deal of light on the mysteries of our parent star, but it wasn't easy to achieve. Very far from it.
Tags: Solar Orbiter, ESA, Sun, World's First
One of the major ticks in the plus column of ePaper is that it only requires power when the content is refreshed. The battery in Samsung's latest display could last for more than 28 weeks if new content is loaded in once per day.
Category: Technology
Tags: Samsung, E-Ink, Colors, Digital signage, Display
The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's oceans, an area larger than Asia, has darkened over the last two decades. These findings raise concerns about how this spreading shadow could reshape marine ecosystems that depend on sunlight and moonlight for survival.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Ocean, Marine Biology, Light, Climate Crisis
Two bioactive ingredients in cannabis have been found to have antifungal properties when applied topically, according to a groundbreaking new study. The discovery comes as the World Health Organization urgently calls for new treatments for potentially deadly fungal infections.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Fungal infections, Antifungal treatments, Cannabis, Cannabinoids, Macquarie University
Ancient Egyptians were not only masters of architecture – they also were the original wizards of synthetic chemistry. Around 5,000 years ago, they crafted the world’s first synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue, which exhibits a range of hues from deep blue to gray or green.
Category: Science
Tags: Color, History, Chemistry, Washington State University
In another advancement in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), a new implant-based system has enabled a paralyzed person to not only talk, but also 'sing' simple melodies through a computer – with practically no delay.
Category: Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Brain, Brain-computer interface, Paralysis, Speech, UC Davis, Artificial Intelligence
DJI's latest enterprise-grade drone, the Matrice 400, is seriously specced for all kinds of heavy-duty tasks. Aimed at construction crews, infrastructure planning agencies, and emergency response teams, the flagship model can fly for a whopping 59 minutes, and boasts a payload capacity of 13 lb (6 kg).
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: DJI Innovations, Camera drone
The defining characteristic of a two-stroke engine is to fire (combust) every time the piston is at top dead center. This makes them highly power dense, but also notoriously makes two-stroke engines dirty, inefficient, and not prone to long lifespans.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Engineering, Two-stroke, Engine Technologies