There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone. Younger shooters in particular are reaching for more tactile, intentional ways to capture everyday life, from phone-free concerts and clubs to a renewed love of lo-fi, washed-out aesthetics. Instant film, with its limited shots and instant physicality, fits that mood perfectly.
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In a historic first, two US Army crew members from an AH-64 Apache helicopter forced down near the coast of Oman were rescued within two hours by a US Navy Saronic Corsair drone boat operated by the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59.
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Category: Military, Engineering
Tags: US Army, US Navy, Autonomous Vehicles
The latest camper from Mammoth Overland takes two of the brand's most creative launches of the recent past and fuses them together into a prepper-grade wilderness and apocalypse survival safe room built for immediate escape. Whether you're trying to keep away apex predators on regular camping or hunting expeditions, or getting out of dodge during a rapidly evolving "extinction level event," the…
Astronomers have uncovered a surprising twist in the Milky Way's story.
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Category: Astronomy, Science
Tags: milky way, Stars, Astrophysics
Every day in the US, an average of 6,000 women enter menopause.
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Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: University of Vermont, Menopause, Cognitive functioning, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Women, Age-Related, Brain, neurons, Hormones, estrogen
Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University/ The Conversation
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Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Dementia, Allergies, Medication, antihistamines
Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general assumption that symmetry is best. Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.
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Category: Robotics,…
Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales to protect themselves from predators. Because protective mechanisms are essential in both biological organisms and engineered systems, a lot of these features have already been adopted in modern technologies. Recently, researchers from the…
Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Brain, Genetics
Retrofitting a port berth with shore power can take anywhere from three to seven years of permitting, construction, and grid upgrades. Now, a UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform and can make that wait disappear without having to move a single brick.
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Category: Marine, Transport
Tags: Energy, Hydrogen, Transport, Ships
The Miami tiny house doesn't try to squeeze too much into its extra-wide 400-sq-ft (37.16-sq-m) single-floor interior. Instead, it spreads out for a spacious and apartment-like layout that's designed to sleep two in comfort.
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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, Micro-House, House, Home
In 2028 Los Angeles will become the first city to hold the (modern) Olympic Games for a third time, following previous runs in 1932 and 1984.
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Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Olympics, Infrastructure, Sports, public transportation, Transport, Logistics
The Sagrada Familia has been under construction for more than 140 years, but Lego's new replica should hopefully prove a little quicker to assemble. Featuring just over 12,000 pieces, it's Lego's largest set to date by piece count.
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Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Lego, Education, Toys, Sagrada Familia
Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when the Antares Nuclear Mark-0 test reactor came online at Idaho National Laboratory.
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Category: Energy, Engineering
Tags: Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear, Power Stations
There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. Aside from the fact that fire makes food safer, tastier, and more digestible, burning a few sticks pushes back the darkness, keeps predators at bay, and keeps us toasty warm.
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Category: Archaeology, Science
Tags: Fire, ancient, Human, Cave, Evolution, Archeology
As deforestation accelerates across the Amazon, scientists are uncovering a disturbing new consequence: humans are transmitting diseases to wildlife.
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Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Amazon, Monkeys, hepatitis-b, Deforestation, Infections
Does the way information "sticks" to our brains differ depending on the medium? New research suggests it might, with readers engaging more with a story in a traditional book than one read on a digital device.
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Category: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: University of Tokyo, Reading, eBook, E-reader, Books, Japan
Picture a surgical robot that can move, cut tissue, release drugs, grip and store samples, and wirelessly generate heat. You most likely didn't imagine a robot that can fit in your hands. Yet, scientists have created a 5-in-1 robot that fits right on your fingertip!
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Category: Robotics, Engineering
Tags: Nanyang Technological University, Drug delivery, Surgical robot
Honeybees routinely travel up to 2 miles (3 km) from their hive in search of food before returning home, with remarkable accuracy. Relative to body size, this is comparable to a human traveling hundreds of miles and finding their way back without a map, compass, GPS, or smartphone. Despite possessing brains smaller than a sesame seed, bees accomplish this feat with astonishing efficiency. Now,…
Think speakers are a simple paper cone that vibrates to translate electrical signals into sound? Like much of the tech we feature, there’s rather more to it these days – as the European debut of a new high-end wireless speaker system from Scotland has just demonstrated.
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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Hi-fi, High-resolution, Bluetooth…
A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new bio-derived material made from yeast. It can be used with 3D-printing technology to produce a construction material which can be modified specifically for the architectural and interior design field.
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Category: Materials, Engineering
Tags: Chalmers University, Yeast, Biodegradable,…
Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint. The tiny house features a practical interior with two bedrooms – plus a sofa bed for guests – and has multiple options available, including off-grid functionality.
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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Rather than has folks on customer-facing or collaborative setups having to constantly swivel a monitor around for people on the other side of the desk, Philips has launched a dual-sided business monitor with a Full HD screen front and back.
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Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Philips, Monitor, Display, Screens
With NASA having recently accelerated its timeline for building permanent habitats on the Moon, scores of scientists are focused on tackling the myriad technological challenges associated with lunar habitation.
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Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: artemis, Moon, Psychology, NASA
It seems like the race for smart helmets is heating up. And when we’re talking of 'smart helmets,' the likes of Sena and Cardo are right up there with some notable Chinese helmet makers. And now, Sena has just launched its latest lid to up the ante.
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Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Helmets, Smart Helmet, Road Safety, Sena, Cardo Systems, Adventure Bikes, Enduro
Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome novel challenges.
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Category: Biology, Science
Tags: University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, University of Turku, Bees, Animal science, Behavior
This RS Jet is the second Inmotion scooter I've reviewed, and it's night-and-day different from the S1F Inmotion had sent me before. Even though that was only 11 months ago, I feel like the technology is light-years apart.
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Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Scooter, Electric Vehicles, Reviews
Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar, Sheffield Hallam University/ The Conversation
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Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Exercise, Allergies, The Immune System
Humanoids may be winning marathons and getting factory jobs, but after spending a few days with around 100 different robots of all shapes and sizes, one thing was clear: There's a chasm separating viral demonstration video and reality.
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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology
Tags: Unitree, UBTECH, Galbot, EngineAI, Shenzhen, Humanoid, Robot Fighting, Artificial…
A medication commonly given as an off-label treatment for sleep problems may be more risky than we thought – and when prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or insomnia, as it often is, it isn't backed with the science data needed for safe and informed use.
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Category: Sleep, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Flinders University, Obstructive sleep…