Nvidia is fundamentally rethinking the portable PC, treating its new RTX Spark platform not as a traditional gaming silicon upgrade, but as a blueprint for a high-end, on-device AI powerhouse.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: NVIDIA, Chips, Artificial Intelligence, Platform, Gaming, Laptop, PC, Graphics
A lot of people would commute by bicycle, but don't do so because they're afraid of traffic. Well, those folks might like Canyon's prototype Predict bike, which is laden with tech to keep its rider safe from cars and other road hazards.
Tags: Cycling, concept, Road Safety, Canyon Bicycles, Artificial Intelligence
A new 3D camera inspired by jumping spiders' eyes may well be found in the next generation of battery-operated wearable tech, assistive devices, robots and drones. The technology utilizes “less energy than a nightlight.”
Category: Technology
Tags: Northwestern University, 3D Cameras, Biomimicry, Spiders
David Michaels, George Washington University & Robert Harrison, University of California, San Francisco/The Conversation
Category: Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Lung disease, Kitchen, Public health, George Washington University, Chronic, Lung, Respiratory health
History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny. Goliath and a pebble, Achilles and his heel, the ultra-fast 6G network and … walls. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have now invented a cheap, 3D-printed solution that could help future wireless signals bend around the barriers that currently stop them in their tracks.
Category: Telecommunications, Technology
Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless, Aalto University, 6G, Metamaterials, 3D Printing
Picture a tiny house in your mind and it probably looks a little like a cottage on wheels. However, La Ruche takes a different approach and, rather than spreading its limited floorspace across a conventional layout, stacks its living spaces vertically like a tower.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Back in February, when the first Tesla Cybercab rolled off the line at Tesla Gigafactory Texas, there was plenty of talk in media circles about what was to come. Now, Tesla’s certification documents submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveal all that was previously under wraps.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Tesla Motors, Tesla, Taxis, Autonomous Vehicles, urban transport, Self-Driving, Cabs, Tesla Model 3, Electric Vehicles
We may be on the cusp of understanding whether we can turn back time for our cells to stave off age-related disease, with the first human receiving experimental gene therapy as part of a landmark trial.
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Harvard, Age-Related, Aging, anti-aging, Glaucoma, clinical trials, gene therapy, molecular biology
In a historic first, Northrop Grumman is set to launch a rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope from plunging into the Earth's atmosphere using a service robot to capture the stricken craft and boost it into a new, safer orbit.
Category: Space Systems, Engineering
Tags: Northrop Grumman, NASA, Rescue
A common laxative may do more than aid digestion: it could sharpen memory and attention in people with a history of depression.
Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: laxative, brain-fog, Depression, Memory, University of Birmingham, University of Oxford
Often attributed to Albert Einstein, the quote by science-fiction writer Ray Cummings still serves as the most succinct explanation for one of the most fundamental features of our universe.
Tags: Time, Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Bose-Einstein condensate, Albert Einstein, Newton, University of Birmingham
“Man overboard!” The dreaded call that starts a race against time and the often treacherous sea. Sadly, the sea often wins, mainly due to reaction times. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are now developing an onboard drone that aids rescues without human intervention.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Rescue, Technical University of Denmark, Ocean, Accidents
Running is often promoted as one of the simplest sports to pick up – put on a pair of running shoes and head out. In reality, running also comes with a list of safety considerations. As a woman, every time I go for a run alone, I make sure to stick to busy streets, carry pepper spray and my phone, and let my partner know which route I’m taking. Running after dark brings safety concerns to another level for runners of any gender: wearing reflective clothes, watching for traffic, and staying on well-lit streets become essential.
Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Running, Safety, Protection, Crime, Radar, GPS
For more than a decade, Bosch built its dominance in the European ebike market betting that mid-drive motors – where power flows through the chain and cranks – were the smarter choice for urban riders and mountain bikers alike. Hub motors, which spin the wheel directly from inside the rear axle, were for someone else. Today, that position just changed.
Tags: Bosch, ebikes, Motor, Hub Motors
A semi-submersible aquaculture platform that holds more than 14 million gallons (64,000 cubic meters) of water – around 20 Olympic swimming pools' worth – has begun operating in the waters off the Chinese city of Sanya, Hainan Province. It's expected to produce more than 4,000 tonnes of ocean-farmed fish in the first year.
Tags: Aquaculture, Farming, Engineering, Fish, Production, China, Marine Innovations, Ocean
The Felicia is a compact and easily towable tiny house that focuses on freedom and simplicity. The home can optionally run off-grid, making it well suited to life away from campsites and trailer parks.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth. Without a crystal ball, nobody knows for certain when that day will come.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Plants, Extinction, Photosynthesis, Earth, Sun
One for the "why hasn't this been done before?" department: Norway has greenlit construction of the world's first ocean ship tunnel. If the final budget receives parliamentary approval, work on the Stad Ship Tunnel will begin on the country's west coast.
Tags: Ships, Tunnel, Norway, Construction, Building and Construction
We might be on the verge of a breakthrough treatment for pattern hair loss following clinical testing of a new oral medication called VDPHL01.
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: minoxidil, Hair, clinical trials, FDA, Baldness
We might be on the verge of a breakthrough treatment for pattern hair loss following clinical testing of a new oral medication called VDPHL01.
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: minoxidil, Hair, clinical trials, FDA, Baldness
