Properly locking your bicycle can be a hassle, as you often have to secure the frame and rear wheel via a U-lock, while using a cable lock (or similar) on the front wheel. The Cordalock is out to change that, as it's a single lock that secures the whole bike.
Tags: Kickstarter, Lock, Security, Theft
Two years ago, the list of signs and symptoms required to diagnose a patient with the neurodegenerative autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis underwent a massive overhaul.
Category: Imaging & Diagnostics, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative conditions, Autoimmune, Nerves, Diagnostic devices
Take your backyard birding to a new level with the Harymor smart feeder, one in a new class home technology that lets you experience local wildlife up close from your phone, no matter where you are.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Birds, Outdoor Technology, nature, Wildlife, Animal science, Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Camera
The older and lazier I get, the easier I want my life. So when I discovered the Stream Deck+, a versatile little desktop controller with programmable buttons, built-in screens and rotary knobs, I knew I had to have one. If I'm not in the right browser tab, saying "Hey Yaffle, office aircon 24" works perfectly well, but it's just … More. Effort. Than ... Click.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Buttons, Controller, Touchscreen, Computer Human Interface
Jack Janetzki & Lauren Cortis, Adelaide University/The Conversation
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Influenza, Virus, Decongestant, Pharmaceuticals, Winter
These aint your grandpa’s medical electrodes.
Category: Materials, Engineering
Tags: Pennsylvania State University, Sensors, Electroencephalography (EEG)
N+ has a fun approach to making ebikes: it inks licensing deals with big-name brands to launch new models with something familiar to attract your attention in today's ever-expanding bicycle market.
Tags: Volkswagen, ebikes, Radar, Road Safety, urban transport, Cycling
The bomb drops. A nuclear blast erupts. Uranium is vaporized, where it mixes with the atmosphere and is dispersed across the land as toxic dust called fallout.
Category: Physics, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Nuclear weapons, Nuclear Fission, Uranium, Explosion, Bombs, Chemistry, Radioactivity
Humans have occupied the International Space Station (ISS), which sits at about 248 miles (400 km) above sea level, for 25 years. Meanwhile, the sea, sitting at … well, sea level, with a maximum known depth of 6.8 miles, has never had a station manned for up to a month. Researchers are looking to change that with a new subsea habitat.
Tags: Underwater, Ocean, Research
Stepping away momentarily from the ultralight freestanding tents that have really been having their moment in recent years, Zpacks presents its latest non-freestanding backpacking tent. Pitched with a single pole, the new Plex Solo Pro pulls out all the stops in furnishing backpackers and other deep-backcountry explorers with an ambitious blend of featherlight packability and camping convenience.
Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Tent, zpacks, Camping, Backpacking, Bikepacking, Outdoors and Camping, Lightweight, Dyneema
What sounds more terrifying than a part-cockroach, part-robot cyborg? Definitely one that can also breathe underwater. Yet, this is exactly what researchers have just created, except they are replacing “terrifying” with “useful.” Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore and Waseda University in Japan have created a soft, flexible diving suit for cyborg cockroaches. The suits are equipped with miniature oxygen generators that allow the cockroaches to survive for up to three hours underwater or in low-oxygen conditions.
Category: Robotics, Engineering
Tags: Nanyang Technological University, Remote Control, Insect, Cyborg, Amphibious, Waseda University
From a snake's venomous fangs to the sharp spines that cover a cactus, puncture tools can be found right across the animal kingdom. While they come in all shapes and sizes, there's a fascinating force driving their diverse designs.
Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: University of Illinois, Animal science, Animals, Evolution, Charles Darwin, Weapon, nature, Self-defense, Resources, Energy-efficient
Engineers at Northwestern University have built a drone that vanishes without camouflage or transparent panels. Its trick is spinning so fast that your eyes simply give up trying to focus, a stealth edge that could turn surveillance into something almost invisible.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Stealth, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Northwestern University, Invisibility
It seems we’re living in an age of revival. Revival of old brands, motorcycles, and scooters. Now, with the Fiat Multiplina, we have the revival of the very cool bubble cars that saw peak popularity somewhere in the middle of the last century.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Fiat, Electric Vehicles, Kei Cars, Affordable, stellantis, Concept Vehicle
Amelia Scott, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University/The Conversation
Category: Sleep, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Sleeping, Sleep deprivation, Insomnia, Circadian Rhythms, Biological age, Anxiety, Brain activity
There are several different kinds of VR and AR headsets and glasses on the market today. RayNeo's Air 4 Pro slots squarely into the one-trick category, and that's a good thing. Pop these on, plug them into your phone or laptop, and boom – an instant giant display for your eyes only.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Video, Smart Glasses, Glasses, TCL, Display, Head Mounted Displays, Gaming, Reviews
With its mid-size length and open interior, the Cedar Ridge manages to be towable without feeling too cramped inside. The tiny house features a farmhouse-inspired decor, plenty of storage, and two loft bedrooms, making it well-suited to full-time small living.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
The Playcube was already an unusual little projector: a palm-sized, Rubik’s Cube-like device with a 360-degree rotating design, built to throw a big image onto a wall, ceiling, or whatever flat surface you have nearby. Now, TCL is adding a new layer of interaction through Google’s Gemini AI.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
From Smokpub, makers of a compact electric cocktail and whisky smoker, comes the Doubot, a sourdough fermentation system currently on Kickstarter. They claim it's “a smarter way to proof dough” for the novice baker second-guessing their technique.
Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Kitchen, Food technology, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster
A newly developed antibody has halted the growth and spread of aggressive prostate cancer in preclinical tests, raising hopes for a more targeted way of treating metastatic disease without the side effects that have hampered earlier attempts to block the same cancer-driving pathway.
Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: antibodies, Prostate cancer, Breast cancer, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy
