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
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has long been linked to a microbial imbalance in the gut, a phenomenon scientists call dysbiosis. But a new study from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital points to this dynamic being more complicated than initially thought, with not just bacteria behind it but the viruses living inside them.
Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Colorectal cancer, Gut Bacteria, Viruses and Bacteria, Cancer
Jodie Raybould & Daniel Waldeck, Coventry University/ The Conversation
Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Pets, Cats, Stress, mental health, Anxiety
Cotton may be nice and soft and warm, but we're told not to wear it for sporting activities because it traps moisture, becoming wet and ultimately drawing heat away from the body. Well, scientists have created a synthetic fabric that is claimed to repel moisture while still replicating the coziness of cotton.
Category: Materials, Engineering
Tags: American Chemical Society, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cotton, Phase change material, Hydrophobic, Heating, Aerogels
Navee – a Chinese mobility brand that's probably best known for e-scooters like the ST3 Pro and UT5 Ultra X and electric dirt bikes such as the Storm X Pro, but also has golf carts and exoskeletons in its ecosystem – just adapted one of the Cold War's strangest engineering ideas into a personal watercraft that is part aircraft, part boat. The Suzhou-based company unveiled its WaveFly 5X at Lake Taihu on June 5, calling it the world's first wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicle for everyday consumers.
Tags: Ground Effect Vehicle, Marine Innovations, Transport, Consumers, Personal Powered Transport
Announced earlier this month at Computex, the Asus ZenScreen Color ePaper display brings a 13.3-inch color ePaper touchscreen to the portable monitor space, with eye comfort as its main draw.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Asus, Monitor, Screens, Display, E-Ink, ePaper, Colors
Positioned on a mountain over 3,000 m (9,840 ft) above sea level, the Titlis Tower began life as a telecommunications antenna, but following an ambitious renovation the utilitarian structure has been transformed into a dramatic visitor destination.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Mountain, Switzerland, Herzog & De Meuron
The Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) is known for its bone-crushing bite, gigantic size, and famously small forelimbs. But why these large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs evolved tiny arms has long been debated.
Tags: Dinosaurs, Fossils, ARM, Predator, tyrannosaurus
There’s something poetic about a British motorcycle manufacturer founded at the turn of the 20th century – one whose first “motorcycle” was a literal bicycle powered by a Belgian Clement engine – staging a comeback with thoroughly modern motorcycles and all-new powertrains.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Norton Motorcycle, British, Adventure Bikes, Touring, Yamaha, Suzuki, TVS Motor
Ian Musgrave, Adelaide University/ The Conversation
Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Pollution, Brain, Poisons, toxic
