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In the past couple of years, Chinese urban mobility company Niu has brought us both an electric scooter and an electric motorcycle. Now, completing the two-wheeler EV trinity, the manufacturer has unveiled its dual-battery BQi-C3 Pro commuter ebike.Con… Continue reading Niu BQi-C3 Pro ebike packs two batteries for extended range
Waking up to a blaring alarm clock can be quite jarring, and also pretty irksome if you’re not even the person for whom the alarm was set. That’s where SilentWakeUp is made to come in, as it wakes its wearer – and only its wearer – by silently buzzing … Continue reading SilentWakeUp slowly and silently wakens wearers by giving them a buzz
If you’ve ever been turning over your compost heap and found months-old “compostable” plastic items that were still mostly intact – well, you’re not alone. New research states that 60% of such plastics don’t fully biodegrade in home composting systems…. Continue reading Study shows majority of “home compostable” plastics don’t fully degrade
If most of your car trips are fairly short and made at lower-than-freeway speeds, perhaps you don’t need a full-on automobile. A less-expensive Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) may suffice, and US startup Wink Motors has just announced a new line of… Continue reading Wink electric vehicles offer car-like features – and solar charging
Imagine if someone such as a stranded mountain climber needed food, but could initially only be reached by drone. Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept system of getting that food to them, in the form of a drone with edible wings.Continue Readin… Continue reading Potentially life-saving drone features edible rice-cake wings
Along with their use in foods, soybeans have also been utilized as a source of graphene, a greener alternative to mulch, and an ingredient in longer-lasting tires. Now, they’re additionally being used to extend the life of asphalt roads.Continue Readin… Continue reading New biopolymer gives asphalt roads a soybean-based-boost
If someone were planning on burglarizing a building, it would help if they knew in advance where valuable gadgets such as smart TVs and laptops were located. A new study suggests that a drone equipped with a cheap “Wi-Peep” device could allow them to d… Continue reading “Wi-Peep” tech allows Wi-Fi-enabled devices to be spotted through walls
There are now quite a few electric surfboards on the market, and they almost all work in the same way – their jet drive runs for as long as you squeeze a throttle on a handheld remote. The Jetson is different, in that it provides temporary boosts as ne… Continue reading Jetson offers a unique take on the jet-powered surfboard
Although they have a number of potential uses, spent coffee grounds typically just end up in landfills – or at best, in compost heaps. According to a new study, however, they could soon be utilized to both support and feed biodiesel-producing algae.Con… Continue reading Coffee grounds used to both feed and support biodiesel-producing algae
If certain animals posses a trait that decreases their chance of survival, then that the trait is less likely to be passed along to offspring. Such appears to be the case with rhinos hunted for their large horns, according to a recent analysis of photo… Continue reading Study suggests hunters may have caused rhinos to evolve smaller horns