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Recharging the battery of a bike helmet with built-in lights can (conceivably) be awkward, as the whole helmet has to be placed near an outlet. A new model gets around that problem, though, with a removable tail light module.Continue ReadingCategory: B… Continue reading Abus HUD-Y Ace bike helmet features a magnetic pop-out tail light
If you’re trying to make a wound dressing that will be well-tolerated by the human body, you may be best off using human-derived materials. That’s the approach that German researchers have taken, creating a tropoelastin-based bandage.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Experimental chronic wound dressing made from human protein
Dedicated bicycle commuters may not let a little rain stop them, but that still doesn’t mean they like getting rained on when they ride. The Softtop, from German manufacturer RainRider, is one of the latest gadgets that’s designed to help keep them dry… Continue reading Softtop offers a new take on keeping cyclists dry
When lightweight composite materials are used in fields such as aerospace, it’s vitally important to know if they’re experiencing mechanical stress – before they fail. A new composite is able to do so, simply by fluorescing under UV light.Continue Read… Continue reading Lightweight composite changes color to warn that it’s been stressed
While we have seen motorized kayaks before, most of them simply utilize an outboard motor, or they don’t have the form factor of a true kayak. The Czech-made eMogi, however, looks fairly conventional, and has its own integrated electric motor.Continue … Continue reading eMogi kayak gives paddlers a 12-mph electric boost
Last year, Germany’s Storck Bicycles, Porsche Digital, and motor manufacturer Fazua teamed up with Croatia’s Greyp Bikes on a new high-tech project. The result is the Storck Cyklaer ebike, and it certainly packs some interesting features.Continue Readi… Continue reading Cyklaer ebike sports a rearview camera, removable motor and more
Currently, most powered prosthetic limbs are controlled by electrodes in the user’s residual stump. An experimental new MIT system, however, is claimed to work better by replacing those electrodes with implanted magnetic beads.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading The future of prosthetic limb control may be magnetic
Live power lines are traditionally inspected by workers who have to climb poles, stand in bucket lifts, or ride in helicopters. A new system promises to make such inspections quicker, easier and safer, by allowing a drone to do the job.Continue Reading… Continue reading Osprey NPS lets drones perform direct-contact power line inspections
When it comes to closing incisions or other wounds in the digestive tract, sutures alone aren’t enough to keep digestive fluids or food waste from leaking out into the abdomen. A new hydrogel patch is designed to help, by thoroughly sealing such injuri… Continue reading “Intestinal bandage” designed to better heal digestive tract wounds
Currently, most electric drones are limited to relatively short flight times. Also, in order to maintain radio contact with their operator, they must stay within line of sight. A new Honeywell system, however, is intended to address these limitations.C… Continue reading Honeywell’s BVLOS suite designed to let drones fly farther and longer