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There are currently many projects aimed at reducing the air pollution emitted in automobile exhaust, but in the meantime couldn’t we just … redirect that exhaust? A new study suggests a possible means of doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, … Continue reading Study suggests roadside barriers could deflect harmful exhaust
While we’ve seen fossilized dinosaur eggs and embryos before, paleontologists have now discovered an unprecedented three-for-one – a fossilized dinosaur parent sitting on a nest of eggs, in which embryos are present.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, S… Continue reading Fossilized dinosaur found sitting on eggs – with embryos inside
When it comes to renewable energy, many cities combine multiple sources, such as solar panels and wind turbines. Scientists have now taken a similar approach with a “smart” shirt that generates electricity via both sweat and movement.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Energy-harvesting shirt generates electricity from sweat and movement
Wind turbines are a good source of renewable energy, but they typically incorporate heavy-duty towers – thus making them permanent structures. The new Wind Catcher, however, is designed to be lightweight and portable.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors,… Continue reading Portable Wind Catcher turbine pops up in a claimed 15 minutes
While there are now a fair number of suspension seatposts on the market, the Sangle-Fit is a bit different. It features a tilting nose, designed to both smooth out the ride and make hill-climbing easier.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags… Continue reading Nose-tilting bicycle seatpost designed for better hill climbing
If you want to gather oceanographic data over long distances, the use of an “underwater glider” is often the best way to go. A novel system from California-based company Seatrec should soon power such vehicles, utilizing the temperature gradient of oce… Continue reading Seatrec tech uses changes in temperature to power underwater gliders
Chances are that somewhere in your home, you’ve got at least one electrical outlet that’s hidden behind a couch, desk or other piece of furniture. The Slide Socket is designed to make those outlets accessible again, by telescoping out from them.Continu… Continue reading Slide Socket relocates hidden electrical outlets
Although certain celebrities are widely considered to be nice-looking, beauty does still ultimately lie in the eye of the beholder. A new AI-based system is able to ascertain which features are found most attractive by individual people, and then creat… Continue reading AI learns from brain signals to create personalized attractive faces
A number of hearing aids are now able to amplify one person’s voice while filtering out distracting background voices. Well, it turns out that female tree frogs are able to perform a similar task, in order to hear the mating calls of males.Continue Rea… Continue reading Female tree frogs found to use their lungs for noise cancellation
There are already several suspension handlebar stems that incorporate a linkage, which allows the bars to move vertically relative to the steerer tube. The Hammerhead360 is different, though, in that the bars move relative to the stem itself.Continue R… Continue reading Hammerhead360 stem uses elastomer inserts to soften the ride