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Ofiito’s Urban Racer ebike features a full carbon frame, integrated automatic lighting, and a rear hub motor that can be removed when you just wanna go human-powered. What’s more, the whole shebang is claimed to weigh a mere 30.2 lb (13.7 kg).Continue … Continue reading All-carbon 30-lb Urban Racer commuter ebike is ready to hit city streets
The Dynamic Duo “flashlight” is actually two flashlights – a wide-beam that illuminates a broad area, and a more focused narrow-beam. They can be used individually as needed, or magnetically joined together to form one dual-beam unit.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Magnetic flashlights can go solo or unite to double the light
Inspired by the wheel-bodied battle droids from Star Wars, a scientist has created a robot that rolls along on one big wheel, using extendable legs to steer. Instead of smashing the Rebel Alliance, however, this bot’s nimble descendants may one day be … Continue reading Star-Wars-inspired robot rolls on a round body and uses legs to steer
The uOne underwater robot may soon be taking on risky, labor-intensive tasks currently performed by human scuba divers. It boasts a unique combination of traits from two different types of undersea bots.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Hybrid underwater robot takes aim at scuba-diving tasks
If you’ve ever wished that you could turn invisible, here’s your chance. A consumer “invisibility shield” has just hit Kickstarter, and it could be yours for as little as £54 (about US$68).Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Kicksta… Continue reading You may not have your jetpack yet, but here’s your invisibility shield
The Coalax Lancer 300 modular photography backpack is very much a modern-day descendant of the humble camera bag. Among other things, it sports a removable power bank, solar panel, drone-carrying compartment, and extendable rotatable selfie sticks.Cont… Continue reading Coalax Lancer 300 modular backpack may just be the Robocop of camera bags
Although you may know when you need to pee, such is not the case with everyone. A new implantable sensor is designed to help those other folks, by sending a smartphone alert when their bladder is full.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Nor… Continue reading Bladder sensor sends ‘pee-time’ alerts to patients’ smartphones
The Power Mole wirelessly transmits 10 watts of electricity through window glass, allowing indoor outlets to power outdoor devices. It’s built on the inductive coupling technology utilized in wireless smartphone charging systems.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading No outdoor outlet? Power Mole transmits electricity through window glass
A new technique may make it easier to selectively breed crop plants for better, deeper roots. The non-destructive process involves quickly checking a plant’s leaves to see how far down its roots go into the soil.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: P… Continue reading Scientists look to leaves for longer roots on better crops
A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at their computers in their labs.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading AI tech takes just minutes to convert GoPro videos into 3D coral reef maps