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Even the smallest of deformations in structures such as buildings or bridges can lead to cracks or other failures, so the sooner that they’re noticed, the better. A new laser-based system is designed to do just that, quicker and cheaper than ever befor… Continue reading Laser system designed to keep an eye on bendy buildings
When Swedish scientists recently set out to create a rigid bone-replacement material, they inadvertently ended up producing a soft and rubbery substance. That’s all right, though, as it may end up being even more useful than the bone stand-in.Continue … Continue reading Non-toxic rubbery substance could be used to replace biotissue
When you’re changing lanes on a motorcycle while wearing a full-face helmet, performing shoulder checks can be difficult. The Revan “dashcam” system is designed to help, by providing users with a heads-up display (HUD) of their blind spots.Continue Rea… Continue reading Revan uses helmet HUD to check blind spots
While kayaks are great for exploring your local waterways, they’re also pretty awkward to transport – especially if you don’t have a car-top carrier. The Tucktec is designed with that in mind, as it folds together from a single sheet of plastic.Continu… Continue reading Folded-plastic kayak is made to be cheap and transportable
As ships travel the seas, an assortment of barnacles, mussels, algae and other greeblies accumulate on their hulls. This is definitely troublesome, which is why a new robot-based system has been developed as a possible solution.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Aquatic robot crawls hulls to brush off barnacles
Not only are herniated discs painful and debilitating, but treatments for them leave something to be desired. A new technique, however, may be more effective than anything that’s come before.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Spinal, Treat… Continue reading New technique both refills and patches herniated discs
As is the case with electric cars, battery range is still very much an issue with pure-electric aircraft. Hybrid propeller-drive systems are perhaps a better way to go – for now – and a new one was recently the subject of a successful test flight.Conti… Continue reading Cassio 1 aircraft successfully test-flies its hybrid drive system
Although autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are electrically-powered, they’re typically launched from fuel-burning surface support vessels. A new system is being designed to replace those ships with more environmentally-friendly wave-powered underwa… Continue reading Wave-powered AUV stations could replace crewed support ships
It was just a couple of weeks ago that we heard about the Freebord 5-X, the latest in a series of skateboards that let users carve into corners, snowboard-style. Well, the Traqpod has now hit Kickstarter, offering its own unique take on the concept.Con… Continue reading Tilting Traqpod joins the “carving skateboard” party
Even in noisy environments, most of us are able to understand what another person is saying by “focusing” our hearing on their voice. Although regular hearing aids are currently unable to do so, that may change if a new prototype reaches production.Con… Continue reading Voice-following hearing aid both reads and stimulates the brain