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Back in 1959, the iconic Mini automobile first hit public roads. The Mini motor company is now commemorating that milestone with a 1,959-unit limited run of its first-ever ebike, which features turn indicators, a built-in touchscreen and an anti-theft … Continue reading Now you can pedal a Mini – meet the limited-run E-Bike 1
Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them, using a modified plant virus.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Plant virus recruited to save crops from root-eating nematodes
At disaster sites, it’s not uncommon for both the water supply and electrical grid to be out of commission. That’s where a new system may someday come in, as it utilizes just a small amount of electricity – which could be stored in a battery – to desal… Continue reading Low-power desalination tech may provide drinking water at disaster sites
The desert-dwelling Namaqua chameleon has a pretty neat trick – it changes skin color to stay cool when outdoor temperatures rise, and stay warm when they drop. An experimental new coating could one day do the same thing for our homes.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Bio-inspired color-changing coating could both warm and cool houses
While it’s important for dermatologists to know just how itchy a person’s skin is, patients’ self-assessments tend to be quite subjective. A new wearable sensor could help, by objectively measuring the frequency and intensity of its user’s scratching s… Continue reading Finger-worn device designed to objectively quantify itchiness
For decades now, Colorado-based manufacturer Moots has been known for its high-end titanium bicycles. Today, however, the company announced its first-ever carbon fiber bike, which is also its first-ever ebike. It’s time to meet the Express, which is de… Continue reading Moots switches from titanium to carbon for 33-lb Express gravel ebike
If you’ve gone and bought yourself a high-end ebike, you won’t want to tow just any ol’ bicycle-camping trailer behind it. With its lowerable floor, sharp lines and composite construction, the Expeditions Trailer may be just what you’re looking for.Con… Continue reading Expeditions ebike trailer lowers the floor instead of raising the roof
Daily insulin injections are painful and inconvenient, which is why scientists are developing implants that treat diabetes without any need for needles. A new one looks particularly promising, as it produces oxygen to feed onboard islet cells.
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While it’s vitally important to find homes for the houseless, the sad truth is that many people will remain living on the street in the meantime. The Mini Mansion is designed with that fact in mind, as a portable and better equipped alternative to curr… Continue reading “Mini Mansion” designed as an alternative to sleeping on the sidewalk
In order to smuggle illegal drugs into prisons, people are now soaking materials like paper and fabric in such drugs, letting the materials dry, then passing them along to inmates. A new portable device, however, sees through that ruse.Continue Reading… Continue reading Handheld device could soon keep dangerous drugs from going to prison