Skyfront claims endurance world record for gas-electric multirotor drone

While their winged counterparts are designed to stay aloft for weeks at a time, multirotor drones are more renowned for their maneuverability. California-based drone manufacturer Skyfront was established in 2014 to push the flight duration boundaries o… Continue reading Skyfront claims endurance world record for gas-electric multirotor drone

Protein discovery promises powerful new muscle regrowth treatments

Although muscle stem cells are able to grow and repair torn muscle tissue after we sustain an injury, they become less effective as we age. Now researchers at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute at Monash University have discovered a novel p… Continue reading Protein discovery promises powerful new muscle regrowth treatments

Claw 2.0 upsizes world’s smallest EDC multitool… slightly

After finding success with the original Claw in 2018, selling over 100,000 of what creators Malboro & Cane claimed may be the world’s smallest multitool, the team has taken on board customer feedback and gone bigger and better with its latest everyday … Continue reading Claw 2.0 upsizes world’s smallest EDC multitool… slightly

Sony targets new Crystal LED display modules at studios and corporates

At CES 2012, Sony unveiled its first Crystal LED display, a 55-inch prototype that looked to offer many of the advantages of OLED, without the downsides. It made the technology available to (extremely well-heeled) consumers in 2019, but due to colossal… Continue reading Sony targets new Crystal LED display modules at studios and corporates

CityHawk VTOL preordered by New York-based EMS organization

The CityHawk variant of Urban Aeronautics’ Cormorant military VTOL aircraft has taken a step towards being used in emergency medical service (EMS) applications. Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with New York-based Hatzolah A… Continue reading CityHawk VTOL preordered by New York-based EMS organization

LG Display to demo transforming, bendable OLED display at CES

Samsung was first to market with a curved OLED TV in 2013, and LG’s offerings followed the next year. But such screens were a case of a technical capability in search of an application, and consumers in their wisdom realized that TVs weren’t it. Gaming… Continue reading LG Display to demo transforming, bendable OLED display at CES

Elon Musk reveals catch and quick release plans for Super Heavy booster

SpaceX has been making controlled landings of its Falcon 9 boosters to allow them to be reused for a number of years now. Such landings involve the rockets touching down, be it on a boat or a launch pad, using legs built into the rocket. But SpaceX CEO… Continue reading Elon Musk reveals catch and quick release plans for Super Heavy booster

Self-deleting genes promise risk-free genetic engineering of mosquitoes

They might be small and their kills may be indirect, but for humans, mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on the planet by quite a margin. While tackling the diseases these annoying insects spread is one approach to reduce their lethality, others are l… Continue reading Self-deleting genes promise risk-free genetic engineering of mosquitoes

LG boosts backlighting precision with new QNED Mini LED TV

It wasn’t all that long ago that TVs came in just one flavor – CRT, or cathode ray tubes. These bulky units were superseded by flat screen plasmas and LCDs, with LCD winning that particular battle despite plasma being capable of producing a superior pi… Continue reading LG boosts backlighting precision with new QNED Mini LED TV