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Some folk find regular monitors quite harsh on the eyes, and look to things like e-ink and RLCD screens to reduce eye strain and fatigue. Here’s another option: the Eazeye monitor is designed to use ambient backlight, via a reflector panel behind a tra… Continue reading First look: The world’s first naturally-lit, anti-eye-strain monitor
YouTube channel “Hazegrayart” has created more than 100 beautifully-rendered videos imagining the launch or operation of some of the weirdest aircraft and spacecraft ever proposed in reality or science fiction.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading Gorgeous video imagines doomed Soviet-era hydrofoiling shuttle launch
Imagine something as tall as New York’s Chrysler building, but spinning. China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has announced plans for a colossal 22-megawatt offshore wind turbine, and standing in its presence will be an unprecedented human experience.
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Continue reading Gargantuan 22-MW wind turbine will be among history’s largest machines
Whisper Aero wants to revolutionize electric aviation with propulsion systems 100x quieter and 20% more efficient than anything else on the market. While it’s working on that, it’s thrown together a quiet, powerful, efficient leaf blower as a demo.Cont… Continue reading Ultra-quiet leaf blower uses electric aircraft technology
According to the UN, there are about 258 million widows in the world. Tomasin Racing feels these are rookie numbers, so it’s making a kit that turns a standard Honda CRF 450 into a certified widow production facility with a 500cc 2-stroke engine.Contin… Continue reading T500 kit turns any Honda CRF450 into a 500cc, two-stroke widowmaker
Yamaha’s 2WD systems produced absolutely wild results in both dirt and street motorcycles, according to riders – but they never broke through commercially. Now it’s taking 2WD to the ebike world, along with … electric power steering for bicycles?Cont… Continue reading Yamaha presents ebikes with 2WD and … power steering?
Upper Story’s second board game uses a gorgeous array of mechanical gadgets to give kids a physical, visual, fun way to understand electronics – and to give parents the feeling their young genius might be able to get them into a better nursing home.Con… Continue reading Review: Spintronics uses mesmerizing mechanics to teach electronics
After just 12 months of development, Figure has released video footage of its humanoid robot walking – and it’s looking pretty sprightly compared to its commercial competition. It’s our first look at a prototype that should be doing useful work within … Continue reading Figure’s humanoid is already walking and performing autonomous tasks
Back in the good old days, you needed skills to ride a Suzuki up the stairs, and people would look at you like a lunatic. On the Suzuki MOQBA quadruped horsiecycle, though, no skills are required, and people are more likely to look at you with pity.Con… Continue reading Suzuki unveils bizarre 4-legged, stair-climbing motorcycle
The extraordinary Hadrian X bricklaying robot rocks up to a building site looking like a regular truck, then extends a 32-m (105-ft) boom arm and starts precisely laying up to 300 large masonry blocks an hour. It’s pretty remarkable to watch.Continue R… Continue reading Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours