“World’s smartest traffic management system” launches in Australia

Modern cities produce an absolute avalanche of data every second of every day, from cameras and sensors belonging to dozens of separate systems. In such a smart world, it’s amazing that so many traffic lights are still so dumb. A new project beginning … Continue reading “World’s smartest traffic management system” launches in Australia

Roli makes digital virtuosity more accessible with Seaboard Rise 2

The goal of the Roli Seaboard is no less than to inject some soul and virtuosity into digital music, by giving keyboard players the ability to bend and slide notes like guitarists and cello players, to vary volume as easily as a sax player does with br… Continue reading Roli makes digital virtuosity more accessible with Seaboard Rise 2

InBio makes strong progress toward CRISPR-edited hypoallergenic cats

People like cats. Up to 15 percent of the population are allergic to them, however, largely thank to a particular allergen called Fel d 1, which is produced by your kitty’s salivary, sebaceous, perianal and lachrymal glands. Natural Fel d 1 production … Continue reading InBio makes strong progress toward CRISPR-edited hypoallergenic cats

Cardo announces a new flagship motorcycle intercom, the Packtalk Edge

Cardo has overhauled its flagship dynamic-mesh intercom for motorcyclists. The new Packtalk Edge gets a magnetic “air mount,” a slimmer design with no pop-up antenna, upgraded Bluetooth 5.2, improved JBL sound, USB-C and wireless updates.Continue Readi… Continue reading Cardo announces a new flagship motorcycle intercom, the Packtalk Edge

World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads

Once the steering wheel is taken out of cars altogether, there will still need to be a way to deal with weird “edge case” situations that an autonomous AI can’t figure out. That may require human drivers to stay on standby, ready to take the wheel by r… Continue reading World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads

HB11’s hydrogen-boron laser fusion test yields groundbreaking results

HB11 is approaching nuclear fusion from an entirely new angle, using high power, high precision lasers instead of hundred-million-degree temperatures to start the reaction. Its first demo has produced 10 times more fusion reactions than expected, and t… Continue reading HB11’s hydrogen-boron laser fusion test yields groundbreaking results

Compact twin-turbine electric paraglider takes to the sky

Indiana’s Pete Bitar has quite a few pots on the boil right now. Between prototyping his LEO Coupe eVTOL “flying supercar,” developing directed energy weapons for the US Military through his XADS company, manufacturing electric ducted fans, selling hea… Continue reading Compact twin-turbine electric paraglider takes to the sky

Joby returns to flight testing, continuing to tick certification boxes

Joby Aviation has announced it’s back in the air after crashing one of its two tilt-rotor eVTOL prototypes during testing in February. The company says it’s continued making progress on multiple fronts of the labyrinthine task of FAA certification duri… Continue reading Joby returns to flight testing, continuing to tick certification boxes