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Dethleffs isn’t the only company pondering an electrified camping trailer. Australian firm OzXcorp is hard at work on a supplementary e-drive to turn hard-edged off-road caravans into semi-self-propelled machines with Level 4 autonomous capabilities. Continue reading Electric AWD camping trailer self-drives over pavement and muddy trail
Scientists have come up with a new way to break apart key components from old care tire material for re-use. While currently expensive, with further work it could provide the basis for new and improved tire recycling methods. Continue reading “Molecular scissors” break bonds in old tires for easier recycling
Researchers have discovered the oldest material on Earth – and it’s not from Earth. Tiny grains from a meteorite that fell in Australia were found to be between 5 and 7 billion years old, meaning they predate our planet, the Sun and the solar system. Continue reading Oldest material ever found on Earth predates the entire solar system
A new study has laid bare the alarming reality of the impact of climate change on the oceans, with the analysis revealing the world’s oceans were warmer in 2019 than any other time in recorded human history. Continue reading Ocean temperatures hit highest levels ever recorded
The dream of a non-invasive device to continually monitor blood glucose levels has never become reality. The latest prospective technique, from the University of Warwick, uses artificial intelligence to detect low blood glucose from simple ECG data. Continue reading New AI system tracks blood glucose using non-invasive ECG data
The line between robots and living organisms is beginning to blur. Researchers at the University of Vermont and Tufts University have now essentially created new creatures from frog cells, complete with programmable behaviors. Continue reading Artificial lifeforms designed by supercomputers are fully programmable
The annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo competition, now in its eighth year, is a chance to get up close and personal with our marine cousins so many times removed. Here are all this year’s winners and runners up in a spectacular photo gallery. Continue reading The stunning winners of this year’s Ocean Art underwater photo contest
In what is being touted as a major breakthrough, scientists have developed a machine that can not only keep livers alive outside the body for a week, but can also rejuvenate damaged livers unfit for transplantation. Continue reading Perfusion machine keeps livers alive outside the body for a week
A Phase 3 clinical trial into the efficacy of a fish-oil-derived drug called Epanova has been discontinued. The trial was designed to establish the use of the drug, a formulation of two omega-3 fatty acids, as an adjunct to statins for heart disease. Continue reading Fish-oil-derived drug fails in massive final phase human trial
While underwater remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) certainly are useful, manually controlling the things via a console can be quite a painstaking task. That’s why researchers have now enabled one to autonomously gather samples from the ocean floor. Continue reading Underwater robot autonomously gathers seabed samples