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Austin-based game developer Frank Force has won the Best Illusion of the Year prize for his mind-bending yet simple animation of twisting rings that seem to be rotating in different directions simultaneously. Continue reading The best optical illusions of 2019 will melt your mind
A new review article has examined an array of current research on intermittent fasting, from animal studies to human clinical trials, clarifying different regimes while outlining a variety of health benefits the eating strategies can confer in humans. Continue reading Review of intermittent fasting research suggests broad health benefits
Genetic studies of the West African mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii show that binding proteins on the insects’ legs help them to avoid bed nets that have been treated with mosquito-killing chemicals. Continue reading Malaria-carrying mosquitoes detect insecticides with their legs
The Hyundai Palisade is a replacement for the extended Santa Fe XL, but while the XL was a haphazard three-row, the Palisade was designed from the ground up to have three adult-friendly rows of seating. Continue reading Review: 2020 Hyundai Palisade brings smarts to the 3-row table
The combined American armed forces recently used a new command and control technology to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile attack on the United States by collecting, analyzing, and sharing large amounts of data in real-time. Continue reading US forces counter simulated missile attack in first test of new tech
To celebrate the coming new year, we’ve hand-picked a selection of the most spectacular photographs of 2019. This gallery gathers our favorite images of the last twelve months, from head-spinning drone shots to psychedelic microscopic photography. Continue reading The best photography of 2019
2020 is the year of vision, so there’s no better time to reflect on your career trajectory than now. If you need a spark of inspiration, we recommend pursuing a career in electrical engineering. Jobs in this field are plentiful and pay well, and you ca… Continue reading Prepare for an electrical engineering career in 2020 with this $25 bundle
We’ve recently seen a number of battery-free implantable biosensors, that are activated by the handheld device that reads them. Scientists have now created another such sensor, that’s smaller than any that have come before. Continue reading Battery-free biosensor is the smallest one yet
In a quest for safer lithium-ion batteries, a team of engineers at the University of Illinois have come up with a solid polymer-based electrolyte that can not only heal itself but is recyclable without the need for high temperatures or strong acids. Continue reading New polymer may find use in self-healing batteries
There’s a good chance that you’re already familiar with Sony’s aibo robotic dog, which was recently reissued. However, what if you’re more of a cat person? Well, that’s where the new MarsCat is designed to come in. Continue reading Interactive robotic cat hits Kickstarter