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Flash Forest combines the use of drones with specially-designed pods and an accelerated seed germination process. The technology is said to plant trees 10 times faster than a single worker and at a cost that’s 80 percent cheaper than traditional tree p… Continue reading Flash Forest aims to use drones to plant a billion trees by 2028
Hong Kong based architectural firm A Work of Substance has recently transformed four shipping containers into a stunning two-story office suite. The project will be used as a marketing suite, and offers six different spaces available for use. Continue reading Architects stack shipping containers for marketing suite in Hong Kong
INTEGRATE is a newly-developed version of CRISPR that edits genes more gently. It uses “jumping genes” that insert large sequences of DNA without breaking the strands, and now scientists have imaged the mechanism at work for the first time. Continue reading New CRISPR tool hijacks “jumping genes” for gentle DNA editing
If you have no idea what to gift friends and loved ones this Christmas, you can’t go wrong with a solid pair of Bluetooth earbuds. Nothing provides the perfect balance between comfort and battery life like these $67 Kharbon IP67 Wireless Earbuds. Continue reading Gift these $200 Bluetooth earbuds for just $67 with a holiday coupon
The 1968 Espada grand tourer was a bit of a weird-looking Lamborghini. But as Danton Art Kustoms has proved with this build, it makes one heck of a Mad Max open-wheel hot rod, with its lovingly polished V12 engine swinging loud and proud in the wind. Continue reading This apocalyptic V12 Lamborghini Espada rat rod is going to auction
Brazilian architectural studio Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) in partnership with steel industry company Gerdau has recently completed a 45-sq-m (484-sq-ft) minimalist home built using mining waste. Continue reading Minimalist eco-home built from mining waste
MIT researchers have designed a microneedle patch that can administer both a vaccine and quantum dots that sit under the skin for years at a time, essentially storing a person’s vaccine history on their own body. Continue reading Quantum dot “tattoos” record patient vaccine history under their skin
Scientists in Australia have made a big breakthrough in regenerative medicine, developing a hydrogel that acts as a “sanctuary” for transplanted stem cells in the brain, giving them the smooth start they need to survive in their new environment. Continue reading Self-assembling hydrogel becomes a sanctuary for implanted stem cells
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover has taken its first drive as part of preflight systems tests. On December 19, 2019, the unmanned explorer completed a 10-hour drive operating under its own weight and put its autonomous navigation system through its paces. Continue reading Mars 2020 rover takes its first test drive
Scientists have uncovered what may have been the “last stand” of Homo erectus. Previously thought to have disappeared about 300,000 years ago, Homo erectus could have survived in Indonesia until as recently as 108,000 years ago. Continue reading Indonesian fossils show Homo erectus survived until relatively recently