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Results have been published from one of the first placebo-controlled clinical trials investigating the effects of microdosing LSD. This Phase 1 trial is exploring whether microdosing could be useful as a therapeutic tool to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading Microdosing LSD for Alzheimer’s proves safe in early human trial
The Piaggio Ape, a versatile three-wheeler first introduced 70 years ago, is receiving an electric makeover with the busy streets of India in mind, featuring swappable batteries to ensure it can stay on the move. Continue reading Piaggio electrifies its Ape three-wheeler for India
Looking at today’s tech, you might think “pack it in, inventing is finished.” But innovateurs and imagineers need something to do, even when the well of useful ideas is running dry. Here are the oddest and most questionable inventions of 2019. Continue reading Weirdest inventions of 2019: From smart rocks to vertical TVs
This sweet-looking electric motorcycle has a relatively small, lightweight 9-kWh battery, and yet it boasts a 300-km (186-mi) urban range and superbike-level acceleration thanks to an ultracapacitor hybrid system unlike anything we’ve seen before. Continue reading Nawa’s ultracapacitor-hybrid e-moto radically boosts power and range
While it’s good that there are plastics which biodegrade, the glue used to join pieces of those or other materials together isn’t as eco-friendly. Scientists have set about addressing that problem, however, by developing a biodegradable adhesive. Continue reading Biodegradable adhesive breaks down when discarded
Although essential oils are typically associated with aromatherapy, new research indicates that medicines based on them could also help to heal skin wounds. It all comes own to a certain substance in some of the oils, that reduces inflammation. Continue reading Essential oil compound may speed the healing of wounds
Although tiny houses are becoming increasingly popular, many people wonder if they could ever actually live in one. Well, those folks would be particularly challenged by a new gingerbread-style house, as it’s smaller than the width of a human hair. Continue reading World’s smallest gingerbread house takes tiny homes to a whole new level
Each year, the village of Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland is host to the Icehotel. Now in its 30th iteration, the chilly retreat features amazing new ice sculptures, including animals, nature scenes, and one very strange pair of hands. Continue reading 30th Icehotel opens with weird and wonderful ice sculptures
In the automotive world, a hypercar describes a performance monster that usually comes with a scary price tag. D-Fly has borrowed and tweaked the term for the release of its Dragonfly electric kickscooter, billed as the world’s first hyperscooter. Continue reading D-Fly aims for premium riders with Dragonfly Hyperscooter
A new type of ultrasound technology promises to make a touch-sensitive surface out of just about any common material – metal, glass, wood, plastic – which could open up a number of new ways to interact with our gadgets. Continue reading New ultrasound tech can make virtually any surface touch-sensitive