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As we speak, according to auction house Barrett Jackson, there is only one vehicle currently registered as a roadworthy car and an FAA-certified aeroplane, and it’s about to go under the hammer in Scottsdale, Arizona. Continue reading The world’s only road- and FAA-registered flying car is up for sale
Nothing ruins a session like stale beer, but it’s a common problem. Now researchers from Jiangnan University have found a way to keep beer fresher for longer, by genetically engineering lager yeast to produce certain compounds that slow staleness. Continue reading Genetically-engineered yeast produce beer that staves off staleness
Australians don’t compromise when it comes to tough camper trailers. So if you’re named “Australian Off Road,” your “most basic model yet” includes a galvanized steel foundation, airy queen bedroom, lithium-based electrical system and large kitchen. Continue reading Towable bunker is how Aussies do a “basic” adventure camper trailer
A look at the three technologies that radically changed our world over the past 10 years – smartphones, streaming and social media – and where the next decade may lead us. Continue reading Smartphones, streaming & social media: Tech that shaped us in the 2010s
Two compelling new studies are building on a hypothesis suggesting age-related dementia is caused by a leaky blood-brain barrier. Experts suggest the studies are interesting but not particularly applicable to human cases of dementia. Continue reading Dementia reversed in mice by healing leaky blood-brain barrier
As legions of eVTOL companies struggle to get their air taxi operations off the ground, one California company is saying to heck with it, we’ve already got the technology to make cheap, fast air commuting possible. Continue reading Who needs eVTOLs? Float starts cheap, low-tech air shuttle service
The Pill only works if you remember to take it every single day. To reduce that risk and hassle, researchers at MIT have updated their slow-release, star-shaped oral capsules to last up to four weeks, and used it to deliver contraceptive drugs. Continue reading Star-shaped capsule makes for monthly birth control pill
Having nearly completed its long journey to the asteroid Bennu and collected a couple of orbital records along the way, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now being readied for its most critical maneuver, sample collection. Continue reading NASA weighs up four hazardous sampling sites on asteroid Bennu
Scientists in Canada have come up with a new adhesive they say can address some of the shortcomings of commercial glues, using ultra-strong connections at the molecular level to create new kinds of bonds between unlikely material partners. Continue reading “Hyper glue” adhesive forges new bonds at the molecular level
The motorcycle business has gone to some interesting places in 2019. We may not have seen 3D printed frames, or adaptive cruise control, or thruster rockets make it through into mass production, but 2019 had its own crop of ideas. Let’s take a look. Continue reading The most interesting and desirable motorcycles of 2019