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Iveco's fitness-focused truck cabin is more like a gym on wheels

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Onboard Iveco's Fit Cab concept is a package with an assortment of resistance bands, sliders and ...

They say sitting is the new smoking, but for the typical truck driver it’s a pretty unavoidable part of the job. Iveco is imagining a future where drivers of its vehicles can mix in a bit pf physical activity, unveiling a new cabin concept fitted out with gym equipment for some serious gains on the road.

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Hybrid cruise ship powers through the water on battery-power in world first

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Traditional cruise ships pose all kinds of air quality problems for the cities that they frequent, especially in hotspots like Barcelona and Venice where locals regularly protest against the toxic particles they pump out at berth and when pas… Continue reading Hybrid cruise ship powers through the water on battery-power in world first→

Compound puts pancreatic cancer in immunotherapy's sights

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Scientists have discovered a new way to weaponize the immune system against a historically crafty foe ...

Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that seeks to supercharge the body’s natural immune defenses, and it’s become a viable therapy for certain types of the disease. Pancreatic cancer is one that has so far been able to evade its advances, but scientists are now reporting a discovery that might help the immune system regain the upper hand.

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Scientists combine CRISPR and drug therapy to cure HIV infection in mice for the first time

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Though advances in medicine have greatly improved the lives of HIV sufferers and made the virus much more manageable, a permanent cure has remained elusive. Scientists have now made a significant breakthrough in this area, using the CRISPR-Ca… Continue reading Scientists combine CRISPR and drug therapy to cure HIV infection in mice for the first time→

Tesla delivers a record 95,000 electric cars in 2019 second quarter

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Tesla has shaken off an eventful first few months of the year to produce and deliver a record number of cars in the second quarter. Its pivotal Model 3 accounted for a large portion of that, and the company is optimistic it can put in an even… Continue reading Tesla delivers a record 95,000 electric cars in 2019 second quarter→

Boeing's latest ecoDemonstrator plane to test out smart toilets and external cameras

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The sixth iteration of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator is a modified 777 Freighter

Boeing is lifting another suite of experimental technologies into the air as part of its EcoDemonstrator program, again packing a modified jetliner with forward-looking features hoped to one day improve air travel. Traveling aboard this time around are 50 projects in all, including ones geared toward smart toilets and others toward improving passengers’ view outside the plane.

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Existing power plants and vehicles have already consigned us to unsafe global warming

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It’s no secret that some dramatic changes are needed to arrest the trend of rising temperatures around the globe, but a new study has dug into the detail with some pretty disconcerting results. According to the authors of the paper, the energ… Continue reading Existing power plants and vehicles have already consigned us to unsafe global warming→

How a healthy microbiome could supercharge the body's natural cancer-fighting cells

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Render of T cells taking on cancer cells – new research has revealed how a healthy ...

The ways in which the communities of bacteria living within our bodies influence our overall well-being are becoming better understood all the time, and with that better understanding comes potential new ways to intervene for better health outcomes. Adding to this is a new discovery by researchers in Melbourne, who have described how a healthy microbiome can boost the activity of killer immune cells that are vital to fighting off infections and cancer.

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Leatherman's magnetic multitools get cheaper and lighter

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The Leatherman Free T4 is weighs 4.3 oz (122 g)

Leatherman has began building out its Free collection of magnetic multitools with a pair of cheaper, lighter and simplified offerings, the T2 and the T4. Both promise the same single-handed opening capabilities that could save a finger nail or two, but with a simpler design that seriously undercuts others in the range both in price and weight.

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Baldness discovery sees hair breaking through the skin of hairless mice

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There are quite a few ways in which humans may one day be able to regrow hair, and an avenue that keeps promising to deliver is through induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs. Scientists have again uncovered new possibilities in this area, … Continue reading Baldness discovery sees hair breaking through the skin of hairless mice→