Collaborate Disseminate
Last year, we heard how scientists had created eco-friendly soft gel particles from hard grains of pollen. Now, they’ve used those particles to create sponges that could soak up oil spills, then biodegrade once used up.Continue ReadingCategory: Environ… Continue reading Biodegradable plant-pollen sponges could soak up oil spills
While there are now quite a few turn-indicator bike lights on the market, their bar-mounted controls are just one more bit of clutter to manage. Eesen’s Shield tail light/turn indicator takes a different approach, as it’s activated with a turn of the h… Continue reading Bicycle turn-indicator tail light is activated by shoulder-checking
Defined by an eye-catching exterior consisting of 500 individual “rods” that will be illuminated as they sway with the prevailing wind, the aptly named Breeze of Innovation is a new tower envisioned for Silicon Valley. Assuming all goes ahead as planne… Continue reading Unusual tower catches the breeze to light up Silicon Valley
When a patient is receiving medication, it can be difficult to determine how much of the drug is actually making its way into their bloodstream. A new subdermal “tattoo” could help, thanks to its color-changing gold nanoparticles.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Under-skin sensor uses bits of gold to show bloodstream drug levels
What happens if you cross a 1970s Datsun 620 pickup with a modern electric vehicle? Well, you might end up with something like the Alpha Wolf.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric truck, Pickup, Sony Alpha Series, New Atlas Audio Continue reading Alpha Motor Corporation launches retro-chic Wolf small electric pickup
Quite often when objects are being 3D printed, they have to include supportive structures that are subsequently cut off and discarded. A new print bed, however, is designed to minimize or even eliminate the need for such structures, thus reducing both … Continue reading Moving bed designed for faster, more cost-effective 3D printing
Specialized is one of many ebike makers to notice a huge uptick in US orders since the global pandemic hit, with folks looking to leave the car at home or at the transport hub and get some gradient-leveling assistance for the commute to work. The compa… Continue reading Specialized lightens the load with Turbo Como SL city ebike
When we think of camouflage, it’s usually a visual pattern. But how do you hide from a predator that uses sound to find food, like a bat? If you’re a firefly, it turns out you might resort to a cacophony of ultrasound that acts like “musical armor.”Con… Continue reading Fireflies may use ultrasonic “musical armor” to fend off bats
Machines that connect to the human brain to gather and interpret its electrical signals have wide-ranging potential, from enabling paralyzed people control over robotic prostheses to supplementing human intelligence so it keeps pace with artificial int… Continue reading Groundbreaking implant wirelessly relays brain signals in high fidelity
Trilobites are one of the most common creatures found in the fossil record, but now some particularly well-preserved specimens have revealed some intriguing new details. It turns out that trilobites breathed oxygen – through their legs.Continue Reading… Continue reading “Fool’s gold” fossils reveal trilobites breathed through their legs