Corrosion-resistant desalination device can handle super-salty water

Desalination systems play an important role in improving access to fresh water, but some types of the natural resource are too salty for current solutions to handle. Such hypersaline water can have salt content as much as 10 times greater than seawater… Continue reading Corrosion-resistant desalination device can handle super-salty water→

Lizard-inspired amphibious robot runs across the water

The basilisk is also known as the”Jesus Christ Lizard,” due to the fact that it can run across the surface of the water. A new version of an existing type of robot does the same thing, plus it’s capable of traversing rough terrain.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Lizard-inspired amphibious robot runs across the water→

iHear system promises simple, inexpensive siren detection for drivers

When you hear a siren while driving, there’s always that moment of indecision as you try to figure out what direction it’s coming from. The new iHear system is designed to help, by indicating the direction on a dashboard display.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading iHear system promises simple, inexpensive siren detection for drivers→

Stunning cabin slides apart for semi-outdoor living

Designer Caspar Schols puts a fresh spin on the classic wooden cabin with his recently-completed Anna Stay. Though it looks like a normal cabin at first glance, the unusual dwelling’s walls can be slid apart to open it up to the outside, allowing its o… Continue reading Stunning cabin slides apart for semi-outdoor living→

Radar-based inspection system scans food for foreign objects

No one likes the idea of biting into a cookie (or other food item) and finding a piece of glass, wood or plastic inside. An experimental new system is designed to keep that from happening, utilizing radar technology.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTag… Continue reading Radar-based inspection system scans food for foreign objects→

Ricoh reveals upcoming APS-C DSLR is a new Pentax K-3 flagship

Back in May, Ricoh revealed a few details about a new flagship DSLR, which was unnamed at that time. Now the company has officially named the camera the Pentax K-3 Mark III and filled in the specs blanks.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Technolog… Continue reading Ricoh reveals upcoming APS-C DSLR is a new Pentax K-3 flagship→

Internet sleuths take down the SSC Tuatara’s 316-mph speed record

SSC Founder and CEO Jerod Shelby has agreed there are issues with his company's production car speed record, and vowed to run it again

America’s Shelby Supercars has more or less abandoned its world’s fastest car claim after eagle-eyed YouTubers pointed out a number of embarrassing, possibly costly discrepancies in its video of the SSC Tuatara making a claimed 316-mph two-way run.

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Weird molecule found in Titan’s atmosphere hints at complex chemistry

NASA scientists have discovered a “weird” molecule called cyclopropenylidene, or C3H2, in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan. The simple carbon-based molecule has never been seen in an atmosphere before, and it could give rise to more complex compou… Continue reading Weird molecule found in Titan’s atmosphere hints at complex chemistry→

Researchers discover how gut bacteria can protect from radiation damage

We know radiation therapy is an aggressively toxic treatment methodology for fighting cancer. Gastrointestinal distress is a common side-effect but researchers are only now discovering exactly how the massive population of bacteria living in our gut is… Continue reading Researchers discover how gut bacteria can protect from radiation damage→