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UK researchers investigating a cohort of healthcare workers with a strange pre-existing resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection have discovered a new antigen target for the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines. The researchers speculate the next wave of vac… Continue reading Next-gen supercharged COVID-19 vaccines may also target the common cold
Tilting stationary bikes may be nothing all that new, but the TiltBike is claimed to take the idea further. It’s said to not only simulate the feel of leaning into turns, but also the sensations of accelerating, climbing and braking.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading TiltBike promises a fresh take on tilting stationary bikes
While there are now a number of robotic hands that can grasp objects, it’s usually impossible to change a grasped object’s orientation within the hand without releasing it. A new robotic hand is able to do so, however, via its rolling fingers.Continue … Continue reading Unique robotic hand can rotate objects without releasing its grasp
Pretty much everyone has had the experience of finding forgotten food in the fridge that spoiled before any of it was eaten. The Nudge Tag system is designed to keep that from happening, via color-changing electronic dongles.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Nudge electronic tag tech designed to reduce food wastage
For more than half a century we’ve been sending vehicles and humans into space with the help of rockets, but what if there was another way? Startup SpinLaunch has been exploring such possibilities through the development of what it calls the world’s fi… Continue reading SpinLaunch’s rocket-free kinetic launch system conducts first test flight
Thanks to a pilot project by Heinz and a team of researchers led by Andrew Palmer at the Florida Institute of Technology, when astronauts set up outposts on Mars they may be able to make their own ketchup using locally grown tomatoes.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Heinz serves up ketchup made from “Martian” tomatoes
Could the future of rheumatoid arthritis treatment be a small implant designed to deliver bursts of electrical stimulation to a key nerve that can regulate the body’s inflammatory reflex? A flurry of research around the world is investigating this comp… Continue reading How tiny electrical implants could treat rheumatoid arthritis
French company Gaussin is pushing hard on hydrogen-based long-haul trucking, playing up hydrogen’s excellent range figures and quick refuelling times as a benefit over heavy, slow-charging batteries. It’s developing a flexible skateboard chassis you ca… Continue reading Gaussin to take world’s first hydrogen race truck to the Dakar in 2022
Aging affects everybody, so it’s easy to understand why so much scientific attention is focused on studying it. Scientists in Canada now claim to have found that telomeres play a different role in cellular aging than previously thought.Continue Reading… Continue reading Anti-aging research uncovers new role for telomeres
Boxing training is a great workout for boxers and non-boxers alike. That said, if you’re training at home, it can be difficult to track your performance and stay motivated. That’s where the Boxx system is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading Boxx system trains you to box, while tracking your punches