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Although fiber optic internet cable has many advantages over metal cable, it frequently has to be distributed underground – this limits its usability. Facebook, however, has developed a robot that could wrap the cable around existing power lines.Contin… Continue reading Facebook robot crawls along power lines to deliver fiber optic cable
How fast does an EV charger have to be to completely eliminate range anxiety – and can our power grids cope with ultra-chargers drawing 0.9 megawatts at full blast? It seems we’re going to find out. Hong Kong company Desten is hitting the road to demo a remarkable EV battery and charger combination that’s 2.5 times faster than the industry-leading beast that ABB revealed earlier this week.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Battery Charger, EV Charging, World’s Fastest, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Dawn of the 900-kW EV ultra-charger, and a battery that can handle it
The modern microscope is an incredibly powerful tool when it comes to detecting disease, but typically the biological material being studied needs to be stained or dyed to reveal its secrets. This can alter the properties of the sample and lead to misd… Continue reading Smart microscope slide makes cancer cells pop like “color TV”
Whether you think it’s cool or unnerving, robots are becoming more agile – and Caltech’s LEONARDO looks like one of the most nimble examples yet. LEO walks on two legs, jumps and flies, can balance on a slackline and even skateboard.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Bipedal robot/drone hybrid can walk, fly and skateboard
Tardigrades are microscopic creatures notorious for surviving almost anything you can throw at them, but one thing they’re not good at is fossilizing. Now, an exceptionally well-preserved, “once-in-a-generation” tardigrade fossil has been found in a bl… Continue reading Extremely rare tardigrade fossil discovered in 16-million-year old amber
Helmed by former Lotus CEO Dany Bahar and based in sports car capital Modena, Italy, Ares Design has become best known for wild four-wheel creations optimized for road, track and trail. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t know its way around two wheels, thoug… Continue reading Ultralight Ares Super Leggera might be world’s most stylish ebike
As researchers continue to search for the causes behind Alzheimer’s disease and age-related dementia, one possibility is that a leaky blood-brain barrier could have a role to play, allowing for the easy passage of harmful proteins. A new study has explored how this defense might be shored up through the use of an existing anti-cancer drug, with the authors demonstrating some promising results around the reversal of cognitive decline in mice.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Blood-brain barrier, University of British Columbia, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Cancer drug restores blood-brain barrier to reverse Alzheimer’s in mice
Along with its present use in biofuels, supplements and fertilizer, algae could potentially be utilized in applications ranging from bioprinted tissue to honeybee feed. That’s why a new system is particularly important, as it continuously checks that a… Continue reading CIMS-based aquaculture tech watches out for algae-killing organisms
If an ebike with a weird-looking partially-3D-printed steel frame isn’t already unique enough for you, how about if that frame is copper-plated? Such is the case with the new Urwahn MCM EDT, but take note – only 50 of the bikes were made.Continue Readi… Continue reading Urwahn announces limited-run, copper-plated MCM EDT “fashion ebike”
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is probably best known for designing many of the world’s tallest and most impressive skyscrapers, including the Ping An Finance Centre and One Vanderbilt. Its latest project sees the firm swap the world of flashy stee… Continue reading KPF taps timber for sustainably designed Vancouver office tower