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WaveFlyer electric hydrofoil jetski rises above the water

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Jetskis are a bit like motorbikes for the water. Hydrofoil boards and boats allow users to cut through and rise above the waves. The WaveFlyer merges the two, and throws in electric propulsion for a cleaner and quieter ride…
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Gold-mining fungi could guide human prospectors

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Shiny, pretty and useful in electronics, gold has been prized by humans for millennia, but we’re not the only ones out there prospecting. Scientists from Australia’s CSIRO have now found a fungus species that mines for gold and even decorates… Continue reading Gold-mining fungi could guide human prospectors→