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Spider eyes inspire ultra-efficient depth-sensing camera
19 June 2026 @ 5:49 pm
A new 3D camera inspired by jumping spiders' eyes may well be found in the next generation of battery-operated wearable tech, assistive devices, robots and drones. The technology utilizes “less energy than a nightlight.”Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Northwestern University, Quartz countertops may be causing a public health crisis in the US
19 June 2026 @ 3:36 pm
David Michaels, George Washington University & Robert Harrison, University of California, San Francisco/The ConversationContinue ReadingCategory: Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: Lung disease, Cheap metacrystal panels could easily steer wireless signals around barriers
19 June 2026 @ 3:30 pm
History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny. Goliath and a pebble, Achilles and his heel, the ultra-fast 6G network and … walls. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have now invented a cheap, 3D-printed solution that could help future wireless signals bend around the barriers that currently stop them in their tracks.Continue ReadingSkyscraper-style tiny house sleeps two in a compact footprint
19 June 2026 @ 1:33 pm
Picture a tiny house in your mind and it probably looks a little like a cottage on wheels. However, La Ruche takes a different approach and, rather than spreading its limited floorspace across a conventional layout, stacks its living spaces vertically like a tower.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Tesla Cybercab specs revealed, full autonomy still unclear
19 June 2026 @ 11:12 am
Back in February, when the first Tesla Cybercab rolled off the line at Tesla Gigafactory Texas, there was plenty of talk in media circles about what was to come. Now, Tesla’s certification documents submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveal all that was previously under wraps.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Anti-aging gene therapy makes old cells young again in landmark human trial
19 June 2026 @ 8:29 am
We may be on the cusp of understanding whether we can turn back time for our cells to stave off age-related disease, with the first human receiving experimental gene therapy as part of a landmark trial.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: Race against reentry: The wild plan to save a decaying NASA spacecraft
19 June 2026 @ 5:35 am
In a historic first, Northrop Grumman is set to launch a rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope from plunging into the Earth's atmosphere using a service robot to capture the stricken craft and boost it into a new, safer orbit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space Systems, EngineeringTags: Northrop Grumman,A common laxative has a surprising impact on brain fog
19 June 2026 @ 4:26 am
A common laxative may do more than aid digestion: it could sharpen memory and attention in people with a history of depression.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and MindTags: laxative, brain-foPhysicists made a tiny expanding universe to watch time unfold
18 June 2026 @ 11:25 pm
Often attributed to Albert Einstein, the quote by science-fiction writer Ray Cummings still serves as the most succinct explanation for one of the most fundamental features of our universe.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Time, Big Bang Theory, Life-saving autonomous drone could find people who fall off ships
18 June 2026 @ 7:30 pm
“Man overboard!” The dreaded call that starts a race against time and the often treacherous sea. Sadly, the sea often wins, mainly due to reaction times. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) are now developing an onboard drone that aids rescues without human intervention.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology