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Crosswing the hybrid prosthetic leg and skateboard and other Michelin Challenge Design winners
Michelin Challenge Design has focused on welcoming a new generation of designers, thinkers, and transport enthusiasts into the auto industry
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021


Water-cooled terracotta tiles provide a natural way to cool subway stations during the summer
Terracotta tiles provide a natural, cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption for cooling down subway stations during the summer.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021


Introducing Thumby, the Worlds Smallest Games Console
For those who want their gaming consoles ultra small while they’re on the go, this stamp sized Game boy-like handheld may be the way forward
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021


New smart glasses adjust to your vision automatically
Scientists have developed glasses that change focus automatically, depending on what you're looking at.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021


New portable device opens the way for at-home skin cancer treatment
A new prototype photodynamic therapy (PDT) device that can be used at home significantly reduces pain levels during treatment.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021


Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Build a smaller house with no basement
Researchers have some practical advice for developers, homeowners and urban planners who want to reduce their environmental impact.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021


How to ship the world's largest space telescope 5,800 miles across the ocean
When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches, it will undergo one of the most harrowing deployment processes any spacecraft has endured.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 18, 2021


51 story "Farmscraper" combines office skyscraper with hydroponic farm
The Farmscraper, which has the official title of Jian Mu Tower, would rise to a height of 218 m (715 ft) in Shenzhen, China.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 18, 2021


Researchers develop first-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive blood sugar monitor
Presently, people with diabetes must collect blood samples or use sensors embedded under the skin to measure their blood sugar levels.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2021


Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021


Flying sushi: Israel readies for delivery drone traffic jams
Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021


Would nuking an incoming asteroid actually work? New study has the answer
Firing a nuclear warhead at a small asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could stop 99 percent of it from hitting the planet.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021


A first for search and rescue from space
Between 1982 and 2020, at least 51,512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021


Ultrasound can enable faster, more sustainable battery recycling
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology report the first ultrasound extraction of valuable metals from electric car NMC batteries.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2021


Researchers breathe new life into paper books with the Magic Bookmark
Researchers have developed a new, cost-effective, ecological solution for augmenting the printed page with rich, up-to-date digital content.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2021


New solar cells produces a thousand times more power
Photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged in a lattice.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2021


Powered exoskeleton helps amputees walk with less effort
Stan Schaar was one of a half-dozen lower-limb amputees who tested the new exoskeleton designed by a team of University of Utah researchers.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2021


Translucent concrete makes it possible to create customised facades at low cost
Two researchers have designed and patented a new product that promises to revolutionize construction and other sectors.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2021


Solar-powered desalination device will provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans
Converting seawater into safe drinking water takes an enormous amount of energy, which makes it a costly and polluting process.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2021


Germany unveils first-ever self-driving train
Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz said automated trains offer "a more reliable" service "without having to lay a single kilometre of new track"
Joseph Shavit
Oct 12, 2021
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