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We've seen the Lynx robodog from China's Deep Robotics perform some incredibly athletic feats since launching last year, such as bounding over extreme terrain and chilling in snow. Now the company has debuted a rugged version for industrial use.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Quadruped, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial design, Agility
  With a pollen bomb hitting the UK this week, millions of us are facing the annual spike in hay fever symptoms. However, contrary to popular belief, it’s not grass […] The post Hay fever: Pharmacist explains 5 symptoms as “pollen bomb” hits UK appeared first on ShinyShiny.
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown off the United States' latest nuclear weapon as full production begins seven months ahead of schedule. The B61-13 variable-yield gravity bomb is part of a major program to modernize the American nuclear deterrent.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Department of Energy, US Air Force, Sandia Labs, Nuclear weapons
We're used to seeing robot dogs doing all sorts of weird things, but how about something to make the world safer? The British Ministry of Defence's answer is using the mechanical mutts to make detecting and defusing bombs safer and more efficient.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Robotics, U.K. Ministry of Defence, Explosives
A survey of 143 low-, middle-, and high-income countries has revealed which ones are most prepared to support the world’s rapidly aging population in areas like well-being, equity, and security – and which ones aren’t.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Aging, Global, National University of Singapore, Columbia University, Age-Related
Researchers at the University of Mississippi have come up with a faster, more efficient method for detecting landmines – millions of which pose a lethal threat to people in war-ravaged countries all over the world. This breakthrough, which uses lasers and acoustic vibration, has the potential to save thousands of lives a year.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Landmine Detection, Land Mine
When we last heard from Lumos, the bike helmet company had announced a model which was simply equipped with a "smart" tail light. The firm is getting fancy again, however, with its turn-indicating, 360-degree-illuminating, crash-detecting Nyxel.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: bike lights, Cycling, Helmet, Road Safety, Kickstarter
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. Read more
Tech start-up Pentaform has devised a potential solution to e-waste: making gadgets that dissolve in water and leave behind only their electronic components for recycling. Read more
It's ironic that in places where drinking water needs to be checked for microbes the most, labs that can perform the analysis are least likely to be present. A new "lensless" device could help, as it uses light to instantly detect harmful microorganisms.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Water, Bacteria, Detection, Ultraviolet, Optical, Light


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