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An artificial tongue that learns different flavors
August 30, 2025
| Chelsea Haney
While machines have mastered both sight and sound, the sense of taste has largely remained exclusive to biological organisms. Now, researchers in Beijing have built a graphene oxide “tongue” that doesn’t just detect chemicals, it learns them.
Three-wheeled chainless pedal car capable of highway speeds
August 28, 2025
| Paul Ridden
For the last couple of years, Cixi has been working on a three-wheeled vehicle called Vigoz that's based on its chainless pedaling system. A skeletal prototype has been tested to 100 km/h, and now the company has revealed the latest production design.
Plant-based microbeads act as 'fat magnets' for drug-free weight loss
August 30, 2025
| Jay Kakade
Plant-based microbeads made from everyday ingredients like green tea and seaweed have helped mice shed weight by trapping fats in the gut. Researchers see these microbeads as a potential “structured, drug-free therapy” to treat obesity.
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August 30, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonScientists have implicated a gut byproduct from meat and other animal foods in the growth of deadly abdominal aortic aneurysms. Often symptomless, as it develops, a ruptured aneurysm has a mortality rate above 80%. And currently, treatment is limited.
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August 30, 2025 | Adam WilliamsIn an impressive engineering accomplishment, one of Sweden's most important churches has been painstakingly moved to make way for a mine expansion. The church was jacked up and placed on wheels and then relocated 3 miles to another part of town.
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August 30, 2025 | Joe SalasRobots can already flip burgers, build cars, and perform surgery ... but we keep making them dance. Here's a little "evolution of robot dance" over the last 25 years or so.
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August 29, 2025 | C.C. WeissDesigned with winter road tripping in mind, the new Ford Nugget High Roof is a versatile year-round mini-adventure machine. While priced above an equivalent Nugget pop-top, the High Roof still rolls to market at under €85,500 (US$100,000).
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August 29, 2025 | David SzondyA decades-old scientific controversy and a small bench-top apparatus at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could be the key to more efficient fusion reactors by increasing the chances of a nuclear reaction occurring.
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August 29, 2025 | Aaron TurpenWaterskiing, knee boarding, and wake surfing (aka wakeboarding) are popular water-sports. MasterCraft boats can do all three, but specialize in wake surfing. I travelled to Casper, Wyoming to try wakeboarding and a MasterCraft X24 for myself.
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August 29, 2025 | C.C. WeissAs axial-flux electric motors gain ground in the auto market, they're making inroads with boats. The new EPT Falcon is among the most powerful e-outboards, and it's lighter than the competition. It also has a slick steering trick hiding in the water.
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August 29, 2025 | Chelsea HaneyAstronomers have discovered a new celestial object in the galaxy NGS 4945 about 12 million light-years away. Its light is polarized at an almost impossible level that hints at a perfectly aligned magnetic field. The object has been nicknamed "Punctum".
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August 29, 2025 | Adam WilliamsThe Cabana tiny house squeezes a lot of house into a length of just 20 feet (6 m). Despite its compact dimensions, it includes two bedrooms, plus a flexible room that can be used as an office or a third bedroom.
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August 29, 2025Flat tires and low pressure can strike at the most inconvenient times. That’s where the GOOLOO GT160 DUAL Tire Inflator steps in. Built for speed, accuracy, and convenience, this compact powerhouse ensures you’re never left stranded.
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