24 Million Miles Ahead of Tesla, Autonomous Semi Truck Logs Accident-Free Milestone on Delivery Routes
To say that the Inceptio Autonomous Driving System is miles ahead of America's Tesla's is a bit of an understatement.
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10,000 Bricks With Built-in Bird Homes Installed in UK Homes to Give Nest Holes to Swifts
It wasn't urbanization that caused a 58% decline in the small migratory birds called swifts, but rather the renovation of old buildings.
Sweden Is Trying to Build a Whole City Borough Out of Wood to 'Show What is Possible'
A Stockholm development company has a dream contract in its hands—the construction of a whole new city borough entirely of lumber that aims to be a sustainable ballast to an unbalanced city. Spanning 25 blocks, 30 sustainable mass timber buildings will add 7,000 new offices and 2,000 new homes, with construction slated to begin in […]
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really "close the loop" on several widespread agricultural practices. The biochar itself is made from incinerated organic material inside an oxygen-deprived environment, turning it into charcoal that acts like an underground rainwater sponge that also delivers the necessary […]
He Wants to Make Economy Class More Spacious With Innovative Double-Decker Aircraft Seats
At an innovation fair in Germany, a young man might have just found a way to seat more people in an aircraft with more legroom.
Hope for Tinnius Sufferers After Device Found to Reduce Ear Ringing by 60%
More than 60% of participants reported significantly reduced tinnitus symptoms after the six weeks of active treatment.
Cheap New Smartphone App Monitors Blood Pressure-Through Your Fingertips
To measure blood pressure, the user simply presses the clip. A customized app guides them on how hard and long to push during the measurement.
Creating Electricity From Moisture in the Air, Even in the Sahara Desert
It creates a charge imbalance, like that in a cloud, as the upper part increased its charge relative to the lower part
This Fabric Is Designed to Block Mosquito Bites
It took a lot of tweaking and refinement, but the finished fabric was described as something similar to "Lululemon leggings."
Shark Attack App Uses AI to Forecast and Detect Risk for Swimmers at 89% Accuracy
The app uses historic shark attack data involving when, where, and whether conditions previous attacks have happened to predict the risk.
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
In the global rural population, 1.6 billion people face water scarcity, many of whom are reliant on stressed reserves of groundwater.
New AI Smartphone App Accurately Diagnoses Ear Infections and Prevents Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
Ear infections are often confused with other issues such as fluid behind the ear, which can lead to infections being incorrectly diagnosed.
Run by Grandmothers, a Staten Island Restaurant Highlights Homecooking from Around the World
More than 100 women have come through the doors since then, representing Sri Lanka, Syria, Bulgaria, Greece, South Korea, Siberia, and more.
High School Student Invents an A.I. Powered Trap That Zaps Invasive Lanternflies
Found in large numbers, with few known predators, spotted lanternflies annually cause a tremendous amount of damage to agriculture.
Powering Cars With Wood Byproducts Turned into Graphite for EV Batteries
Graphite is an indispensible resource for mass battery production, and a firm in New Zealand has discovered a way to synthesize it from wood.
Siri and Alexa Don't Support African Languages But This Nonprofit Swooped in to Offer 60 New Voices - Including Welsh
Mozilla Common Voice is a not-for-profit platform that is keeping hundreds of languages all around the world alive through crowdsourcing technology.
Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing
The fiber contracts in response to an increase in temperature, and then reverses when the temperature decreases, without any hard components.
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: 'Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology'
This phenomenon, known as an 'optical vortex,' creates multiple clear focus points, which allow the lens to focus at different distances.
Solid State EV Batteries Overcome Safety, Climate Concerns of Lithium-ion While Charging Faster and Lasting Longer
Solid-state battery advancements could revolutionize the electric vehicle industry, making EVs even cleaner and more sustainable.
Simple Scanner the Size of a Coffee Grinder Will Tell You Exactly How Long Fruit and Veggies Will Last
24 hours of extra shelf life on a batch of produce can mean the difference between a million dollars in loss or a million dollars in profit
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