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Innovative "eternal notebook" hits sweet spot between digital and paper
April 02, 2025
| Bronwyn Thompson
A clever team out to "turn unconventional ideas into practical and unique products" has crafted a lightweight, slimline notebook that lets you write, erase and write again, bridging the gap between traditional paper pads and digital note-taking apps.
Record-breaking tiny robot offloads electronics to fly by magnetism
March 31, 2025
| Ben Coxworth
Scientists have created what they say is the world's smallest untethered flying robot, by taking a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they've moved the bot's power and control systems out of its sub-centimeter-wide body.
NASA uses force field on Moon to sweep away deadly dust
April 01, 2025
| David Szondy
NASA has successfully tested an electric force field on the Moon that protects spacecraft from destructive lunar dust. The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) was carried aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, whose mission ended on March 16.
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April 01, 2025TL;DR: Make peace with PDFs once and for all with a lifetime license to SwifDoo PDF Pro for Windows for just $29.97, the best price online, through April 27.
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April 01, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonOne of the most studied space rocks of all time has surprised us again, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas Zarcas having cruised around the solar system for two million years without as much as a scratch. It defies the "fragile" class it belongs to.
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April 01, 2025 | C.C. WeissIs there no midpoint between a $200K+ camper van and time-sucking DIY build? The Outside Baseline van looks to establish it. The camper package takes care of the tough work and leaves the rest to DIY. An included bed is ready to camp immediately.
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April 01, 2025 | Joe SalasThe first time I used a slider, I was hooked. Every shot felt like a masterpiece. With the Trexo Wheels Go, anyone can knock out those perfect dolly effects – and more – without rails or ultra pricey gear.
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April 01, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhile we've heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon.
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April 01, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA team of California-based researchers has developed an incredible AI-powered system to restore natural speech for paralyzed people in real time and using their own voices.
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April 01, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhile headphones do provide an immersive listening experience, music is made to be heard through a good set of speakers in a room. Movengine's AirCore OWH headphones are made to simulate that experience, and I recently got to give the things a try.
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April 01, 2025 | Paul RiddenTickets for autonomous flights over two tourist spots in China should go on sale shortly. China's civil aviation authority has given the green light for EHang to begin low-altitude commercial operations with its EH216-S eVTOL.
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April 01, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe keys on Clevetura's CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren't just for typing – they're touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad.
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March 31, 2025 | Paul McClureEnduring a week of cold water plunges can jolt the body’s cells into starting the process of cleaning up old, worn-out, and broken parts, according to a new study. It highlights the potential of ice baths as a treatment for aging or chronic illness.
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