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Stormy weather linked with spikes in stroke and brain hemorrhages
25 May 2026 @ 3:59 am
Stormy skies could send more patients to the emergency room, according to an analysis of weather systems and medical data by researchers in Hungary.Continue ReadingCategory: Stroke, Brain Health, Body and MindTags: Stroke, Your handwriting might reveal more about your brain than you realize
25 May 2026 @ 1:34 am
Many of us probably don't get much time to put pen to paper these days, with our world of correspondence now dominated by digital communication. But a new study from Portugal's University of Évora suggests that changes in handwriting could be an early red flag of serious age-related cognitive decline.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body and MindTags: 75 years of the Fender Telecaster: The guitar that changed the world
25 May 2026 @ 1:30 am
This year Fender is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster, and Nashville was chosen to host the Tele Town birthday party.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Fender, Great Pyramid's natural frequency could be the secret to its survival
25 May 2026 @ 12:11 am
Colin Caprani, Monash University & Scott Menegon, Swinburne University of Technology/ The ConversationContinue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: pyramids, Archaeology, EarHybrid Texas power plant blends the best of gas and nuclear
24 May 2026 @ 11:03 pm
Want to build a power plant and can't decide between nuclear and natural gas? Why not opt for both? That's the strategy that Blue Energy has developed in collaboration with GE Vernova for a proposed 2.5-GW hybrid facility in Texas that uses both fuels.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, EngineeringTags: Compact but comfortable tiny house is built for life on the road
24 May 2026 @ 3:03 pm
Not every tiny house has to be a massive apartment on wheels. Case in point is the Koala Bear, which embraces the roots of the small living movement and leans into its strength as a portable home for one or two modern nomads.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Sony's wearable 'air conditioner' gets better fit and stronger cooling
24 May 2026 @ 11:03 am
Don't sweat it if you didn't know there's such a thing as a wearable air conditioner. It's not a miniature version of the real thing in your home, and only a couple of brands make this sort of thing, so they haven't yet gone properly mainstream.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, China's "budget" supersport bike is putting WorldSSP on notice
24 May 2026 @ 5:03 am
I admit, I was a little perplexed when I read the news that ZXMoto had become the first Chinese manufacturer to win a World Supersport race. Surely not? ZXMoto? Who’s that? So many questions. And when I started wrapping my head around the brand and the significance of this victory, I truly understood why the emergence of ZXMoto matters.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: British Army mounts massive gun on tiny truck for a speedy punch
23 May 2026 @ 3:03 pm
The British Army is packing a lot of firepower into a very small chassis by placing an order for 72 Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 (RCH 155) systems mounted on alarmingly compact Boxer armored vehicles that are practically dwarfed by the remotely operated guns sitting on top of them.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: LG’s 1000-Hz FHD gaming monitor is overkill – but that’s the point
23 May 2026 @ 9:03 am
Gaming monitor refresh rates have been steadily climbing over the years: from 144 Hz to 240 Hz, 360 Hz, and beyond, with each jump promising a slight visual feedback edge for competitive players.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: LG, Gaming,