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DJI plants impressively large image sensor in mini drone

17 September 2025 @ 5:00 pm

The Mini 5 Pro ready for takeoffHigh-end consumer drone producer DJI has announced the release of its Mini 5 Pro. Not only does it claim to be the world's first palm-sized drone with a one-inch image sensor, but it's got a few other hard-to-resist tricks up its sleeve.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: DJI Innovations, Drone photography

2025 Audubon Photography Awards spreads its wings south

17 September 2025 @ 4:01 pm

2025 Grand Prize Winner, Chile and Colombia: Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) by Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcón (Chile)The National Audubon Society has announced the winners of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards. And in its 16th year, it has expanded to budding photographers capturing wildlife in Chile and Colombia, and offers new prizes for snappers capturing the subject matter of migratory species, habitats, and conservation.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography,

Slim 'Hololuminescent' display gives remarkable depth to onscreen visuals

17 September 2025 @ 2:27 pm

These Hololuminescent displays appear to effectively mimic depth in a surprisingly thin panel – no 3D glasses neededNew York-based Looking Glass Factory (LGF) has been narrowly focused on making glasses-free holograms a thing with its innovative displays. For its latest trick, it's devised a screen that can present video and animated content with convincing depth that goes far beyond its slim profile.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags:

Lightning-like pulses turn toxic red mud into building materials

17 September 2025 @ 1:03 pm

Aluminum production factories like this one produce nearly 200 million tons of toxic red mud per yearAluminum production creates a toxic byproduct known as red mud. In an effort to cut down on this waste, researchers have figured out a way to send electric pulses through the mud to purify it and allow it to be reused instead of discarded.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Aluminum, R

Meet Ducati's latest Diavel: The fastest accelerating moto from the Italians

17 September 2025 @ 10:57 am

Ducati has offered our riding modes, while features like traction control, cornering ABS, Ducati Quick Shift 2.0, and wheelie control are standardZero to 60 in 2.52 seconds. That’s how fast the all-new Diavel V4 RS goes. And it’s not just a random ‘ideal world’ spec on paper, but something Ducati accomplished during test runs in the real world.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Ducati,

Hunger-blocking exercise molecule drives weight loss without workouts

17 September 2025 @ 9:03 am

Exercise produces a powerful metabolite that nixes hungerScientists have found out exactly how an exercise-triggered molecule suppresses hunger signals in the brain, leading to weight loss. And the good news is that it could be harnessed as a therapeutic, providing the same benefits without the hard work it takes to produce it naturally.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags:

Emotive storytelling abounds in the 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards

17 September 2025 @ 5:13 am

In previous years, the winning entries of the annual Minimalist Photography Awards have stunned us with their embrace of surrealism and striking simplicity. In 2025, however, many of the compositions that took podium positions across categories tell layered, expressive tales of the human condition, and our connection to the world around us.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags:

Easy test identifies high stress levels in kids living with chronic illness

17 September 2025 @ 4:19 am

A simple test can detect if kids with chronic diseases are stressed and at risk of mental health problemsA simple haircut may reveal more than just split ends. By testing for the stress hormone cortisol, which is stored in hair, researchers can identify kids with chronic illness who face the greatest risk of anxiety, depression, or behavioral struggles.Continue ReadingCategory: Body and MindTags: Children, Chronic

Thule's foldable bumper tent could reinvent US car camping ... or not

16 September 2025 @ 10:13 pm

The Thule Outset looks to combine advantages from the rooftop tent and ground tent into an all-new category of vehicle hitch camping, but is it a hit or a miss?Two years ago, Thule surprised the world with a vehicle hitch accessory quite different from the bike racks and cargo boxes it'd been dealing in for years. That product was the Outset, a hitch-mountable unfurling tent designed to combine the comfort and vehicle integration of a rooftop tent (RTT) with the ease of access and detachability of a tent trailer or simple ground tent. After several years on the European market, the tent is finally making its way over the Atlantic to the US. Will Americans embrace it like they did the rooftop t

Extraordinary mirrored tiny house comes with its own sauna

16 September 2025 @ 8:03 pm

The Pebl Grand, by Hello Wood, is an eye-catching tiny house that boasts its own saunaTiny houses can feature all sorts of home comforts nowadays, but this eye-catching model is the first we've seen that boasts its own sauna. It features an unusual mirrored exterior and a compact layout that would be a good fit for short stays for up to two people.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and Construction,