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Smart kitchen cube guides you through recipes as it watches you cook
11 December 2025 @ 9:16 pm
Some of us are natural-born chefs with the ability to look at a few ingredients and whip up a succulent meal, while others have the knack of being able to burn boiling water. The Cube o1: Your Personal AI Chef, is designed to guide either group towards tastier culinary shores.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Smart headphones use AI to follow conversations in noisy rooms
11 December 2025 @ 6:45 pm
Individuals with limited hearing struggle in situations where multiple people around them are speaking at once. New headphone tech could help, by boosting the voice of the person they're talking to based on the rhythm of the conversation.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: University of Washington, Hearing Augmentation, HeadphonesEnthusiast 3D printer uses continuous fibers to produce strong parts
11 December 2025 @ 1:27 pm
Anyone who's mucked about with consumer-grade 3D printers knows that it's infinitely cool to create stuff with them, but you can't realistically expect those products to be particularly durable.Continue ReadingCategory: 3D Printing, ManufacturingWatch: Starg Varg sets altitude record on a volcano
11 December 2025 @ 11:57 am
Stark has made a name for itself by doing things the extreme way. Now the world’s fastest enduro has climbed higher than any motorcycle ever has, a record that's currently being verified by the folks at Guinness World Records.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: stark, ElectriPiston-activated survival bottle adds crucial new everyday capability
11 December 2025 @ 9:59 am
Today’s backpacker may be way off-grid on a remote island or up a perilous mountain – but they usually still expect to enjoy a decent cup of quality coffee. For alpha trekkers, a tepid stewed flask of instant coffee just won’t cut it. So Seattle-based high-end outdoor kit specialist Grayl has just launched an accessory that demonstrates how much those North Westerners value their caffeine hit.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, OutdoorsTags: Water, Next-gen supersonic jet engine gets a much less glamorous job
11 December 2025 @ 6:37 am
The hot trends of civilian supersonic flight and artificial intelligence collide as Boom Supersonic announces that, as a new revenue stream, the core technology of its Mach 1+ Symphony jet engine has been adapted to run power-hungry AI data centers.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Boom, Turbine, Titanium coin-sized flashlight boasts 300 lm and can last a whole day
11 December 2025 @ 6:07 am
The best flashlight is the one you have on you – but it sure helps if your flashlight is easy to bring with you everywhere. That's where the ED08 from Rodman scores major points: it's roughly the size of a coin, and is thoughtfully designed to earn its keep in your EDC and adventure kit.Continue ReadingCategory: Gear, Ancient innovation: Neanderthals put a lot of thought into their crayons
11 December 2025 @ 12:03 am
The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo sapiens), we now know that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) also engaged in abstract behavior.Continue ReadingCategory: History, ScienceTags: Archaeology, Evolution, Art'Healthy chocolate' can now taste like the real thing
10 December 2025 @ 9:19 pm
Over the past few years, chocolate fans may have noticed a concerning change in the taste and texture of their favorite brands, due to confectioners adjusting their recipes in response to global cocoa shortages and sky-high prices.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: National University of Singapore, Chocolate, Soft robots can now see with a self-focusing squishy eye
10 December 2025 @ 6:51 pm
Analog cameras are nowhere near as efficient as biological eyes. If you’ve ever handled a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, especially if it had a zoom lens attached, you know how heavy they are, and how tricky and time-consuming adjusting their focus can be.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Georgia Tech,