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Vienna, Austria · ViennaWorldwide, stomach cancer rounds out the top five most commonly diagnosed cancers. While incidence rates are highest in Eastern Asia, there’s been an alarming rise in the incidence of stomach cancer among people under 50 in both high- and low-risk countries, including the US, Canada and the UK.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Cancer, Medical University of Vienna, Diet, HealthSee the Story
Salting your food increases your risk of stomach cancer by 41%
Germany · GermanyThe MIRA I, from German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge, was traveling at approximately 105 mph (169 km/h) during takeoff when a "landing gear steering reaction" plus a side wind caused a "hard landing event," rendering the space plane inoperable and it's fiberglass airframe damaged beyond repair.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Polaris, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Rocket, Space Shuttle, KeroseneSee the Story
Groundbreaking spaceplane crashes before landmark aerospike rocket test
DronesMayman Aerospace has unwrapped its new family of jet-powered, High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HS VTOL) AI-equipped drones that can deliver everything from medical supplies to Hellfire missiles at 500 mph (800 km/h) in a compact airframe.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: drones, VTOL, Flight, Combat, Warfare, Artificial IntelligenceSee the Story
Mayman Aerospace goes from jet cycles to military drones
North Carolina · North CarolinaIf a soft-bodied robot uses rigid actuators to move its body, then it isn't really soft now, is it? An experimental new caterpillar-inspired bot gets around that conundrum by using soft, collapsible origami segments to squirm and steer its way into our hearts.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Princeton University, North Carolina State University, Soft Robotics, locomotion, Biomimicry, Modular Robotics, Swarm RoboticsSee the Story
Soft caterpillar robot moves its body by origami-power
Cambridge, Massachusetts · CambridgeThere may be new hope for people with noisy neighbors. Scientists at MIT have developed a method of using thin sheets of fabric to either cancel or block sound – in the latter case, the racket even gets reflected back to its maker.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: MIT, Sound, Smart Fabric, Silk, Noise-CancelingSee the Story
Special silk sheets suppress sound by giving off good vibrations
Coffee · QueenslandDowning a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning can be vital for facing the day ahead, but what if you had to wait up to a day to get your caffeine hit? That's on the menu if you like your Joe brewed cold, but researchers have now managed to cold brew in minutes thanks to ultrasound.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, Coffee, Ultrasound, BrewSee the Story
Cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes? Ultrasound makes it possible
Vienna, Austria · ViennaThere are so many ways to say hello. People wave, bow, shake hands, hug, kiss, fist bump, say “hi” or any combo of these. But there’s one greeting from nature that we sure hope doesn’t catch on, as a new study finds that elephants often greet chums with a dump.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Elephant, Animal science, Animals, Wildlife, University of Vienna, University of Vienna, Honda HELLO!See the Story
Excretings! Elephants say hello in a way you'll never forget
Saudi Arabia · Saudi ArabiaThough its initial plans for the Line seem to have been scaled back – by a lot – Saudi Arabia isn't done wowing us with its wildly ambitious, and at times impractical, vision to remake the desert country into a tourist paradise. Its latest project under the Neom banner involves the creation of a massive new marina for superyachts, plus a luxurious community surrounding it.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Saudi Arabia, Super…See the Story