Heatherwick Studio has shown a growing interest in waterfront parks in recent years. It has already completed the Little Island in New York City’s Hudson River, while The Cove in San Francisco is due to be finished in 2026. The high-profile British firm has now proposed yet another similar project in the form of a greenery-filled park/pier on a river in Seoul, South Korea. […]
The Leaf in Seoul
Promising New Drug Targets Metabolic Disease
A new preclinical study has demonstrated how an experimental drug can treat type 2 diabetes by increasing the expression of a recently discovered protein found to influence insulin signaling in cells. Across several mouse studies, the research shows the novel compound improved aspects of metabolic syndrome associated with diabetes. In the early 2000s, a protein dubbed SWELL1 was identified and […]
Recognising Silent Speech
If you were in a business meeting or a quiet library, it wouldn’t really be appropriate if you suddenly blurted out “Siri, check email.” That’s where the Speechin necklace is designed to come in, as it recognizes silent speech. The experimental device is being developed by Cornell University’s Asst. Prof. Cheng Zhang and doctoral student Ruidong Zhang. It builds upon […]
Candela Hydrofoiling Electric Boat
Candela aims to smash electric boat range records with its C-8, using a hydrofoil system that eliminates as much as 80 percent of the drag you’d get from a conventional design. The first prototype C-8 has now flown, and Candela has released video. The marine sector is going to be hard to electrify. It takes a lot of energy to […]
Fruit Picking Drones
According to Israeli startup Tevel Aerobotics, there is a severe shortage of workers available to pick fruit at orchards. That’s why the company is developing an alternative, in the form of autonomous flying drones that do the job. Each of the system’s FAR (Flying Autonomous Robots) units consists of a wheeled base vehicle which travels up and down the rows […]
Improved Grip For Redstone Knife
Looking to offer a pocket knife with supreme grip and comfort, toolmaker The James Brand has turned to the world of rock climbing for inspiration. The handle of its recently introduced Redstone is modeled on the colorful holds you might find in a climbing gym, paired with a lightweight design and handy pocket clip for easy carry. The Redstone weighs […]
A.I Traffic Lights
Ordinarily, traffic lights change color in response to predetermined rules and induction loop sensors embedded in the road. According to new research, however, making those lights artificially intelligent may keep traffic flowing faster and smoother. The study is being conducted as part of Germany’s KI4LSA project – it’s funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and […]
Samsung Partners Exynos For Console-Like Mobile Gaming Experience
Unpacked event, promising to “change the way we experience mobile gaming.” The Exynos 2200 comes packing in-house graphics based on AMD RDNA 2 architecture with hardware-based ray tracing. Ray tracing is an image rendering technology that makes for more realistic lighting and reflection effects in virtual scenes, and has made its way into a number of computer graphics cards and […]
Autonomous Ferry
In what is being described as a world-first, a 222-meter (728-ft) vehicle-carrying ferry has autonomously navigated a 240-km (149-mile) stretch of Japan’s Iyonda Sea. The vessel even performed the docking procedures on its own. Taking place this Monday (Jan. 17), the demonstration of the Smart Coastal Ferry project incorporated technology developed by the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company and the Shin Nihonkai […]
Electric Honda Gyro
Honda Japan has announced an electric version of its popular three-wheeled Gyro business scooter. The Gyro Canopy e is a covered version of the Gyro e launched earlier this year, and benefits from the same swappable battery convenience. The first scoot in the Gyro family was a 50cc model introduced in 1982, and the first to come with a canopy […]