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A new study is building on the growing association between the liver and Alzheimer's disease. Suggesting a correlation between blood-based liver function biomarkers and several neurological signs of Alzheimer's, the research hypothesizes the neurodegenerative disease has broader metabolic effects in organs other than the brain.
.. Continue Reading Association between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease found in new studyFrom the "why the hell not" files: the Indian team is hitting this year's Sturgis rally with a sidecar outfit we're sure will be popular. It's a custom-built Springfield Darkhorse with a big ol' BBQ for a sidecar. Your roadkill will never taste so fresh.
.. Continue Reading Indian's BBQ motorcycle means you won't have to wait to enjoy your roadkillThe animated film’s message of self-determination is evergreen
It appears to be all smooth sailing for The Planetary Society's LightSail 2, with the history-making CubeSat now propelling itself through space on sunlight alone. The nonprofit announced today that after unfurling its solar sail last week, the tiny spacecraft has successfully leveraged photons from the Sun to shift its trajectory in Earth orbit, a landmark moment in the history of space exploration.
.. Continue Reading Lightsail 2 makes history by using sunlight to propel itself onto a new orbital pathThough based on true events, the film fails to rise above crude fantasy
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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a video showing the climactic moments of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft's second descent to the surface of asteroid Ryugu. The goal of the risky operation was to capture newly exposed material from the asteroid's interior, which had been forcefully ejected during the creation of an artificial crater on Ryugu's surface in early April.
.. Continue Reading JAXA releases footage of Hayabusa 2 spacecraft's second asteroid touchdownWhen looking for other planets that could be hosting life, astronomers tend to focus on those that are very Earth-like. But doing so might be limiting our scope too much and underselling life's hardiness. A new study has used simulations to show that even Earth-like planets completely encased in ice could still have areas warm enough for life, muddying up the already-murky definition of habitable worlds.
.. Continue Reading Snowball planets may still have habitable hotspotsAntibiotics are one of the most important medical marvels of the modern age, letting us easily treat infections that would have once been lethal. The problem is they aren't picky, blasting good and bad bacteria alike and messing up the delicate balance of the gut microbiome. But now researchers have developed a more targeted approach, with drugs that are able to zero in on specific species of bacteria.
.. Continue Reading Selective antibiotics target specific bacteria to spare the microbiomeThe Mictic body instrument is a pair of motion-sensing wristbands that connect to your phone via Bluetooth and then create music to match your movements, giving you the chance to play weird air-instruments, or generate a custom soundtrack for your dance moves.
.. Continue Reading Mictic's motion-tracking wristbands turn movement into musicMonterey Car Week is where the world's most monied automotive enthusiasts congregate once a year, and as many car enthusiasts share a similar passion for motorcycles, there's always a smattering of elite motorcycles spread across the six auctions. This year there are 15, maybe 16 motorcycles that are expected to fetch six figures, spearheaded by two Crocker v-twins likely to sell for more than $500,000 apiece in Monterey.
.. Continue Reading 16 bikes likely to sell for more than $100,000 in MontereyHonda has been drip-feeding details on its forthcoming Honda e electric hatchback for a while now. We've learned about the radical camera-based side mirrors and the "skateboard" chassis, and now Honda has revealed details of the stylish – yet almost domestic looking – panoramic digital dash.
.. Continue Reading Full-width digital dashboard revealed for the Honda e compact EVMachines that can connect to our brains and interpret its electrical signals hold all kinds of potential in all kinds of areas. A perfect demonstration of this is a research partnership between scientists at the University of California San Francisco, who want to help disabled patients speak again, and Facebook, which is pursuing technologies that would allow the general population to type words with their mind. This collaboration has now produced an exciting breakthrough, demonstrating technology that for the first time, decodes brainwaves as words and phrases in real time.
.. Continue Reading Facebook-backed brain research decodes thoughts as words instantly for the first timeUnder the right conditions, DNA has been known to last for thousands of years, allowing scientists to study the genomes of ancient Egyptians, the very first Brits, and even early human ancestors. RNA, on the other hand, degrades much more quickly and was thought impossible to recover in older samples. But now researchers have done exactly that, isolating and sequencing the RNA of a 14,000-year-old wolf found frozen in the Siberian permafrost.
.. Continue Reading RNA recovered and sequenced from 14,000-year-old mummified wolfA little piece of history has gone down at the Monteblanco racetrack in Spain, with the world's first fully autonomous car race completed last week. Two teams pitted code and cars against one another, with Team Arrival beating out the Technical University of Munich to take the first ever Roborace win.
.. Continue Reading Humble beginnings for Roborace: The world's first autonomous car race is run and doneAudi has thrown a bone to "young, urban types" with the elevated and ever so slightly off-roady citycarver (yes, it's all lower case). Based on the A1 Sportback, it gives you two inches' (4 cm) worth of extra visibility around town, and a slight appearance of ruggedness.
.. Continue Reading Audi jacks up the A1 for new 2020 citycarverThe German Aerospace Center (DLR) is developing a new type of gyrocopter that gets rid of the pilot to provide more cargo space. The focus of the Automated Low Altitude Air Delivery (ALAADy) system, the ALAADy Demonstrator unmanned gyrocopter is designed to autonomously deliver heavier cargoes at low altitudes.
.. Continue Reading DLR develops unmanned gyrocopters to autonomously cart heavier cargoThe Lexus GX isn't the first vehicle you think of when "off-road" or "overlanding" come to mind, but as a gussied up Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with full-time four-wheel drive, body-on-frame construction and Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, it has no need to be shy in the dirt. Add to that all the cabin comfort of a true Lexus, and you have a vehicle that's comfortable for the long haul, whether driving on-road, off-road or on an overland trip involving both. The new GXOR Concept builds on that intrinsic capability to get the GX ready for all-out cross-continental journeys.
.. Continue Reading Lexus GXOR Concept brings deep luxury to the deep off-roadContinue reading "‘Man Vs. Missiles: Combat’ is Looking for Beta Testers, Launching August 22nd"
The incendiary weapon is not banned, and is part of conventional weapons inventories around the world
Running brand On recently installed a temporary cabin in the Swiss Alps to promote its latest collection. The remote shelter is located between the Piz Lunghin mountain and the Lunghin Pass at an elevation of 2,485 m (8,152 ft) and is only accessible by foot.
.. Continue Reading Off-grid shelter installed high in the Swiss AlpsRussia's largest agricultural holding company has joined forces with AI development firm Cognitive Technologies to pilot autonomous crop management on 665,000 hectares of land. It is hoped that the technology will help reduce crop losses while also improving farming efficiency.
.. Continue Reading Autonomous combine set to harvest Russian fieldsThe Tokyo Motor Show is certainly no stranger to future-focused and crazy concept vehicles. Yamaha's Tritown personal mobility vehicle was far from the most eye-catching on the floor of the 2017 edition, but the company certainly has faith in the three-wheeler's practicality as it moves through a series of field tests with one eye on a developing a production version.
.. Continue Reading Yamaha eyes production for its oddball Tritown tilting three-wheelerIt's not unusual to find rust around saltwater, but now the pairing might actually be useful. Researchers at Caltech and Northwestern University have found that electricity can be produced when saltwater flows over the top of thin films of rust. The process was previously seen in – what else – graphene, but rust is far easier to scale up.
.. Continue Reading Salt water flowing over thin layers of rust generates electricityThe new "entry level" 911s have arrived, lightly detuned from the eighth-generation 911 S models and a handy 15 grand cheaper while keeping most of the fun stuff. They're still pricey, though, especially next to the new, sub-US$60K, mid-engined Corvette Stingray.
.. Continue Reading Meet the new "entry-level" Porsche 911 Carrera and CabrioletIn one of the largest, and most detailed studies of its kind conducted to date, a team of researchers examined data from over 150,000 US war veterans and found eight specific genetic regions that seem to confer an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
.. Continue Reading Large veteran study homes in on genetic risk factors for PTSDSunreef has been in the boat-building game for more than a decade, with some of its early catamarans catching our eye by way of massive footprints that were unmatched at the time. Its latest motorized yacht doesn't quite go to the same lengths, but still promises enough on-water luxury to attract the interest of a certain, very high-profile athlete.
.. Continue Reading Sunreef is serving up a stunning bespoke yacht for Rafael NadalAn exciting new study, led by scientists from King's College London, has discovered a new type of cell in the liver. The research describes the cell as having "stem cell-like properties," with the potential to regenerate damaged liver cells and treat disease in the organ without the need for a transplant.
.. Continue Reading Discovery of liver cell with stem cell-like properties could eliminate need for organ transplantsWhen scientists need to learn about something, recreating it in the lab is often one of the best ways – and now that even applies to the Sun itself. Physicists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have built a mini-Sun in the lab, and used it to probe the secrets of the real thing.
.. Continue Reading Lab-made "Mini-Sun" sheds light on the real thingCoastal wastewater treatment plants may be a nasty but necessary way to handle the effluent from our cities, but a new study by Stanford University indicates that they could also double as power plants to make them energy independent and carbon neutral. By mixing fresh water from the plants with seawater, the researchers say they have the potential to recover 18 gigawatts of electricity worldwide.
.. Continue Reading "Blue power" could make wastewater plants energy-independentIn the wake of a fatal accident at this year's Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, the PPIHC Board of Directors has decided to cancel motorcycle racing for the 2020 event, pending a review of whether it should return in the future.
.. Continue Reading No motorcycles at Pikes Peak for 2020: The party might be overA radioactive cloud spread over Europe in late 2017. Despite official denials, all the evidence pointed to Russia. A new study tracking over 1,000 atmospheric measurements suggests an unreported nuclear accident did likely occur at the Mayak facility in the Southern Ural mountains of Russia.
.. Continue Reading Despite denials, study claims 2017's mysterious radioactive cloud did come from RussiaTwo short years ago, Tesla pieced together the world's largest battery for the state of South Australia, and with great effect. The company is continuing its moves in this space with a massive new battery dubbed the Megapack, of which it says enough units can be linked together to take energy storage into the giga-scale realm.
.. Continue Reading Tesla outs new Megapack battery for massive, modular clean energy storageStand by to start space mining – not on an asteroid, but aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Delivered to the station by an unmanned Dragon cargo ship on July 27, an experimental mining kit developed by a team led by the University of Edinburgh will use bacteria to study how microorganisms can be used to extract minerals and metals from rocks on asteroids, moons, and planets.
.. Continue Reading ISS receives prototype bacteria-based space mining kitThe life of Sharon Tate means something to Tarantino
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