Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while (newatlas.com)
Video: Self-planting bio-hybrid "robotic seeds" inspired by wild oats (newatlas.com)
‘Selective hearing’ headphones: Hear clearly in a crowd with one look (newatlas.com)
Zero-carbon recycled cement (newatlas.com)
Hydrogen passenger ferry cleared for commercial service in the Bay Area (newatlas.com)
Switch Maritime has revealed that the US Coast Guard has given the green light for the first hydrogen passenger ferry in the US to enter commercial service. The Sea Change is expected to start full operations later this year.
130-Nm full-squish carbon fatbike motors through town and trail (newatlas.com)
Canadian startup No-Bo Power has unveiled a carbon-framed mid-drive explorer rolling chunky fat tires and full suspension that serves as a stylish head-turner around town or a capable off-roader when the weekend warrior takes over.
Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15769515...
Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15769515...
Frozen human brain tissue works perfectly when thawed 18 months later (newatlas.com)
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)
Looks like they could totally fit a bike rack on these things too!
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)
“we have Dahir insaat at home” ass monorail
This 50,000-year-old block of ice reveals the true state of CO2 levels now (newatlas.com)
What the researchers found was that yes, there have been periods of elevated CO2 in the atmosphere far beyond ‘normal’ range – but those levels pale in comparison to what we’re now facing thanks to anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions....
Unitree's new G1 humanoid robot is priced at only $16,000, and looks like the type of humanoid robot that could sell in the tens of millions. (newatlas.com)
World's highest-efficiency hydrogen system scales up for mass production (newatlas.com)
Hysata promises the world's cheapest hydrogen, thanks to a remarkable device that splits water into H2 and O2 at 95% efficiency – some 20% higher than the best conventional electrolyzers. The company has raised US$111 million to scale up production.
Med-Gemini has bested GPT-4, achieving an exceptional 91.1% accuracy in medical diagnostics. (newatlas.com)
A group of Chinese companies, including Xiaomi and UBTech, have launched an open-source humanoid robot. (newatlas.com)
Chinese humanoid factory video plunges back into the uncanny valley (newatlas.com)
'Underwater bicycle' propels swimmers forward at superhuman speed (newatlas.com)
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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn't fall too far behind as far as mass battery production goes. It officially commenced…
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
It’s so rare to actually see a new battery tech exit the lab and enter production. Always seems like there’s 10,000 new up and coming breakthroughs in battery technology, but none ever leave the workbench....
Bacterial enzyme strips away blood types to create universal donor blood (newatlas.com)
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