Bones are, quite literally, the foundation of your whole body. Without them, you are a pile of goo. With them, though, you are a pile of goo that can hold yourself upright and walk, run, skip, and jump as you please. So when things go wrong with your bones, everything can become a mess. Beyond your basic fractures and hip replacements, there are some strange and unusual disorders that can manifest in your skeleton....
This snake robot, made by OC Robotics in collaboration with TWI Ltd, was built to see whether such a machine could work. Plenty of snakebots already exist, doing everyything from rescue work to surgery to industrial machining, but tragically few of them use lasers. From OC Robotics: Here it is using the laser: Seems to be a success! Watch the LaserPipe snake robot in action below:
The PlayStation Pulse 3D, Sony’s official headset for the PS5, shows off the impact of Tempest without asking its users to spend as much money as possible on a high-end headset. It does that specific job well but struggles to differentiate itself from other similarly priced and featured headsets in a meaningful way. 3D audio is the ‘pulse’ of the PS5 The Sony Pulse 3D headset is a PS5-compatible headset designed by Sony to show off its 3D Audio tech and give gamers a first-party option when looking for a new PlayStation headset....
As announced, the eight passengers (who all have multi-role bios on the dearMoon Crew site) will include rapper Choi Seung Hyun, aka T.O.P from the South Korean boy band BIGBANG, DJ Steve Aoki, photographer and host of the popular space-themed YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd. Two Earth-minded filmmakers, Brendan Hall and Karim Iliya, artist Rhiannon Adam, actor Dev D. Joshi, and designer and non-profit founder Yemi A.D. round out the final eight guests....
Although SpaceX has previously attempted to safely land all three of Falcon Heavy’s modified Falcon 9 boosters for future reuse, it has never been able to pull off the impressive feat. That said, mission planners have come incredibly close to doing so in the past. Watch a recording of the launch below. Very little is known about the military’s highly classified mission, dubbed USSF-44, although the government’s official release notes that the Falcon Heavy has already delivered “multiple” top secret satellites for the US Space System Command’s Innovation and Prototyping Delta program....
Tie your shoes a little too snug in the morning, and, by lunchtime, that uncomfortable feeling will be nearly gone. Sensations—smells, sights, feelings—that stay stagnant for too long tend to fade away. The same goes for this blue dot fixed in its green milieu. Stare it down for 15 seconds and it vanishes. Blink and it comes back. The dot’s Achilles’ heel is its consistency. Our brain conserves energy whenever possible, says Frans W....
This Oral-B 7500 Electric Toothbrush system is 26% off, down to $99.99 from its $134.94 original price. It comes with replacement brush heads so you’ll have backups on deck when it’s time to change your fringing, splayed bristles for a fresh set. An included travel case means you don’t have to search for one when it’s time for your next adventure. And, this isn’t your average electric toothbrush. A programmable 360-degree SmartRing with LED lights turns a daily task into a bright experience, and it can be connected to the Oral-B app to track your brushing....
The authors defined ultra-processed food as “industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins), derived from food constituents (hydrogenated fats and modified starch), or synthesized in laboratories from food substrates or other organic sources (flavor enhancers, colors, and several food additives used to make the product hyper-palatable).” This definition is based on the NOVA Food Classification System.The paper published on August 31st in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) include two studies, one conducted in the United States and one in Italy....
As she notes in the piece, “of the 355 billion gallons of water that wash through American pipes daily, less than 10 percent is for domestic use.” A lot of it hinges on your consumption habits: buying and disposing of clothing, drinking coffee, and eating meat (as three kind of random examples) all require a lot of water. If you’re starting to feel guilty, consider harnessing that for personal development....
This is one of the best STEM boxes for kids who are eager to have fun while putting their smarts to the test. Great for kids between the ages of 6 and 12, this box will teach your kiddo the basics of computer coding in a fun and engaging way. Each new box introduces a new theme that builds off of the skills your tiny Einstein picked up in the previous box....
Since its release earlier this year, the game-changing EX-F1 has given amateur photogs the ability to record everyday life in stunning super-slomo at speeds up to an incredible 1200fps. That means a real-time second gets stretched to 40 seconds in the resulting video; and while resolution drops at the highest speed settings, the results are still worth the $1,000 Casio is charging, if you ask me. If the hawk above wasn’t enough, check out these dolphins leaping from their tank, also filmed at 300fps....
If passed, it would cut billions of dollars from crucial organizations like the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, the Department of Energy, and NOAA. The National Science Foundation (NSF) alone would get cut by $1 billion. Congress may very well ignore the President’s suggestions, but it’s important to remember how much crucial work these organizations do for our nation. We all know, or can hazard an easy guess what NASA and the EPA do (space and environmental research, respectively)....
Once airborne, with the rotors pivoted for forward flight, the aircraft looked as smooth as any other, an elegant machine gently circling a mountain valley just outside Tres Pinos, California. On the landing approach, rotors again pivoted for a descent, the landing appears almost gentle, with just a little of the touch-and-go familiar to helicopter pilots. The Heaviside electric plane is not quite a drone, not quite a crewed aircraft, and certainly not a flying car, though Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun describes it as similar to all three....
The report, a tight 20 pages front-to-back, outlines three primary areas for how the Army plans to adapt to climate change. These areas cover better buildings, better vehicle purchases and supply chains, and better training. “The effects of climate change have taken a toll on supply chains, damaged our infrastructure, and increased risks to Army Soldiers and families due to natural disasters and extreme weather,” wrote Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, in the foreword to the strategy....
Here we’ll round up the best options for Android and iOS, from apps that let you access millions of tracks in the cloud, to those that manage the beats stored on your device. YouTube Music Google’s move to replace Google Play Music with YouTube Music as its flagship music player remains a work in progress, but the company seems dedicated to its plan, so that’s why we’ve chosen it for this particular list....
There’s no unified network that connects banks around the world. Some have partnered up to make things easier, but in general, transferring your hard-earned dollars to low- and middle-income countries can be especially tricky. Not to mention expensive. Within the complex network of international transfers, banks use currency exchange rates that are generally far from convenient to senders. This automatically makes your money less valuable and transfer fees in receiving countries can vary between 10 and 20 percent of the sent amount....
Check out this list of the best jigsaws currently available. This corded jigsaw from Black+Decker features a five-amp variable speed motor and an adjustable shoe that’s great for making perfect bevel cuts at an angle of up to 45 degrees. The Curve Control feature allows you to choose from one of four orbit settings depending on the toughness and thickness of the material you’re cutting through. Your line of sight also stays uninterrupted thanks to the wire guard, and the onboard dust blower keeps the mess away from your cut area....
Best small: Tribit StormBox Micro 2Best for outdoors: JBL Charge 5Best waterproof: UE Wonderboom 3Best sounding: Sonos RoamBest for Android: Sony SRS-XG300Best for bass: UE HyperboomBest budget Soundcore 3 by AnkerBest for control freqs: Marshall Kilburn IIBest for party-goers and party-throwers: JBL PartyBox Encore EssentialBest for (viewing) parties: EarFun UBOOM L How we chose the best portable Bluetooth speakers We test a lot of Bluetooth speakers throughout the year, giving us deep insight into what’s on the marketplace and what’s worth your money....
Best overall: True Temper 18-inch Ergonomic Mountain MoverBest pusher: The Snowplow 36-inch Wide ModelBest with wheels: Orientools Heavy Duty Rolling Snow PusherBest ergonomic: Snow Joe Shovelution Strain-Reducing Snow ShovelBest budget: True Temper 16-inch Poly Snow Shovel Before you buy: The health risks of shoveling snow Shoveling snow is strenuous labor. If you aren’t regularly working out or at least working around the house, it should not be the one physically taxing chore you do every year....
