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Laser weapons have begun to spread throughout NATO, as the German Navy has completed a year-long trial under realistic sea conditions of a 20-kW MBDA Deutschland/Rheinmetall Laser Weapon Demonstrator. It was installed aboard the 5,800-tonne (6,393-ton) frigate Sachsen.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Laser weapon, Rheinmetall Defence
Although an increasing number of devices are being developed for use on or in our bodies, such devices tend not to be very … "body-like." A new 3D printing resin could change that, by allowing for variable stiffness throughout single objects.
Category: 3D Printing, Technology
Tags: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Materials, Biomimicry
Streamlight is well known for flashlights and other portable lighting solutions, but the Pennsylvania manufacturer is now throwing some weight into the everyday carry case segment, a seemingly rapidly growing chunk of market. Its all-new SpeedLocker keeps essentials like watches, passports, flashlights, and even small firearms safe inside eggshell-cradled high-impact polymer locked with an analog punch code set by the user.
Category: Lifestyle
Tags: Everyday Carry, Security, Travel
Ordinarily, headlamp users have to manually switch the angle of their device, depending on what they're doing. The Adaptev Headlamp isn't like that, in that it automatically switches beam angles based on its wearer's head movements.
Tags: lights, Kickstarter, Wearable, adaptive
Canadian e-mobility startup Teleport has revealed a sleek new "high performance" commuter ebike called the Ride that has the stealthy look of a traditional bike yet features a downtube battery that's good for 100 miles of pedal-assist.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted
After coming into nine-figure wealth from the sale of his first company Vettery, then founding eVTOL company Archer in 2018 and taking it public on the NYSE at a US$2.7 billion valuation, Adcock wanted a new and bigger challenge to chew on.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Humanoid, Robots, Interviews, Figure
Nothing has announced the first products from its budget sub-brand CMF, which includes the Watch Pro – a somewhat Apple-like smartwatch rocking a large AMOLED display, built-in GPS, more than a hundred sport modes, and a 13-day battery.
Category: Wearables, Technology
Tags: Smartwatch, Health, Fitness, Tracking, Monitoring
Though probably not the best choice for those without a head for heights, the Cliff Café dramatically perches on the edge of a precipice to offer visitors some amazing views to enjoy alongside their coffee. Designed by Trace Architecture Office (TAO), the building is joined by the striking Tower House nearby, which has also been created to maximize the view.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, China, House, Concrete
UK startup Bo has spent the last couple of years working on the design and technology for "the world's most sophisticated micro-mobility vehicle," and is now moving to production of the stunning Bo M electric scoot.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Scooter
The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved one of the first major science goals announced for it way back in 2017. The infrared instrument has now probed the atmosphere around one of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets.
Tags: TRAPPIST-1, Exoplanet, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, Infrared, Atmosphere, University of Michigan