A new octopus-sucker-inspired suction cup could make it much easier and more energy-efficient for robots to lift and release rough-surfaced objects. The secret lies in using water to mimic octopus mucus. Category: Science Tags: University of Bristol, Biomimicry ..read more

Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Underwater, Autonomous, Biomimicry ..read more

Logitech has introduced new software that gives users of its peripherals easy access to ChatGPT. After matching the feature to a keyboard key or mouse button, the user can quickly tap into the power of GPT via preset or custom recipes. Category: Computers, Technology Tags: Logitech, Mouse, Keyboard, Artificial Intelligence, GPT ..read more

Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart super-telephoto camera called the Excope DT1 that can be had with a 400-mm zoom lens, and works with a smartphone to capture distant imagery. Category: Mobile Technology, Technology Tags: Cameras, smartphones, Photography, Video, Lenses, Kickstarter ..read more

The four spikes on a new nanocrystal developed in Spain spin up under light and move through liquid, blasting any bacteria unfortunate to be in their path. The development could spell trouble for bacteria that resists traditional drug treatments. Category: Medical, Science Tags: Antibacterial, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Bacteria, Nanotechnology, Disease, Micro-organisms ..read more

Over the first half of the 20th century the world saw growing rates of heart disease mortality. From the 1920s to the 1960s more and more people were dying from heart attacks. It was described as an epidemic of heart disease. But in the mid-1960s heart disease mortality suddenly plateaued. Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Influenza, Heart Disease, Heart attack, Epidemiology ..read more

Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event in progress, as two lifeforms have merged into one organism that boasts abilities its peers would envy. Last time this happened, Earth got plants. Category: Biology, Science Tags: Life, Evolution, Bacteria, Algae, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ..read more

Hydrogen-fueled combustion engines have slowly emerged in the mobility world, designed to run everything from race cars to pleasure boats. The latest hydrogen ICE to rumble to life was born with a special mission at its core: claim an all-out land speed record or two for the emerging hydrogen-combustion space. A team of students at the University of Bath have successfully gotten their first house-built hydrogen-burning prototype engine up and running and are moving forward with testing. Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: hydrogen-engine, Hydrogen-powered, Land Speed Records, World Records ..read more

Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights. Category: Aircraft, Transport Tags: Boom, Supersonic ..read more

The tracking of squid and other soft-bodied sea creatures may soon be a lot more doable, thanks to a new bioadhesive interface. It's claimed to be much gentler than current attachment methods, while still remaining up to the task. Category: Science Tags: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MIT, Tracking ..read more