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It's a well-known fact that if you're trying to cool your mouth after eating spicy food, you should drink milk, not water. Bearing that fact in mind, scientists have developed an "artificial tongue" that measures food spiciness using a milk protein.

The YE-01 shows exactly what Yamaha has its eyes on for the future. Hint: it’s the new MXEP electric motocross racing series. The bike is the result of Yamaha’s recent strategic partnership with the French company Electric Motion.

Photographing the deep sky at night can be a complicated business. DwarfLab's book-sized smart telescopes have removed many pain points over the years, but the company has gone lightweight as well as compact and portable for its latest design.

Perfect for cold weather and holiday gifting, these InoKraft heated jackets and vests deliver instant warmth — and they’re now available with Black Friday savings from Nov 20 to Dec 1.

Hyundai's Irvine, California-based team absolutely cooked with the new Crater concept. It's a compact electric SUV with futuristic styling that looks like the sort of vehicle you'd deploy on a recon mission after touching down on a new planet.

If you've struggled to get a ratchet to work in a tight space, you'll appreciate a new take on the tool from Titaner. The palm-sized tool engages each sprocket with just a tiny turn and has multiple configurations for maximum situational adaptability.

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, a chronic disease that affects up to a million Americans.

US brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics is establishing itself as a major player in the neural-device space, with the Food and Drug Administration green-lighting a human trial to test its ability in restoring speech to people with paralysis.

Star Catcher Industries has set a new record for beaming power at a distance. Its Star Catcher Network technology beamed 1.1 kW of power at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida using off-the-shelf solar panel components.

A new project called TreeSoil is reimagining how architecture can support vulnerable environments. It proposes a small but radical idea: build structures not for people, but to protect saplings struggling to survive in degraded landscapes.