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Boo the Whippet was the first patient enrolled in a clinical trial of a life-extending drug for senior dogs. A milestone has been reached in the ongoing trial, with 10-year-old Miniature Dachshund Winston being the thousandth dog to enrol.
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Nobody likes hearing a mosquito somewhere in their bedroom, without being able to see where it is. Well, the Bzigo Iris tracks and highlights mozzies, so you can swat them. It's now 50% cheaper, and doesn't require a Wi-Fi connection.
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Dyson says its new PencilVac is the slimmest cordless vacuum cleaner in the world, and by the looks of it, that sounds about right. It's also the company's most powerful model to date. However, it may not be the right choice for every household.
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Adaptable fractal vise is good with all kinds of objects
June 17, 2025 | Ben CoxworthIn a perfect world, everything you try to clamp in a vise would have straight sides. The world isn't perfect, though, which is where the Tivise comes in. It's a fractal vise with jaws that adapt to the unique shape of whatever's placed inside it. -
Business cards of history's most important people, #11 to #20
June 09, 2025 | Mike HanlonThe cardboard business card has been with us just 200 years, a period of unprecedented change in society and scientific knowledge. This is the second part of a series in which we examine history from a different angle. -
The coffee pot you literally never have to add water to
June 09, 2025 | Joe SalasWhat if the water in your coffee pot literally just came out of thin air and you never had to fill it again? That's what the Kara Pod does. True story. -
TOP 100 Business Cards of history's most important people - #1-10
June 07, 2025 | Mike HanlonThere has always been a marketplace for the personal cards of important people, but the humble ceremonial personal card (aka business card, visiting card, calling card, Carte de Visite) has never received much attention at auction, and has often been used as part of a significant lot to highlight provenance and authenticity. -
If Steve Jobs’ card sold for $181,000, then what’s Albert Einstein's worth?
May 30, 2025 | Mike HanlonRecent prices paid for the business cards of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos raise some fascinating questions about the long-term value of all business cards that have sold before... so what will an Albert Einstein business card fetch at auction? -
Haptic vest gives blind dog a new way to see the world
May 29, 2025 | Michael FrancoA team of researchers at Rice University has developed a haptic feedback vest and camera system for a blind dog known as Kunde. The vest helps guide the dog through daily obstacles and the hope is that it will soon do the same for other pups. -
Daredevil highlines between hot air balloons at a record 14,000 feet
May 24, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalHere's a world record I didn't know needed breaking. Highlining legend Julien Roux has walked on a tightrope drawn between two hot air balloons nearly 14,000 feet up in the air – surpassing the previous best by half a mile in altitude. -
Tennis-training robot is ready to rally when you are
May 17, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWe recently told you about the T-Apex, a mobile tennis-ball-serving robot that tracks and assesses players' returns. Well, the Acemate bot goes a step further, by actually rallying back and forth with players to really hone their skills. -
Smooth-moving AI robot tennis coach tracks and adapts in real time
May 12, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonSports-conditioning robotics makers T-Apex has launched what could be quite literally a game changer for tennis players of any level, with its AI-powered robot coach that glides around the court and responds to your movement in real time. -
Review: Narwal Freo Pro robovac aces long hair on a budget
May 10, 2025 | Loz BlainLong hair can be a giant pain when it comes to robot vacuums, winding around the main and side brushes until things grind to a halt. Narwal's affordable Freo Pro robovac and mop comprehensively solves this problem with a pair of smart innovations.
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