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Science Audio available

Massive global health study reveals "disturbing" trends

Rich Haridy November 11, 2018

The annual Global Burden of Disease study is a giant peer-reviewed assessment of global health trends. The results this year, published across a series of articles in The Lancet, present some concerning trends, from a worrying plateau in global mortality rates to a decline in global fertility rates.

The annual Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study reveals some worrying trends in people's health around ...

Mobile Technology Audio available

Samsung China wants to make flip phones cool again

Michael Irving November 11, 2018

For the last few years, Samsung has been trying to make the flip phone sexy again – in China, at least – and the newest model, the W2019, packs in some pretty high-end specs, along with an equally-high price tag.

Samsung China has unveiled the W2019, a high-end flip phone

Health & Wellbeing Audio available

Unexpected discovery reveals we burn more calories in the afternoon than in the morning

Rich Haridy November 11, 2018

A new study has revealed that our bodies burn calories at different rates throughout the day. The research, evaluating energy expenditure during resting states, suggests our circadian clock plays a major part in regulating metabolism.

A new study has found around a 10 percent difference in resting energy expenditure between early ...

Military Audio available

Eurofighter fleet clocks 500,000 flight hours

David Szondy November 11, 2018

The multinational Typhoon Eurofighter has reached 500,000 flight hours. On Friday, the Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH confirmed that the fleet of 623 airframes passed the half million hour mark thanks to recent deliveries of new aircraft and increased policing and combat operations.

Automotive Audio available

Concept motorhome blows up in size with 4 slide-outs and a mini fold-out tent

C.C. Weiss November 9, 2018

We've seen plenty of motorhomes with expansion slide-outs, but a concept camper from Lippert is on another level. From an expanding wine bar, to a flip-out dog tent, Lippert's motorhome shows how slide-outs create a motorhome so roomy you could practically teach a karate class inside.

The Lippert slide-out motorhome concept pops to life

Medical Audio available

Eye implant uses magnets to manage glaucoma

Ben Coxworth November 9, 2018

Glaucoma occurs when a blockage causes aqueous humor fluid to accumulate within the eye faster than it can drain out. This increases intraocular pressure, which can in turn damage the optic nerve, causing blindness. A new implant, however, may be particularly effective at reducing that pressure.

The implant is activated via externally-applied magnetic fields

Environment Audio available

Transparent coating could lessen the load for air conditioners

Paul Ridden November 9, 2018

As stuffy offices get even more stuffy in a hot summer, aircon units will very likely be switched on. But aircons use a lot of power. Engineers have created a see-through coating for windows that's reported to reflect up to 70 percent of heat coming in from the sun.

A transparent film applied to office windows could significantly reduce incoming solar heat

Automotive Audio available

BMW gets production of the fierce 8 Series Convertible up and running

C.C. Weiss November 9, 2018

Unlike the BMW i8 Roadster, which dragged to market years after the i8 Coupe, the new 8 Series Convertible hits production mere months after the coupe. BMW brings fresh air into its performance flagship, giving it 523 hp and a power soft-top that opens in 15 seconds.

Production starts on the BMW 8 Series Convertible

Energy Audio available

Energy Vault to build grid-level, gravity-fed battery from a tower of concrete blocks

Michael Irving November 8, 2018

With a focus on storing energy from intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar, Swiss company Energy Vault has just launched an innovative new system that stores potential energy in a huge tower of concrete blocks, which can be “dropped” by a crane to harvest the kinetic energy.

Energy Vault has launched a new grid-level energy storage system that uses concrete blocks, stacked in ...

Space Audio available

Parker Solar Probe singed but safe after historic close encounter with the Sun

David Szondy November 8, 2018

Mission control at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab confirmed receiving the Parker Solar Probe's status beacon on November 7 after it came within 15 million miles (24 million km) of the Sun's surface on November 5.

Artist's impression of the Parker Solar Probe