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Marine Audio available

World's first ocean-going solar yacht could cruise indefinitely – if you take it slow

Loz Blain September 18, 2018

It's quick, it's quiet, and it's covered in 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) of solar panels. The 78-ft SolarImpact yacht is a concept designed as the first of its kind – an ocean-going solar-powered yacht. The solar panels can serve as the vessel's sole power source – if you're prepared to take your time.

The SolarImpact can cruise indefinitely on solar power if you take it slow and luck out ...

Medical Audio available

How stem cells, CRISPR and skin grafts could help combat cocaine addiction

Michael Irving September 17, 2018

A novel form of treatment could help cut back on a person’s desire for cocaine and reduce its damaging effect in the body. The method involves removing a small patch of skin, introducing genes that produce cocaine-degrading enzymes, and then grafting it back onto the patient.

A new potential treatment for cocaine addiction involves skin grafts, stem cells and gene-editing

Space Audio available

SpaceX to send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the Moon ... with room for his friends

Nick Lavars September 17, 2018

If Elon Musk’s palms were sweaty during any SpaceX rocket launches of late, just imagine eight famous cultural icons were strapped in for the ride. "We will be doing everything we possibly can to make sure that is a good flight," the CEO said today, and not in a hypothetical sense.

Japanese art curator Yusaku Maezawa, pictured inside a component of the BFR, says he has always ...

Drones Audio available

In-flight charging gives drones unlimited autonomous range

Loz Blain September 17, 2018

Global Energy Transmission (GET) has pioneered a mid-air inductive recharging system that can charge up several drones at once without requiring them to land. Build enough of these stations, and you can have an army of drones in the air that never need to land.

GET's in-flight charging stations could give industrial drones unlimited flight time – they just need to ...

Medical Audio available

Molecule produced during fasting has anti-aging effect on vascular system

Nick Lavars September 16, 2018

Diets like intermittent fasting are proving wildly popular for their rapid weight-loss effects, but scientists are also starting to uncover how they might benefit the body in other ways. A molecule produced during fasting has now been found to apply the brakes to aging of the vascular system.

Scientists have discovered how a molecule produced by the body during fasting puts the brakes on ...

Medical Audio available

Major schizophrenia breakthrough finds immune cells on the wrong side of the tracks

Nick Lavars September 16, 2018

In what is being labeled one of the biggest breakthroughs in schizophrenia research of recent times, scientists have detected heightened immune cell activity in the brains of sufferers, providing a brand new target for further research into its causes, diagnosis and treatment.

Scientists have discovered new links between schizophrenia and the immune cells in the body

Biology Audio available

Three new fish species discovered in the extreme depths of the Atacama Trench

Nick Lavars September 12, 2018

A new exploration to the Atacama Trench off South America’s west coast has shed new light on one of the Earth’s deepest places, including video evidence of what appears to be three brand new species of marine life.

CT scan of the newly discovered Atacama snailfish

Space Audio available

NASA's "game changing" foldable heat shield makes first flight

David Szondy September 12, 2018

At Spaceport America in New Mexico, a test version of an umbrella-like shield called Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT) was one of NASA three technology demonstrators sent on a suborbital trajectory by a sounding rocket as part of UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft 12 mission.

The foldable heat shield will allow for larger planetary mission spacecraft

Automotive Audio available

Lexus ES becomes the world's first production car with digital side mirrors

Loz Blain September 12, 2018

Every concept car worth its salt has been rocking electronic mirrors for years, but 2019's Lexus ES will be the first production car to swap side mirrors for cameras. They'll only be available in Japan for now, but this is surely a sign of things to come.

Japanese editions of the 2019 Lexus ES will be the first production cars to carry digital ...

Mobile Technology Audio available

The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR are Apple's flagship phones for 2018

David Nield September 12, 2018

The dust is settling on this year's Apple iPhone launch event, and we've got three new handsets for 2018 to consider: The standard 5.8-inch OLED iPhone XS, the super-sized 6.5-inch OLED iPhone XS Max, and the cheaper 6.1-inch LCD iPhone XR. Here's what you need to know about them.

Apple's Phil Schiller introduces the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone XR