Yves Béhar has developed a 'smart' electric scooter for Unagi, a firm redefining urban, local travel with its best-of-breed mobile electric scooters. The design sets a new standard for transportability, power, and convenience, pushing the boundaries of the scooter typology. It flaunts developments in material science, mechanical engineering, and also technology.Free from any visible...
Last month, an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter from the U.S. Marine Corps landed on the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo.The occasion marked 76 years since Japan last operated an aircraft carrier.By 2030, Japan will run at least two carriers, all with American assistance.With a remarkable flight that resurrected Japan's carrier aviation program last month, the...
Credit: iStockDocuments pertaining to the sinking of the USS Thresher are currently being declassified by the U.S. Navy.All 129 aboard were killed when the submarine sank in April 1963 while conducting a training operation.The Navy was compelled by a lawsuit to make accident investigation files public.There was no single incident or mistake that led...
As is known the researchers at Flinders College are investigating organic nitrogen plant fertilizer to bring nitrogen to the soil again without the demand for any chemicals.The global agricultural market is encountering obstacles at present with the deteriorating health of the soil. To combat this, Australian investigators are studying the manufacture of a sustainable...
The most up-to-date winners to be awarded a total of ₤ 14.5 m funding via the Farming Innovation Development Pathways competition, an initiative of the UK government, have been revealed. The competitors are a collaboration between UKRI's Changing Food Production (TFP) difficulty and the Department for Setting, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Farming Technology Programme (FIP).The winning projects:AutobotIn this...
© iStock/pixartdesignResearchers came up with a novel chemical solution based on the scents of predator bugs to repel herbivorous pests and safeguard crops.Herbivorous insects are currently a major danger to farmers' crop output. Predator insects that feed on herbivorous insects emit smells that the insects can detect. To escape being eaten, bugs change their...
Researchers at the University of Cambridge decided that concentrated farming that allows for natural habitats is preferable to environmentally friendly agribusiness.Based on the study findings, concentrated farming with the highest possible yields is the most effective agricultural method. This means that farming can be limited to smaller regions, allowing more space to be left...
A researcher at a South Korean university, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), has developed a toilet that turns human feces into energy. As a bonus incentive, it provides a small amount of digital currency to be exchanged for a cup of noodles or coffee on campus.How the "generator" that produces energy...
China has reached a new milestone in humanity's experiments to control the power of the stars.In May, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' fusion machine reached 120 million degrees Celsius and remained at that temperature for 101 seconds.The last time the EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak or HT-7U) withstood a plasma vortex for so long...
