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While a lot of attention has been focused on Mars thanks to the rovers that are heading out there in 2020, the Red Planet's tiny moon Phobos has been relatively overlooked. Now the THEMIS camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured a heat map of what a day looks like on the oddly-shaped moon. Read more
Clifford Denn already has a portfolio that puts him in the elite category of maritime designers, but his latest concept, shown at the Monaco Yacht Show last week, could start a trend for superyachts by putting the wheelhouse one deck down and devoting the upper deck to the passengers. Read more
Land Rover has prepared an extraordinary Discovery for Jamie Oliver that slow-cooks under the hood, churns butter and makes ice cream in the hubcaps, slow-turns a rotisserie out front and makes toast in the center console. Forget the drive-through restaurant – this is the driving restaurant kitchen. Read more
Lord Howe Island stick insects went extinct on their native island in the 1920s and were apparently rediscovered elsewhere decades later. There were questions about whether the living insects were the same species, but now genetic tests confirm that the stick insects really are back from the dead. Read more
The growth of stand-up paddleboarding has brought to market some interesting accessories, including a few paddleboard-top tents. But what if you want to sit? Utah's Traft is working on a packraft-tent for paddling through the days and snoring through the nights. Read more
To experience life in and around the ISS requires years of astronaut training, but technology does continue to bring us closer to the experience. The latest example is a 360-degree video that places the viewer in the thick of the action as Russian cosmonauts carry out a spacewalk. Read more
Just weeks after Bugatti set a new 0-400-0 km/h world record in the Chiron, Koenigsegg has smashed it with the Agera RS. The plucky (or mad) Swedes shaved almost five seconds from the record, and did it without the considerable might of the VW Group for backing. Read more
It seems like every year a new type of high-tech device becomes an essential part of our lives. But we could all do without seeing the countless cables it takes to keep these devices charged and ready to go. Read more
The promise of a powered wakeboard is exciting, but there's no consensus on the best way to bring that vision to life. Some companies will tell you electric power is the solution, but Mako doesn't share that vision. Instead of volts, the Mako Slingshot relies on jet power for on-water thrills. Read more
When people think of supercars, their minds tend to jump instantly to Italy or Germany. But what about Spain? If DSD Design gets its way, the European establishment could soon be faced with a new foe in the form of the Spanish-designed and built Boreas. Read more
Ethical hackers are in huge demand in the wake of highly publicized hacks and data breaches in both the private and public sectors. This bootcamp was designed for aspiring information security professionals who wish to take an immersive look at this in-demand career and ultimately become a professional pentester. You'll examine not just the theories and tools a professional hacker would use when conducting a penetration test, but also gain an insight into the day to day workflow of an ethical hacker. Read more
The Modulos Desk has been designed to cope with the changing demands of the modern workforce, with modules that bolt together to form a custom desk made up of rotating tablet docks, wireless charging zones, USB hubs and groovy pencil holders. And when the job changes, so can the desk configuration. Read more
With the whole body pressing down on the point of contact, prosthetic legs can be painful, awkward and cause infections. Now scientists from ONR have developed a more comfortable “smart” prosthetic that can be attached at will, and monitored for infection and stress with an array of sensors. Read more
Boeing has been in the aviation game for over a century, but its recent moves suggest it won't be resting on its laurels. Following the launch of a US$2 million personal flying machine contest, it will acquire Aurora Flight Sciences, a company enlisted in to work on Uber's flying taxi project. Read more
Mini lab-grown organs are helpful test subjects for new drugs, but they don’t replicate how drugs affect other parts of the body. Now, researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have combined several of these organ models into one system, to create a detailed “body-on-a-chip." Read more
Scientists at MIT have developed a system that uses Oculus Rift to pull the strings on a teleoperated robot, a system they say could one day allow blue-collar manufacturing jobs to be carried out from hundreds of miles away. Read more
Mitsubishi's evolution has already spawned the eX and GT-PHEV Concepts, but there's still room for more. Set to launch later this month in Tokyo, the e-Evolution will provide a peek at the electric SUV of Mitsubishi's future. Read more
Imagine if a bandage could release fresh doses of medication over time, or even different types of medication at specific times. Well, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT have developed just such a thing … and it could be controlled by a smartphone. Read more
Earlier this year, Western Digital's HGST business arm announced a 12 TB hard drive aimed at businesses and data centers. Now the company has managed to add another 2 terabytes of storage space into a single drive unit for the launch of the Ultrastar Hs14 enterprise-class HDD. Read more
Look around any hospital, and you'll see plenty of hand-sanitizer dispensers. Unfortunately, not everyone uses them, and their germs can spread rapidly on commonly-touched surfaces such as door handles. With that in mind, a University of Leeds spinoff company has created bacteria-killing door pads. Read more
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