Optical device forgoes lenses for better detection of tainted water
It's ironic that in places where drinking water needs to be checked for microbes the most, labs that can perform the analysis are least likely to be present. A new…
Expandable camping pod turns barren ground into RV-style kitchen
The last time UK tentmaker Cinch and Chinese global gear manufacturer Wild Land teamed up, they brought the world a push-button inflatable rooftop tent with serious starry night views. A…
The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse
Cattle farming produces large amounts of greenhouse gasesAlan Hopps/Getty Images With the world’s population growing, the only way to reduce the enormous greenhouse gas emissions from farming is to make…
Kioxia Demonstrates RAID Offload Scheme for NVMe Drives
At FMS 2024, Kioxia had a proof-of-concept demonstration of their proposed a new RAID offload methodology for enterprise SSDs. The impetus for this is quite clear: as SSDs get faster…
Six-wheeled robot inspects sketchy culverts so people don’t have to
Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings, submerged obstacles, and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind,…
We could make fuel and fertiliser by recycling wastewater
Farmers rely on ammonia as a fertiliser for cropsPattie Calfy/Getty Images An environmentally friendly technique turns wastewater into ammonia and harmless by-products using a multi-chambered chemical reactor. The sustainable alternative…
Western Digital Introduces 4 TB microSDUC, 8 TB SDUC, and 16 TB External SSDs
Western Digital's BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD's upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128…
Has the mystery of life’s 'handedness' finally been cracked?
All living creatures use only the left or right-handed forms of certain molecules, and now we might understand why
Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life
According to Thomas Hobbes, one of history’s most famous cynics, life is “nasty, brutish, and short”. But according to Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory in California,…
The Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC Cooler Review: Notoriously Big, Incredibly Good
When you buy a retail computer CPU, it usually comes with a standard cooler. However, most enthusiasts find that the stock cooler just does not cut it in terms of…
