The world's first "biological computer" that fuses human brain cells with silicon hardware to form fluid neural networks has been commercially launched, ushering in a new age of AI technology. The CL1, from Australian company Cortical Labs, offers a whole new kind of computing intelligence – one that's more dynamic, sustainable and energy efficient than any AI that currently exists – and we will start to see its potential when it's in users' hands in the coming months.

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Category: Brain Health, Body & Mind

Tags: neurons, Neuroscience, Brain, Neural Network, Alzheimer's disease, Epilepsy, molecular biology, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology

The MWC trade show for mobile tech is upon us, and Lenovo's slapped a solar panel on a laptop to bring to its booth. The Yoga Solar PC can run off the power of the sun, packs decent specs, and appears well built. Too bad it's only a concept at this point.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Laptop, Lenovo, Lenovo Yoga, Solar Power, Outdoors and Camping, MWC 2025

Astrophysicists have done a bit of crime scene investigation on what’s almost a reverse murder mystery. They’ve traced radioactive elements on the seafloor back to the cosmic explosions they might have come from – and potentially linked the event to evolutionary changes in viruses in a lake in Africa.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: Supernova, Astronomy, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, Radiation, Evolution, Iron

Singapore's project to operate the world's largest automated port is coming along nicely. The Tuas mega port has successfully handled 10 million containers since it kicked off operations in September 2022, and is expected to increase that to a massive 65 million shipping containers per year in the 2040s, when its four-phase development is complete.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Shipping, Cargo, Singapore, Electric, Artificial Intelligence, Automation

California startup Alef Aeronautics has released "the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff, non-tethered)," as CEO Jim Dukhovny wrote in a social media post.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Flying Cars, eVTOL, Aircraft, Personal Flight

With a market flooded with options, it can be daunting finding an electric bike that meets modest demands – like commuting to work or getting out and about on the weekend – that also comes with an equally modest price tag. But this superb number ticks both boxes, and then some.

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Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Bikes, sustainable design, urban transport, Reviews, Pedal-assisted

I'm really rooting for the Stanford University researchers working on this carbon removal method. They've found a way to activate materials commonly found in rocks to capture carbon dioxide out of the air at room temperature. It's not exactly the fastest way to hoover up CO2, but the team believes it could be a relatively inexpensive affair, and can easily scale to help sort our emissions problem worldwide.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Carbon Removal, Direct Air Carbon Capture, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Stanford University, Net Zero

It’s no secret that solid-state batteries have the potential to be the next big thing in the electric vehicle industry, but their mass-market adoption has been dragged down by reliability concerns. That hasn’t stopped carmakers from carrying out more research on the technology, though.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Battery Technology, Solid-state, Electric Vehicles

Using ultrasonic waves and a salt bath, a research team has altered the surface of glass. The brand-new method may lead to glass made without the use of harsh chemicals for self-cleaning windshields, germ-busting surfaces, or maybe even better beer.

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Category: Materials, Science

Tags: Glass, Curtin University, Biofuel, Filters, Fermentation, Ultrasound

Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to build the world's longest undersea cable that will be longer than the Earth is round. The high-capacity, fiber-optic cable that will link five continents will span a fantastic 31,000 miles (50,000 km) – for reference, the circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles (40,075 km).

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Category: Telecommunications, Technology

Tags: Meta, Data

A decade-spanning study has revealed a troubling side effect when pregnant women take a common painkiller during their pregnancies. The effect of the over-the-counter drug was significantly stronger in female offspring than males.

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Category: Body & Mind

Tags: Pregnancy, University of Washington, ADHD, Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Painkillers

Chinese auto marque Chery has created a visionary concept van meant to navigate out of the city and chase adventure with family and friends. The compact-but-expandable vessel combines the latest in automated driving tech with next-gen camper features like a slide-out glass pod and deployable frunk kitchen. It's what Chery calls "Travel 4.0."

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Concept Vehicle, Concept Cars, Campervan, Chery, RV, Van, Minivan

Located on the Red Sea, Port of Neom has undergone a significant transformation since it began operations in August of 2022. Situated within Oxagon, a sustainable, futuristic, high-tech industrial port city as part of Saudi Arabia's Neom mega-trillion-plus-dollar region, the port will act as a central hub for not only shipping and receiving for the region but also as an advanced global manufacturing and information technology hub.

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Category: Technology

Tags: Neom, Marine Innovations, shipping containers, Eco-Friendly, sustainable design

Commissioned to create a family residence in an area known for its cold, snowy winters and hot summers, Florian Busch Architects has completed the House W. Taking the form of a timber barn-inspired structure that's partially covered in solar panels, the home's energy efficient design allows it to harness almost twice as much power as it requires annually.

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Category: Architecture, Lifestyle

Tags: Building and Construction, Off-grid, House, Home, Japan, Solar Powered

Following a successful Kickstarter last year, home entertainment startup Valerion has now made its Plus 2 projector available for general sale. The newly renamed StreamMaster Plus 2 can put out 2,000 ISO lumens and throws 4K visuals at up to 300 inches.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser

Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements within weeks of a single surgical treatment.

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Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

Tags: Blind, Blindness, Retina, Eye, Vision, Sight, gene therapy, Genetics, clinical trials, Children

If you have trouble with migraines, eye stress, dry eye, or just need a spot of relaxation, a warm mask or a bit of eye massage might do the trick. We put Bob and Brad's EyeOasis 2 electric eye massager through its paces and here's what we found.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Wearable, Massage

Six years after the original S1R dropped, Panasonic has finally unveiled its successor. The Lumix S1RII is a beast of a full-frame mirrorless camera for both 8K video and high-end photography performance. It's also competitively priced to take on popular rivals.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Camera, Mirrorless Cameras, Panasonic, Lumix, 8K, Full-frame

Another unearthed gem from Indiegogo comes in the form of Terra Bikes’ audacious electric scrambler. There’s much to it – a big battery, purpose-built frame, lightweight body, and long travel suspension. But best of all it looks the part.

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Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Scramblers, Electric Motorcycles, Indiegogo, Off-road

There's newfound interest in a little-known fleshy green fruit native to South and Central America, which has long been used in traditional medicine for protection against bacterial infection and even preventing and treating a vast range of cancers. But what exactly is it?

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Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

Tags: Cancer, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Health, Fruit