Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can reduce their elevated risk of dementia.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Stroke, Brain, Exercise, Dementia, Monash University
Recycling lithium-ion batteries – whether they're the large ones in your EVs or the small ones in your gadgets – is no easy task, as it requires specialized processes, high heat, and a range of chemicals to achieve. Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Recycling, Sustainability, MIT
Got asthma? Then you might also go on to get Parkinson's. Celiac? You'll want to watch out for lung cancer. That's the kind of information you can get on a new website that uncovers the links between common conditions based on genetic analysis.
Category: Body and Mind
Tags: molecular biology, Genetics, Supercomputer, Barcelona, Disease
A cool new study with chilly implications from a team led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has shown for the first time that ice can generate electricity in two surprising ways.
Category: Science
Tags: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Physics, Ice, Electricity
BMW’s Plant Steyr is preparing for series production of fuel cell systems, with prototypes of a third-generation hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) system now in testing. Full-scale production is planned for 2028.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Noisy knees after an ACL injury may raise fears of impending arthritis, but new research shows that these noises signal existing damage and not future decline, helping patients and clinicians separate worry from real risk.
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Knee, Knee injury, Surgery, Osteoarthritis, La Trobe University
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (known as HFpEF), is the most common kind of heart failure, affecting millions globally. The heart still pumps, it just can't relax and fill appropriately. Think of it like a stiff balloon that won't stretch, blood backs up, pressure builds, and breathing becomes a struggle. Fluid can even pool in the lungs, belly, or legs.
Category: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Heart Failure, Heart Disease, Obesity, Fat cells, Inflammation
Once a harmless drifter in the Sargasso Sea, an algae known as sargassum is now flooding tropical beaches, from Brazil to the Caribbean, with stinky, toxic piles. As it rots, it releases gases like ammonia and methane, turning paradise into a health hazard.
Tags: Concrete, Seaweed, Sustainability, Algae
Seaweed washing onto sandy shores does more than rot. A new study found that it fuels oxygen-tolerant microorganisms that pump methane into the air, overturning a long-held scientific assumption about coastal ecosystems and their climate role.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Seaweed, Methane, Beach, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Monash University, University of Southern Denmark
After Volkswagen split its iconic midsize van lineup into two distinct model lines, the future of Volkswagen van life took the proverbial fork in the road. Two Volkswagen vans, two unfurling camper van lineages. The Multivan and campers based on it were first out of the gate, but after last year's all-new Transporter debut, Volkswagen's Ford-ish commercial van is now catching up on the van life front. Spacecamper is the latest to inject a full RV layout inside Volkswagen's commercial van, and the versatile indoor/outdoor camper arrives with what the company bills as the fastest-transforming bed out there.
Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Volkswagen, SpaceCamper, Campervan, RV, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2025, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
It’s been a while since Honda showed a glimpse of what would go on to be its very first, proper, in-house EV motorcycle. Now, after almost a year, the company has released a series of visuals where the upcoming bike can be seen in action. And I must admit, much like its name, it looks fun!
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Not to sound like a TV commercial or anything, but … how often have you had to throw out white shirts because of unsightly yellow underarm stains? Well, those stains may not be a problem any longer, thanks to a simple blue light treatment.
Category: Science
Tags: American Chemical Society, Blue light, Textile, Clothes
Porsche has brought a fluorescent-painted prototype to Internationale Automobil Ausstellung (IAA) Mobility to showcase inductive EV charging. The production-ready system will be an option on a new, all-electric version of the Porsche Cayenne.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Garmin just released the new Fenix 8 Pro fitness and outdoor smartwatch, which brings LTE and satellite connectivity to let you ditch your phone at home, and still be connected well beyond mobile coverage area. There's also a nutso US$2,000 price tag on the "top-end" model, and I'll explain what's up with that (and the use of quotes) later on.
Category: Outdoors
Tags: Garmin, Smartwatch, Wearable, Fitness, Satellite
This might just be the best phone I've seen for young children. It brings all the simplicity and ease of use of a walkie-talkie, and entirely skips the bothers of apps and screens.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Crowdfunding success story Valerion has revealed full details and pricing for the enhanced version of its VisionMaster Max 4K laser projector first shown at CES 2025, which can be optioned with interchangeable lenses and immersive surround sound.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser, Google TV, IFA 2025
A mysterious marine epidemic has erased billions of sea stars from North America’s Pacific coast. After more than a decade of unanswered questions, scientists have traced the disaster to a single bacterial species – an invisible predator reshaping entire shorelines. In its wake, sea stars erupt in lesions, shed their arms and melt away into ghostly remnants of their former selves.
Tags: Marine Innovations, Marine Biology, Ecosystem, Bacteria
Right now, groups of Icelanders are taking to the streets late at night, armed with cardboard boxes and torches, in search of the telltale white bellies of baby Atlantic puffins. Once caught, these birds will spend the next few hours with their captors, before being tossed off clifftops after sunrise. And this annual tradition has become one of the most fascinating wildlife rescue missions on the planet.
Tags: Iceland, Animal science, Birds, Climate Crisis
Timekettle, a Chinese gadget brand that specializes in AI-powered translation gadgets, just unveiled a new set of earbuds designed for everyday use – with some clever tech in tow.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Earbuds, Translation, Language
When parents sit too much, their kids tend to follow suit. But if parents keep active, children don’t mirror the same sedentary habits, a new study has shown. It highlights the power of parents as role models for healthier lifestyles.
Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Sedentary, Exercise, Parenting, Children, São Paulo State University
