Assistive “anti-freeze” exoskeleton keeps Parkinson’s patients walking

People with Parkinson's disease often develop a problem known as "gait freeze," in which their legs simply stop stepping forward as they're walking. A new exoskeleton, however, has proven to be very effective at keeping such individuals' legs going.

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Vanpowers rolls into Las Vegas with a gravel ebike and eMTB

California's Vanpowers is heading east this week with two new bikes set for a CES 2024 reveal. The UrbanCross is the company's new lightweight gravel bike, and the GrandTeton rides as an all-terrain, all-weather all-rounder.

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Budget-friendly Theremin gets players waving their hands in the air

The physicist Lev Sergeyevich Termen may not be a household name, but the eerie sounds of the synthesizer he invented are instantly recognizable. Now Dubreq is inviting music makers to wave their arms about for its own take on the Theremin.

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MTN to cut off Glo over N6B debt, NCC says

MTN Nigeria has received government’s approval to disconnect rival Glo over interconnect debt owed by the nation’s second national operator. Telecoms industry insiders tell Technology Times that Globacom Limited allegedly owes over N6 billion in interconnect debt to MTN, a development that has warranted the intervention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which today alerted […]

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Odyssey telescopes allow city stargazers to view nearby planets and beyond

Unistellar has been on a mission to make stargazing easier for amateurs for years, and has now launched its cheapest models to date. The Odyssey range packs in Nikon optics, brings autofocus, and allows for observation of nearby and distant objects.

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Peregrine launch sees US on way to the Moon after five decades

The first US Moon landing mission in 52 years is on its way after Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One (PM1) lifted off this morning from Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida atop a ULA Vulcan rocket at 2:18 am EST.

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Planet Tylos weather forecast: Hellish hurricane today, iron rain tonight

Hubble has helped astronomers measure changes in the weather on an exoplanet. Forecasts for the planet Tylos predict a gigantic hurricane today with a top of over 3,000 °F (1,650 °C), followed by a strong chance of showers of molten iron tonight.

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Mental health linked to negative ‘pregaming’ outcomes in college students

A study has found that college students with social anxiety and depression were more driven by social motives to ‘pregame’ or drink before heading out to a social function and experienced more negative consequences as a result of pregaming.

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