Two crazy pilots are about to attempt to switch planes in mid-air

Red Bull's extreme stunts are legendary, and Plane Swap promises to be right up there with the greatest. Two pilots will jump out of their planes, leaving them pilotless and plummeting, and attempt to skydive across and save each other's aircraft.

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“Invisibility cloak” hides cancer-killing bacteria from the immune system

Scientists exploring a novel but highly promising avenue of cancer treatment have developed a type of "invisibility cloak" that helps engineered bacteria sneak through the body's immune defenses, with potent anti-tumor effects.

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MIT’s mini cheetah sets new speed PB by learning from experience

MIT's mini cheetah robot has reached its fastest speed yet, hitting 8.72 mph thanks to a new model-free reinforcement learning system that allows the robot to figure out on its own the best way to run and allows it to adapt to different terrain.

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Tiny house opens up its walls to embrace outdoor living

When downsizing to a tiny house, a deck or porch can be a great way to increase living space. Atelier Fasea leans into this idea with its neat tiny house concept, which features operable walls that open up the home and turn into pair of deck areas.

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4th COVID vaccine dose offers “marginal benefits” in healthy adults

New data from a health care worker trial in Israel has found a fourth dose only offers “marginal benefits” over three doses, however, experts claim the extra booster shot is likely to be more protective in elderly and vulnerable populations.

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MIT system assigns unwanted tree forks to use in load-bearing structures

Wood is becoming an increasingly popular building material, but the timber is harvested mainly just from the long, straight trunks of trees. Aiming to reduce waste, an MIT team has developed a method of also using a tree's load-bearing junctions.

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Nextcloud gains Rocket.chat support to further elevate the platform into business heights

Nextcloud has done it again, this time by bringing in support for Rocket.chat into the fold of its award-winning cloud platform. Image: Rocket.Chat I’ve been waiting for this–for Nextcloud to…

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Security alerts from multiple cloud vendors are overwhelming IT professionals

Security pros are being flooded with unprioritized alerts each day, leading to alert fatigue, says Orca Security. Image: iStock Being notified about potential security issues among your cloud providers is…

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