Kimos vacuum flask boils its contents at the press of a button

Insulated vacuum flasks (aka "thermoses") may keep liquids warm for a while, but they do have their limits. The Kimos flask addresses this shortcoming by heating the water within it to a boil, in just three minutes.

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Traditional Japanese dining experience inspires micro-apartment design

Sim-Plex has created a stunning micro-home inspired by Japanese culture called the U. Izakaya House, which boasts clever space-saving storage elements and features a U-shaped kitchen inspired by a traditional Japanese izakaya restaurant at its heart.

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Flat-panel guitar speaker designed for clean tones and wide dispersion

Unless you can afford to pay roadies, one of the great pains of being a gigging musician is lugging around heavy equipment like amps and cabs. Bruce Thigpen of Eminent Technology has come up with a guitar speaker design that lightens the load.

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Mylo lifeguarding tech uses AI to watch over swimmers in pools

While there already are automated lifeguarding systems for home swimming pools, Mylo is claimed to be different. Among other things, it utilizes dual cameras and artificial intelligence to spot swimmers who may be in trouble.

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Zaha Hadid Architects’ sports center shoots for sustainable design

Following an international architecture competition, a proposal from ZHA has been selected for a huge new sports complex in Hangzhou, China, which will feature significant sustainable design and be centered around an eye-catching soccer stadium.

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OM System OM-5 launches as adventure-ready compact MFT camera

Olympus spin-out OM Digital Solutions celebrated 50 years of the OM-1 film with a new micro-four-thirds flagship in February, and has now launched what appears to be an update to 2019's OM-D E-M5 MkIII.

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53 “mute” species caught vocalizing, suggesting single chatty ancestor

Birds sing, dogs bark and turtles – well, talk in their way too. A new study has found a range of “mute” species do actually vocalize, and concluded that all acoustic communication can be traced back to a single ancestor more than 400 million years ago.

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Electric sparks from plants during thunderstorms may affect air quality

Fascinating new research from atmospheric scientists at Penn State University has found during thunderstorms, electrical discharges on tree leaves can generate significant volumes of chemicals that may affect the air quality in surrounding forests.

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400-mile GMC Sierra EV crab walks into the spotlight looking dashing

After the introduction of the GMC Hummer siblings and Chevy Silverado EV, it was only a matter of time before the GMC Sierra EV popped up. The sharp-looking e-Sierra debuted this week with a potent 754-hp electric 4WD and crab-walking athleticism.

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