Recyclable turbine blades now available for onshore wind energy projects

Early last month, Siemens Gamesa reported that recyclable turbine blades had been successfully installed at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Now the company has announced the market availability of an onshore equivalent.

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Epson games large with latest Home Cinema 4K projector

Epson has pulled back the curtain on a new 4K projector that's been designed for gamers who are looking for "a bigger, more immersive gameplay experience." The Home Cinema 2350 is capable of throwing up to 500-diagonal-inch visuals on a wall or screen.

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Rustic weekend retreat embraces stunning views with greenhouse roof

Sigurd Larsen offers an interesting take on a glass house with Das Glashaus, which features a standard lower floor to provide the privacy of a brick-and-mortar home, but its roof is transparent, creating an interesting light-filled space above.

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Iguana flies above the waves with first electric amphibious foiling boat

We've been following Iguana Yachts for over a decade – from tenders to taxis to sprinters, all rolling to the water's edge on retractable caterpillar tracks. Now the company is looking to fly above the waves with the launch of the Iguana Foiler.

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The unpredictabilities of NASA’s wild plan to ram an asteroid off course

Today, NASA will explore a planetary defense technique through a world-first mission to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos and alter its orbit. We checked in with the team behind this landmark mission to understand some of the mechanics at play.

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Watch the world’s first hydrofoiling ground effect vehicle take off

Regent has released video of its remarkable Seaglider prototype in flight testing. The first machine to combine the efficiency advantages of ground effect and hydrofoiling in a single design, it promises revolutionary speed and range in coastal areas.

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Incredible study images babies responding to taste of kale in the womb

An extraordinary study has recorded the first evidence of babies in the womb reacting to flavors of foods, showing fetuses crumpling up their faces in disgust after a mother consumes kale or smiling with glee in the presence of carrot flavors.

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Cloudprime running shoes will incorporate captured-carbon-based foam

Although there are now a number of systems that capture carbon emissions from smokestacks, many people may still wonder – what is that captured carbon used for? Well, Swiss company On is making shoes out of the stuff.

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“Shock absorber for the knee” implant shows promise in clinical trial

Treatments for osteoarthritis-related knee pain range from medication all the way up to knee joint replacement. The recently trialled Misha Knee System is intended to help fill the gap between those extremes, by acting as an implanted shock absorber.

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Saildrone chases first Category 4 hurricane of 2022 season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has again joined forces with Saildrone to chase hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean using unmanned surface vehicles, and captured footage from inside the first Category 4 storm of the 2022 season.

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