Merino wool bandages deliver breathable, biodegradable healing

We've seen a number of odd merino wool products over the years, but that didn't prepare us for wool bandages. New Zealand's WoolAid says that its natural bandages are better for healing and better for the environment.

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Women significantly more likely to develop long COVID than men

A new review article has discovered females are much more likely to suffer from long COVID than males. The findings are curiously distinct from earlier studies that show men more often experience severe acute disease from COVID-19 compared to women.

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Winnebago takes its e-RV electric camper van on a 1,400-mile road trip

Winnebago just got home from an extended 1,400-mile test spin in its all-electric e-RV camper van. The company points to the trip as evidence of the feasibility of e-campers, but its experience also affirms the uphill battle facing all-electric RVs.

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Lenovo packs a lot of power into ThinkStation P360 Ultra mini-PC

Lenovo has launched an interesting addition to its ThinkStation line of desktop workstations, which offers the kind of tower-like performance needed to run CAD and BIM modeling applications but in a space-saving compact form factor.

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Robotic tank proves itself in successful live-fire test

Milrem Robotics and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace teamed up for the first live-fire exercise of a medium-sized robotic tank based on Milrem's Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), fitted with a Kongsberg Protector Remote Turret (RT-40).

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Multi-level cargo trike rolls like the Japanese kei van of ebikes

If you can't build out, build up. It works for city buildings, and a Japanese design firm is trying to make it work for city bikes. The Streek e-trike carries two levels of cargo inside a loop frame compact enough for tight city streets and paths.

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Pedals power paddles in Thames-travelling Jamima Paddleduck boat

Although pedal-powered boats do exist, most use either a propeller or flapping fins. Ben Kilner's one-off Jamima Paddleduck takes a different approach, with two rear paddles mounted on a bike frame – and the setup has some definite selling points.

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Fast-deploying solar/hydrogen nanogrid wheels emergency power off-grid

Sesame Solar announced this week what it calls the world's first 100-percent renewable mobile nanogrid. Powered by a wing-like solar panel spread and green hydrogen, the modular nanogrid brings weeks of autonomous electricity where it's most needed.

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Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 heads to the backcountry with the SWITCH/MTN

Following hot on the heels of the limited-run BASH/MTN ebike, Serial 1 has now added a brand new electric mountain bike to its main line up. The SWITCH/MTN eMTB has familiar core features but comes with a bunch of off-road-specific enhancements.

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Jumpsuit uses motion sensors to tracks infants’ neurological development

One of the best ways of tracking an infant's neurological development is to observe their movements as they play. A new "smart" jumpsuit is designed to do so automatically, providing consistently accurate data via machine learning technology.

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