According to Pennsylvania State University's Asst. Prof. Long He, the mushroom-farming industry is currently experiencing a labor shortage. His team has thus set about addressing that problem, by developing a mushroom-picking robot. Source of Article
Though some folks chase storms for thrills or curiosity, there are also those who do so for scientific purposes. And it's the lattermost pursuit that will see a small fleet of unmanned surface vehicles deliberately head into hurricane territory. Source of Article
Since being frozen out of dealings with US companies, Huawei phones and other gadgets have been unable to run the full-fat version of Android, complete with Google apps and the Play Store. Now it's launched its own competitor: HarmonyOS. Source of Article
The finalists have been announced for the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition. One of the most interesting architecture competitions around, what it lacks in big names and budget it makes up for with clever design ideas by amateur builders. Source of Article
Back in April, China's JMGO partnered with Leica for the optics of its upcoming O1 Pro ultra-short-throw LED projector. Details were somewhat lacking, but with the launch of the Indiegogo funding campaign we can now fill in some of the blanks. Source of Article
Switch Maritime says its Sea Change ferry is nearly built and ready to work in the San Francisco Bay in Q3 this year. Powered by compressed hydrogen gas running through a fuel cell, it'll be the first of its kind, running for two days on a tank. Source of Article
Scientists have recreated in the lab some of the wild weather that might be found on Jupiter and Saturn. Using extremely high pressures and laser shock waves, the researchers produced helium rain which has been hypothesized to fall on these planets. Source of Article
The world-record price for a camping chair more than doubled this week when Christie's Hong Kong sold a 17th Century Chinese Folding Horseshoe-Back Jiaoyi for $8.5 million, far exceeding the highest price previously fetched by a Chinese Jiaoyi. Source of Article
Why is the expansion of the universe accelerating? The leading hypothesis is a repellent force that astrophysicists refer to as “dark energy." But how does it work? What does it mean for our future? And how sure are we that it even exists? Source of Article
A project in Japan is seeking ways to grow vegetables in subtropical monsoon conditions. A consortium, composed of the Japanese government, academia and private companies is developing a plant factory system to supply produce despite the climate. Source of Article
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