Bentley completes its first reverse-engineered 1929 Blower

Bentley is 40,000 man-hours into its painstaking reverse-engineered, laser-scanned copy of the 1929 Bentley Blower, and has just announced the completion of "car zero" – the master prototype from which 12 "Continuation Series" cars will be built.

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Glucose earring concept imagines blood sugar tracking via the earlobe

An imaginative new concept for diabetes management is a student-designed earring that tracks blood glucose levels via the earlobe. The creator hopes it can one day help children with the condition more discretely manage their condition.

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Samsung nixes modularity to make MicroLED TV consumer-ready

A few years ago Samsung unveiled The Wall, a huge display that was more billboard than home entertainment. Now it is bringing the technology behind it, MicroLED, to consumer-ready TVs, although we’d imagine it's still too much for most people to handle.

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Smartphone camera and CRISPR technology combine for rapid COVID-19 test

A rapid COVID-19 test promises accurate results in under 30 minutes using a simple hand-held device, a nasal swab and a smartphone camera. The technology can also be modified to detect other viral diseases.

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Macron says France’s next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will replace the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with a nuclear-powered carrier in 2038. Once completed, the carrier will displace 75,000 tonnes, have a length of 980 ft and carry a crew of 2,000.

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Harvard study finds fatty diets may feed cancer and starve immune cells

A new Harvard study highlights missing pieces of the puzzle in the relationship between cancer and obesity. The team finds that cancer cells can use the higher fat availability to starve immune cells of fuel and prevent them from targeting tumors.

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Sustainable skyscraper adds a little greenery to Hong Kong

Snøhetta's Airside skyscraper will mitigate its huge glass and steel presence with a series of greenery covered terraces and plazas. Additionally, the tower will boast energy efficient design, including a focus on natural light and ventilation.

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Review: Doodling in three dimensions with the 3Doodler Pro+

We've been following the WobbleWorks developments since the first Kickstarter in 2013, even raising our doodles off the page on a number of occasions. The professional-grade Pro+ went on sale at the end of October, and we've been giving it a whirl.

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Chinese quantum computer completes 2.5-billion-year task in minutes

A Chinese quantum computer called Jiuzhang has apparently achieved "quantum supremacy" – conducting a calculation in 200 seconds that would take a regular supercomputer a staggering 2.5 billion years to complete.

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SpaceX launches upgraded Dragon capsule with extra cargo space

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012, and after more than eight years, the company has launched a new and improved version to the ISS.

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