Segway sends its Gokart PRO sideways with a built in drift assistant

Segway-Ninebot has rolled out a more powerful version of its electric Gokart, which will not only nudge the speedometer that little bit higher, but offer even more sideways action thanks to a new built-in drifting assistant system.

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Graphene tractor beams could one day redirect lightning strikes

Lightning is a major trigger for wildfires, like the record-breaking blazes that devastated Australia and California this year. But what if we could redirect lightning to strike safely? Graphene particles trapped in a tractor beam could do just that.

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Rewiring the metabolism of pancreatic cells may keep diabetes in check

Thanks to a newfound understanding of the way insulin secretion is triggered in pancreatic cells, scientists at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison have uncovered an exciting new pathway in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Neutron star collision sheds new light on short gamma ray bursts

A short burst of gamma rays 5.47 billion light years from Earth caused by the collision of two neutron stars that put out more energy in a half-second than the Sun could in 10 billion years has revealed the truth about luminous infrared kilonova.

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Ford jolts the common cargo van to life with 126-mile electric Transit

Full-size cargo vans have been going electric one by one over in Europe, but big vans are still almost entirely gas and diesel in the US. Ford is fixing to change that with the all-new E-Transit cargo van.

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Battery recycling breakthrough bolsters case against heavy metals

A new breakthrough could boost the eco-credentials of an environmentally friendly form of lithium battery even further, by restoring it to its original condition once it is spent using just a fraction of the energy of current approaches.

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Rare out-of-this-world Futuro house lands on New Zealand marketplace

The Futuro is a rare UFO-like home that has gained cult status since its construction back in the 1960s. If you've always wanted to live in a house that looks like something from The Jetsons, you may be in luck as a model has come up for sale.

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Ultra Short Throw Laser TV can fill your wall with 200-inch, 4K movies

The audio visual arm of tech company Substanbo Inc has hit Indiegogo with a 4K UST laser projector that's gunning for your living-room TV. The Polaris is reported capable of throwing up to 200 inches and includes a Dolby Audio sound system.

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Electronic nose uses color-changing barcodes to reveal spoiled meat

An international team of scientists has developed a technology that could help avoid vast amounts of food wastage, in the form of an electronic nose that relies on color-changing barcodes to track the freshness of different meats.

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Hybrid 3D-printing bioinks help repair damaged knee cartilage

Human knees are notoriously vulnerable to injury or wearing out with age, often culminating in the need for surgery. Now researchers have created new hybrid bioinks that can be used to 3D print structures to replace damaged cartilage in the knee.

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