Close-up Photographer of the Year celebrates dramatic detail

The Close-up Photographer of the Year competition highlights seldom-seen close-up textures and details of animals, insects, plants and materials. Galice Hoarau's electrifying image of an eel larva snapped during a blackwater dive is the 2020 winner.

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Tesla posts a quarterly record for electric car deliveries

After having its operations impacted by the coronavirus through the early and middle parts of the year, Tesla has posted a new record for deliveries with just under 140,000 cars shipped in the third quarter of 2020.

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Machine learning tool scans lung X-rays to predict heart failure

One of the ways physicians can gain some forewarning of impending heart failure is through the detection of excess fluid in the lungs, and MIT researchers have developed a new machine learning tool that could offer them a helping hand.

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New evidence links age-related cognitive decline & the gut microbiome

Scientists have found fecal transplants from old mice to young mice result in the younger animals displaying learning and memory impairments. The findings build on a growing body of research linking age-related cognitive decline with gut microbiome changes.

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Promising “molecular tweezer” Parkinson’s therapy looks to human trials

New research reveals a novel drug, designed to break up the aggregations of toxic proteins associated with Parkinson’s disease, can effectively slow the disease in mouse models. The researchers are now looking at moving toward human trials.

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Holzmobil off-grid woody motorhome goes au naturel inside and out

Wood campers have become trendy in Germany over the years, and there's a new player in the market. Holzmobil imagines a more sustainable breed of road travel, debuting with a MAN 4x4-based motorhome with all natural wood construction.

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BIG shoots for the Moon with 3D-printed lunar habitat plan

BIG has conceived some of the most interesting architecture projects we've seen on land, and even water, but its latest design is out of this world. It involves the development of 3D-printed Moon habitats to support exploration of Earth's satellite.

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Ultra-fine, 3D-printed fibers can monitor leakage from face masks

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have leveraged recent advances in 3D printing to produce electronic fibers that could be used as sensors for health monitoring, all while being invisible to the naked eye.

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BMW R1250GS and Adventure get high-tech upgrades for their 40th birthday

The original intercontinental overlander of the motorcycle world, BMW's R/GS series, has received a bunch of high-tech electronic upgrades for its 40th anniversary, giving an already well-appointed bike even more appointments for its hoard.

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