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Clever coating for medical devices stops clots by imitating a blood vessel

When a patient's blood flows through catheters, stents or other medical devices, there's always a risk that harmful clots may form. An experimental new bio-inspired coating could keep that from happening, without the use of blood-thinning drugs.

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Solar scooter gets 18-mile range boost without burning your legs

While many EVs use solar panels to boost their range, those panels often don't look like they'd make a big difference. Such is not the case with the Lightfoot scooter, which is covered with panels that provide up to 18 miles of extra range per day.

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Watch: Wheeled robodog attacks extreme terrain at high speed

China's DEEP Robotics is about to add a new quadruped to its kennel called the Lynx. But rather than go for walkies on pads, the mid-sized pup rolls on four wheels and is built for all-terrain shenanigans – as you can see in the pre-launch promo.

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Mid-mounted ebike gearbox simplifies drivetrain, smoothens shifting

South Korean startup Kosmos has made its Indiegogo debut with a tech-packed ebike named the Nova7. The PAS commuter features a mid-mount internal gearbox, rear-hub motor with responsive torque sensing, and a low-maintenance belt drive.

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Breakthrough genomic test identifies virtually any infection in one go

Researchers at UCSF have developed a single genomic test that can quickly detect virtually any kind of pathogen in a patient. This allows for much quicker diagnoses, enables targeted treatment to begin sooner, and could lower healthcare costs.

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Startup Exosonic goes from supersonic boom to bust

Another example of how the bleeding edge aerospace sector is going through a massive shakeup has surfaced as civilian supersonic startup Exosonic has announced that it is going out of business after being unable to raise needed funding.

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Zero Motorcycles adopts radical ‘Big Hole’ technology to boost range

R&D shop White Motorcycle Concepts has punched a gaping hole in a Zero SR/S electric motorcycle to reduce aerodynamic drag by 10%. The prototype bike now goes faster, and can deliver extended range at highway speeds.

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Space-based solar power to be beamed to Iceland by 2030

UK startup Space Solar has signed an agreement with Reykjavik Energy that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant. The 30-MW demonstrator is scheduled to go online by 2030.

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‘Brain stars’ store our memories like a microscopic filing cabinet

Fascinating new findings uncover how clusters of 'brain stars' retain our learnings – and it changes what we previously understood about how memories are held and retrieved in our minds. The medical implications of this are vast.

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Groundbreaking laser tech enables faster, safer landmine detection

University of Mississippi researchers have devised a faster method for detecting landmines – millions of which pose a lethal threat to people in war-ravaged countries. This breakthrough could help save thousands of lives a year.

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