Bang & Olufsen adds a stem to create its most powerful earbuds yet

Bang & Olufsen has followed last year's release of its very first noise-canceling wireless earphones with another set that are dressed to impress, this time carrying improved waterproofing and an oddly familiar stem structure.

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Flavor-adjusting electric chopsticks make low-salt food taste salty

Low-salt food without a flavor penalty could soon be on the menu. Japanese food and beverage giant Kirin has partnered with Meiji University researchers to demonstrate a set of electric chopsticks that can boost people's perception of saltiness.

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Netflix continues expansion into games with Exploding Kittens project

With the announcement of an upcoming smartphone game/TV series crossover project Netflix is continuing its unexpected pivot into the gaming space. This follows moves to add games and experimental interactive content to its streaming TV and film platform.

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Drone Interceptor pops its own props to deploy a drone-catching net

Over the years, we've seen a number of drones that are designed to capture other drones. One of the latest, aptly named the Drone Interceptor, utilizes detachable net-pulling propellers to get the job done.

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Robotic rat may one day search for survivors at disaster sites

While scientists have already created tight-space-exploring robots based on snakes and cockroaches, rats are also highly adept at squeezing through narrow openings. They now have a robotic equivalent of their own, in the form of the SQuRo.

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Fender celebrates offset underdog with 60th Anniversary Jaguar

Styled similarly to the older Jazzmaster model, the favored underdog of artists like Kurt Cobain, Tom Verlaine, J Mascis and John Frusciante has now reached its 60th birthday and Fender is celebrating with two new Jaguar guitars.

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Generation IV, the future of nuclear power

Although nuclear power remains controversial, new reactors are being built in surprising numbers and these will provide the second largest share of the world’s carbon-free energy. It's also an industry undergoing rapid change as new technology comes on line. So, what will nuclear power look like in the decades to come?

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Stunning macro iPhone shots take smartphone photography into the surreal

Apple released its new iPhone 13 lineup last September and with it came first-of-a-kind macro functionality for the Pro and Pro Max models. An Apple-run photography contest has now demonstrated exactly the kind of stunning detail they're capable of.

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Polar targets serious runners with Pacer Pro smartwatch

With the launch of the Pacer Pro, Polar is aiming to give dedicated runners all the tech needed to plan, track and analyze their training sessions in a lightweight, wrist-worn package that benefits from powerful processing and long battery life.

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Grand Seiko Kodo with world-first combination of high-accuracy devices

Grand Seiko has released its first mechanical complication watch, the Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon, which is the first timepiece to combine a tourbillon and a constant-force mechanism into a single axis for greater stability and accuracy.

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