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Why infected drone-dropped mosquitoes are actually a good thing

In a completely different kind of germ warfare, researchers have tested out a way to drop mosquitoes infected with disease-fighting bacteria over populations prone to outbreaks of dengue fever. It's an ingenious way to scale up a proven solution.

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VPInstruments Introduces VPStudio 4: Simplifying Flow Meter Configuration 

VPInstruments, manufacturer and worldwide supplier of flow measurement, instrumentation, and energy monitoring systems, proudly announces the release of VPStudio 4. With this latest software innovation, flow meter configuration has never been easier.

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“Cat poop” brain parasite could be hijacked to deliver drugs

Brain parasites are something that most people would naturally want to avoid, but maybe they can be used for good. A new study has found that a common brain parasite could be engineered to deliver drugs past the blood-brain barrier.

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Men lack sensitivity when it comes to touch – but there’s a natural fix

Touch is a vital sense in human survival and experience, yet not all touch is equal. Men have less touch sensitivity than women, which comes down to biology. Using biomechanics, scientists have found that you can hack nature with hyaluronic acid.

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Classic splitty VW camper bus still ready for van touring … by rail

The steering wheel-less Klv-20 VW Microbus doesn't hail from an autonomous future, but from the railroad past. It is all original T1 bus up high, all train car down low – a very different way to take a Volkswagen van trip.

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Blood vessel brain implant brings mind control to Apple’s spatial computer

Rather than cut a chunk of skull away to install a brain-computer interface like Neuralink, Synchron feeds electrodes up through the jugular vein to the motor cortex. Now the tech has enabled an ALS sufferer hands-free control of Apple's Vision Pro.

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Multifunctional housing turns GoPros into movie cameras

If you're paying up to $550 for a GoPro, you'd better be sure that you're allowing it to deliver the best footage possible. The ActionBox Cine housing is designed to make that happen, with an adjustable lens shade, quick-mount filters and more.

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New type of carbon-capturing wood discovered in nature

Tulip trees have been around for millions of years, but a new analysis of their structure has revealed a previously unknown type of wood. The finding could explain why the trees are great at sequestering carbon and help our efforts to do the same.

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