How do you improve on what is already likely the world's smallest adjustable-wrench titanium multitool? Well, Chinese company Titaner came up with a few ideas, which made their way into the manufacturer's new TiSpanner 2.0.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Wrench, Titanium, Kickstarter

A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's most important architecture firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, MAD Architects, China,...

A new report has assessed the feasibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors to meet increasing energy demands around the world. The findings don't look so good for this particular form of energy production.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Nuclear, Power delivery, Power Stations, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Contact lenses get pretty thin nowadays, but they’ve got nothing on a new lens from scientists at Stanford and the University of Amsterdam. The team has created the world’s thinnest lens, measuring just three atoms thick.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Lens, Contact Lenses, Lenses, Thin, University of Amsterdam, Stanford University

Antibiotic-induced disruption of the gut microbiome can compromise health and make people more susceptible to opportunistic infection by pathogens like C. difficile. The widespread rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics further complicates their use.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Antibiotic, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Microbiome,...

While alien-looking eVTOL aircraft are stealing the headlines, Electra's slightly more conventional approach is beating the likes of Joby, Archer, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace on pre-sales. Indeed, we pointed out in January that this company's pre-order book was already more than eight times the annual revenue of Cessna. So the industry certainly seems...