Russian state-owned Energia rocket company has secured a patent for a novel spacecraft architecture designed to generate artificial gravity, a capability which could provide a huge boost for long-duration crewed missions. A report from Russian state media outlet TASS, which obtained…
Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 review: Vanilla, for better and worse
Beyerdynamic is a huge name in the world of headphones. But the Aventho 300 a rare entry into the wireless market, and they have a lot to do to compete with premium headphones like AirPods Max. Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 review: The…
Boxing Day laptop deals are kicking off early – and these discounts are perfect for Uni, work or a sneaky gaming upgrade
Refresh Boxing Day early laptop deals are here (Image credit: Future) Afternoon all, and welcome to our live coverage of Boxing Day laptop deals in Australia. While Boxing Day isn’t officially until December 26, the sales have already started to roll…
Researchers are getting organoids pregnant with human embryos
Only none of it is happening inside a body. These images were captured in a Beijing laboratory, inside a microfluidic chip, as scientists watched the scene unfold. A transparent microfluidic chip used to grow an organoid that mimics the lining of…
Why is the Nex Playground ‘AI console’ such a hit?
Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It’s a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing,…
How 2025 became the year of comet — The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN
2025 has seen stargazers look on in awe as a trio of magnificent comets barreled headlong into the inner solar system to survive a close brush with the sun, only to emerge to race back out into the blackness of space,…
iPad Pro & Nintendo Switch 2 are perfect companions with a portable dock
The Nintendo Switch 2 requires a compatible dock to work, and the official one is quite big, but Kuxiu has a functioning dock that works great at a desk and on the go with your iPad Pro. iPad Pro can be…
‘There were many years of issues that led to the situation we’re in’ — iRobot CEO on why the failed Amazon deal can’t be blamed for the company’s issues
iRobot’s Roomba was once the biggest name in robot vacuums – so big that some still use it as a synonym for the whole product category. So what happened to the company to cause it to fall from its lofty perch…
Welcome to Kenya’s Great Carbon Valley: a bold new gamble to fight climate change
Cella and Sirona Technologies have a pilot program in the Great Rift Valley called Project Jacaranda.SIRONA TECHNOLOGIES “Climate change is disproportionately impacting this part of the world, but it’s also changing the rules of the game all over the world,” Cella…
Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped Spotify in its entirety
Anna’s Archive, the open-source search engine for shadow libraries, it scraped Spotify’s entire library of music. The group acquired metadata for around 256 million tracks, with 86 million actual songs, and is just under 300TB in total size. “A while ago,…