Category: tomorrow

Audi teases the E-Tron Sportback with a short cameo

[ad_1] While the car wasn’t covered in camo, it was showered with an intense light show that made photography tricky. But it’s our best look at the upcoming E-Tron variant that’ll join the rest of the automaker’s electric cars. The E-Tron Sportback is expected to have similar specs as the E-Tron SUV that we drove […]

Mercedes’ Vision EQS is a peek at its EV future

[ad_1] The Vision EQS is the automaker’s peek into the future of its sedans. While it’s unlikely the final EQS will be as striking as the concept vehicle unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it would be a shame to lose all that styling. The all-wheel-drive EQS has the usual silver and blue design aesthetic […]

Lamborghini’s V12 gets electrified with the 819HP Sian hybrid

[ad_1] With a name that means “flash or lightning” in the Bolognese dialect, the Sian is the latest supercar to get the hybrid treatment following Porsche and Ferrari vehicles. But being the automaker wasn’t content just placing a battery in its latest vehicle. Instead, it’s using a supercapacitor to propel the vehicle forward. The Sian […]

New prosthetic legs let amputees feel their foot and knee in real-time

[ad_1] The researchers worked with two patients with above-the-knee, or transfemoral, amputations. They used an Össur prosthetic leg, which comes with a microprocessor and an angle sensor in the knee joint, IEEE Spectrum explains. The team then added an insole with seven sensors to the foot. Those sensors transmit signals in real-time, via Bluetooth to […]

Stop pranking your kids to impress Jimmy Kimmel

[ad_1] Sharenthood: Why We Should Think before We Talk about Our Kids Onlineby Leah A Plunkett Parents have been proudly posting pictures of their children’s development since the days of the derragotype, probably even before then if they could draw fast enough. But in the modern digital era — where Grandma and Grandpa are a […]

Lotus’ EV supercar hints at the automaker’s future

[ad_1] Increasingly it’s become difficult for smaller automakers to go it alone. Enter Geely. The Chinese company’s ownership of Volvo has helped that brand grow sales and deliver an impressive stable of new and updated vehicles. Now it’s infusing Lotus with the cash it needs to do the same thing. “Think about the ambitious business […]

Harvard scientists have found a better way to 3D print organs

[ad_1] The team was able to successfully create cardiac tissue that could beat synchronously over a seven-day period. In a video demonstration, the team illustrated how they created hundreds of thousands of organ building blocks derived from stem cells. They then compacted the stem cells into a mold. Next, they rapidly patterned sacrificial ink within […]

Facebook hit by US antitrust probe from eight attorneys general

[ad_1] Facebook is being put under the microscope for possible antitrust violations. Letita James, attorney general for New York state, announced today that she will be leading a bipartisan investigation into the company. The exact scope of their work, however, is unclear at the moment. In a statement, the attorney general said it would focus […]

The first ever black hole image lands scientists $3 million prize

[ad_1] The prize will be split between the 347 scientists that worked on the ground-breaking project, which produced the very first image of a black hole. The data behind the image — which could confirm or at least pose significant questions about our understanding of the universe — was equivalent to the number of selfies […]