Studies have shown that many people don't commute by bike due mainly to a fear of being hit by cars. A new bike-mounted proximity sensor has been designed to help such folks, by objectively telling them which streets are the safest for cyclists.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: University of Washington, Cycling, Road Safety, Accidents
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Bike-mounted sensor could boost the mapping of safe cycling routes
Posted by ArielTechGeek 8 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
No microplastic particle is safe from bounty-hunting "microcleaners"
Posted by ArielTechGeek 53 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Wouldn't it be great if there were a way of chasing down waterborne microplastic particles and catching them for removal, as opposed to just passively filtering them out of water bodies? Well, experimental new "microcleaners" can reportedly do that very thing.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Microplastic, Chitin, North Carolina State University, Water, Pollution
Safe atomic battery could power devices for decades without charging
Posted by ArielTechGeek 54 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology have created a nuclear battery that could turn radiation directly into electricity for decades – but without all the scary stuff associated with nuclear radiation.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Battery Technology, Battery, Nuclear
2,000-W electric unicycle burns rubber but declared fire safe
Posted by ArielTechGeek 85 days ago (https://newatlas.com)Weight loss surgery is safe and gets 61% of diabetics off their meds
Posted by ArielTechGeek 96 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new study has confirmed that weight loss or bariatric surgery is safe and very effective, and, for a large percentage of people who were diabetic before the surgery, meant that they didn’t require diabetes medication five years after.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Obesity, Bariatric surgery, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Monash University
Air traffic control for drones keeps the skies safe with cheap radars
Posted by ArielTechGeek 97 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Remember when the co-founder of the game studio that made early Call of Duty titles accidentally crashed his drone into a firefighting plane battling the flames raging across Los Angeles last month?Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Drone safety, Brigham Young University, Safety, Radar
$49 gadget tells you how safe your food and water is in just 3 seconds
Posted by ArielTechGeek 113 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
We put a lot of trust in the authorities responsible for keeping our drinking water and food safe to consume, but at the end of the day, apart from setting up some kind of home testing laboratory, there's not a whole lot – beyond sight, smell and taste, or buying a water filter – we can do to help guarantee it. Well, until now.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Food technolo
World's most popular OTC painkiller not so safe for over-65s
Posted by ArielTechGeek 155 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Taking acetaminophen, a.k.a. paracetamol, one of the most globally recognized, widely-used painkillers for a prolonged period, increases the risk of serious complications in older folks, according to a new study. It may mean rethinking the drug’s use as a first-line treatment for chronic conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Analgesics,
How do you make safe, cheap nuclear reactors? Bury them a mile deep
Posted by ArielTechGeek 266 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Startup Deep Fission has come up with a new way to deal with the economic and safety problems of nuclear power that is, to say the least, novel. The idea is to build a reactor that's under 30 inches (76 cm) wide and stick it down a mile-deep (1.6-km) drill shaft.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Nuclear, Power, Electricity
Self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans, except when it is dusk, dawn, or the vehicle is turning, according to a new study. Autonomous vehicles are involved in […]
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