Tennessee governor signs bill penalizing adults who help minors get abortions

  • May 29, 2024
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Tennessee governor Bill Lee in Orlando, Florida, on 15 November 2022. Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP View image in fullscreen Tennessee governor Bill Lee in Orlando, Florida, on 15 November 2022. Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP Tennessee governor signs bill penalizing adults who help minors get abortions Second legislation blocks adults from helping minors receive gender-affirming care […]

Meet Vessev and its ultra-efficient electric hydrofoil boat designed for smooth tourist rides

  • May 29, 2024
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A new all-electric maritime specialist called Vessev has come out of stealth mode with an exciting new vessel called the VS—9. The electric hydrofoil boat offers a state-of-the-art design that delivers incredible efficiency, providing future tourists with a smooth and quiet ride as Vessev looks to commercialize into larger vessels that can transport 100 passengers […]

Wheel-E Podcast: Lectric CEO Levi Conlow, Lishui visit & more

  • May 29, 2024
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a discussion with Lectric Ebikes’ CEO and co-founder Levi Conlow, a new ultra-affordable kit from Swytch Bike, McLaren’s new ‘high power’ electric mountain bikes, MOD Bikes unveils the updated […]

Puzzle app will track eye health in space

  • May 29, 2024
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A UK health tech company is on a mission to space as part of a new collaboration with a British university. Researchers at the University of Plymouth will use OKKO Health’s smartphone puzzle app to test eye health and detect early signs of disease in extreme environments, including space. The app measures vision across multiple […]

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The Textbooks Were Wrong About How Your Tongue Works

  • May 29, 2024
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Think for a minute about the little bumps on your tongue. You probably saw a diagram of those taste bud arrangements once in a biology textbook — sweet sensors at the tip, salty on either side, sour behind them, bitter in the back. But the idea that specific tastes are confined to certain areas of […]

Health Technologies

Non-invasive deep brain stimulation holds promise for addiction, depression, and OCD

  • May 29, 2024
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Researchers at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) have successfully tested a novel technique for probing deep into the human brain, without surgery, for potential therapeutic purposes. Neurological disorders, such as addiction, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), affect millions of people worldwide and are often characterised by complex pathologies involving multiple brain regions and circuits. […]